Taking an enforced break

The DC area was hit by huge thunderstorms this past Friday night, so bad that most of the area is dark. My home is without power (I'm posting this from work) and the local power company is not anticipating having everyone up and going until Friday. So this blog will be quiet for a while as I join the others ranting and raging at the power company. And if I'm not doing that, I'll be scrounging the area desperate for ice. Happy freakin' 4th, folks.