thoughts while waiting out a storm and power to return

A heavy storm is moving in. The electricity is going on and off. Thank goodness for battery power. ( rambles from during and after a storm )

The power came back after midnight which is good because it makes coffee possible this morning. more about the storm here

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bluestocking7 if you haven't seen it you might be interested in the new edition of Newsweek. Anyone else interested in gender might also find it interesting.

note to self: stop at Barnes & Noble for this and maps of Illinois and Missouri. Responsible self to information addicted self -- "try not to buy any books while there. The exception is that you are allowed to buy The Lifelong Activist is they were to have it in stock by some miracle." Self, while you are listening, you should know that regardless of how comfy it is snuggled under this blanket on a chilly morning it is not getting any of that list of things that must be done today completed.