What a winter!

Stopped by work for a fix of internet and lights, and to charge up my Zune. Home is dark thanks to the windstorms we had two nights ago. Still 600k homes without power. Winds at home peaked well over 75mph - possibly much higher. The local weather station blew down ;)

I slept through the worst, but yesterday went biking on some familiar trails which were obliterated in many spots by 3'-4' diameter trees. A mile on a woodsy road near home had 12 places where large trees were down over the power lines; locals had cut away enough to drive on the road, but it's going to be a while before they can light up the lines.

Thankfully we have lots of candles, Coleman Fuel, and a gas fireplace that's keeping the house tolerably warm. Food is starting to warm up in the freezer (huge fruit salads for breakfast!) and the fridge (huge buffalo burgers for lunch!). Kids are being good sports now that they realize that dad can't get Viva Pinata no matter how much they beg.

They're starting to see it as a fun adventure, although my son wants to send mail to J Allard suggesting a battery powered xbox 360.