Ponderings…Power to the people

There is nothing that is so swiftly humbling as being without power for a prolonged period of time after a significant storm has been unleashed upon you and your home. There's just something to be said about the long hours languishing in the heat at night, drenched in sweat and fitfully trying to fall asleep that reminds you of your own fragility. The first day of a major storm is always a little exciting. You try and prepare, you pick up your yard, you clear away items from your porch, you buy