Wind, rain, cold. We have it all, here in beautiful rural western washington…<\/p>\n
We experienced a power surge this morning when a transformer down the road blew. The major items were spared, but the router for our LAN was toasted. One child chose to go play at a friend’s house and spend the night, though they were totally without power. The other is home, and was content to read and talk with us.<\/p>\n
Good thing, too. We worked through some difficulties from earlier in the week. And had a good time.<\/p>\n
And it is wet. It is dark. It is cold.\u00a0 I must admit, it is worth it.\u00a0 The clouds parted briefly tonight, and the stars that we could see were brilliant. Clear, fresh, untouched — unsullied — by man’s needs and hopes and fears and works. A reminder of how small is the world we inhabit.<\/p>\n
And we are, obviously, back online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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