A 45-minute blackout isn't that bad, but when one strikes as a result of inclement weather there's no knowing how long it'll last. I was anticipating having to wear a sweater or two to bed underneath my blankets in order to keep warm. I was attempting to read by flickering candlelight. I was wondering if I'd get to write a post tonight. My mind invariably went to Weird Al Yankovic's parody of Gangster's (Gangsta's?) Paradise called "Amish Paradise"-- especially that line that goes, "I shun fancy things like electricity."
I have a lot of respect for the Amish, but I have more for my electricity and modern technology. No, I'm not glued to my (non-existant) smart phone, thank God, but I'm much more dependent on electronic devices than I'd like to be. I fancy myself a Luddite, but I think I'm too much of a Gen-Xer to truly live without said devices.
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