Good morning or good evening, wherever you may be. It is just past 2:30 a.m. in "This City."

Wow, did we have a storm last night. STWD was terrified and spent her time divided between the space next to the bed, her second favorite hide-e-hole in the closet, or her favorite hide-e-hole, the upstairs bathroom. Come to think of it, during the day yesterday, she did the same.

Last night we lost power for about 20 minutes. Much like where we lived in IL, it was isolated to a small portion of this neighborhood. Whatever line serves this part of the world, the power goes out when the wind blows.

Things have calmed down now, but the forecast for today calls for a high temperature of 48°, with high winds. In other words, Mary may want to take a long walk, which we couldn't do yesterday due to the rain, but today she and the intrepid one will be waving goodbye to me as they depart.

STWD had to be coaxed, physically, to accompany us yesterday morning. We had to walk extra distance to get her to do her duty. Then we returned home and she returned to her hide-e-hole.

Later today, I have plans to stay indoors and stay out of the weather. We tried to go out in the car yesterday, but the rain ruined those plans. Puddles, low visibility, and people driving without a clue, were more than we wanted to experience. Our original plans were to take in a movie, but that would have been a very wet experience.

Mary wants to do some batch cooking, and I believe that that would be a good idea. THe sun will rise at 6:44 a.m. and set at 5:16 p.m. Ciao.