The power went out today, not just for a few moments, but for over an hour.  Within minutes of the outage, those in my home started emerging from their ‘plugged-in’ spaces. The computers were stopped, the TVs silenced , and the darkened lights made the early evening light  through the windows draw us from the darkness of the home to the light outside. The fans and air conditioners were silenced and made the breeze outside all the more inviting. IRead more