Power out,,,

Last night about 2:00 AM, a nasty storm -- continuous lightning and thunder, a torrential downpour, and lots of wind.  The power went out very quickly, and is still  out now at 11:30 AM; I'm posting this on my laptop, which still has about an hour and half of battery, and using a neighbor's wireless network (evidently the next street over still has power) which I can just barely access.  We lost several branches from the tulip tree in the front yard; Devon's says his girlfriend Becca's house has a tree on it -- he isn't certain  how bad the damage is...

Ah, well -- once power is restored (so we can turn the AC back on and make sure everything in the refrigerator and the freezer downstairs is OK), we'll be heading over to MidWestCon to see people...