: wonder if I can leverage my loyalty to ATT into a BlackBerry Bold, since Verizon maintained service throughout the ice storm.

: I feel very fortunate – even a little guilty. 72 hours without cell sevice? I had food, water and warmth.

: Still no power. Just got cell service back after 72 hrs. Entire county out of power – possibly for weeks.

: no electricity at home, and none for miles arond. Worst ice storm I can remember. Roads are OK, though.

: Gotta hand it to the good folks at Dr. Martens. Their footwear gets much better traction on ice than that put out by New Balance.

: Not good. The lights are beginning to flicker.

: Even the convenience store is closed because of the ice storm! And I’m going to work? I must be nutso, as The Fonz says.

: Switched up the order of one tiny part of my routine this AM. This led to my neglecting to put coffee in the coffee maker before brewing.

: So a fella has some chocolate milk, and the delicious beverage has a sell-by date of 1/23. How closely is it related to the drink-by date?

: And so the workday begins. Only nine short hours until I regain my freedom.