Nine Minutes

That’s all that’s left on my laptop battery. Any second now the reserve warning is going to pop up.

Just enough time to talk about the big power surge tonight that knockd out half the power out on my block tonight. A huge noise like a gunshot followed by darkness for my neighbors, although I somehow maintained power long enough to notify Consumer’s Energy.

People walking out at midnight onto the sidewalk, wondering what the hell happened.

Met a new neighbor tonight. Frank. Nice fellow.

And there’s the warning . . . . . . . battery draining . . . . . . sleep . . . . . . setting in . . . must . . . . . reach . . . . . utlity belt……