I have much to be thanful for beyond the much needed drought relief, sleep, quality quiet time and fortuitous meal scheduling relative to our neighborhood blackout.

I'm also fortunate that the power went out after I spoke with the Ohio, New York and Spumni South contingents. We've bundled cable TV, internet and telephone with one company for years. When the power goes to your home it also fails at their distribution hubs. Check your local listings but if you're like us your only working phone in a blackout will be a cell phone.

I am particularly glad I got to talk with Bazzuka Joe about words. My assumption was incorrect but I'm not sure I can explain it properly. Suffice it to say that you shouldn't use those two words interchangably.