http://www.geebobg.com/2006/12/11/shh/ Americlecticintellectica Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:03:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.geebobg.com/2006/12/11/shh/#comment-159 gee bobg » Blog Archive » Empowered by powerlessness Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:30:13 +0000 http://www.emphatic.com/bobg/wordpress/2006/12/11/shh/#comment-159 [...] Night came. We lit some candles and carried a flashlight. We hung out under the covers in “the big bed.” 7pm came and went with no electricity. We read more books. I recited the plots of some favorite movies. Andrea came home. The kids ate snacks, then fell asleep. We learned that the repair estimate was for 5-7pm the next day, but chose to stay the night anyway. It was warm enough under the covers, and the house — indeed the whole neighborhood — was delightfully silent. I snuggled under a fleecy blanket in the living room with volume three of The Baroque Cycle and my LightWedge. [...] [...] Night came. We lit some candles and carried a flashlight. We hung out under the covers in “the big bed.” 7pm came and went with no electricity. We read more books. I recited the plots of some favorite movies. Andrea came home. The kids ate snacks, then fell asleep. We learned that the repair estimate was for 5-7pm the next day, but chose to stay the night anyway. It was warm enough under the covers, and the house — indeed the whole neighborhood — was delightfully silent. I snuggled under a fleecy blanket in the living room with volume three of The Baroque Cycle and my LightWedge. [...]

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