Today started with some excitement.  In the middle of Judy’s shower, all the electricity shuts down.  We paid into our electric account two weeks ago, so there should be plenty of money left on the meter.  When I go out to check the meter, it’s blank, and the elevator is also off.  Looking around, I begin to realize the electricity to our entire building is out.  Judy has wet hair and there are many stairs between our apartment and the ground.

She pulls on a wig she bought in Arlington for emergencies like this, throws her hair dryer in a bag along with some other things, and heads out the door, and down 24 flights of stairs.  We have no clue when, or if, the electricity will be coming back on.  For all we know, there may have been signs posted (in Chinese) telling us that it was going to be cut off today for some repairs or something else.  I’m watching her as she gets a taxi and drives away.  About a minute later, the electricity comes back on.

As it worked out, she had a lot of travel up and down the stairs at school today.  When she gets home, her legs are feeling it.  My day was the usual regimen of computer prep for my classes, and swimming.  A few episodes of “Lost” finish off the evening.