Today started with some excitement.\u00a0 In the middle of Judy\u2019s shower, all the electricity shuts down.\u00a0 We paid into our electric account two weeks ago, so there should be plenty of money left on the meter.\u00a0 When I go out to check the meter, it\u2019s blank, and the elevator is also off.\u00a0 Looking around, I begin to realize the electricity to our entire building is out.\u00a0 Judy has wet hair and there are many stairs between our apartment and the ground.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 We have no clue when, or if, the electricity will be coming back on.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 I\u2019m watching her as she gets a taxi and drives away.\u00a0 About a minute later, the electricity comes back on.<\/span><\/p>\n As it worked out, she had a lot of travel up and down the stairs at school today.\u00a0 When she gets home, her legs are feeling it.\u00a0 My day was the usual regimen of computer prep for my classes, and swimming.\u00a0 A few episodes of \u201cLost\u201d finish off the evening.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today started with some excitement.\u00a0 In the middle of Judy\u2019s shower, all the electricity shuts down.\u00a0 We paid into our electric account two weeks ago, so there should be plenty of money left on the meter.\u00a0 When I go out … Continue reading