When I found out about the big power outage that has hit Toronto, New York, and a good number of other cities in the north-east, I immediately tried to reach my family in Toronto. I got through -- suprisingly -- and found out that they were sitting in the dark (both figuratively and literally). Kris, my brother-in-law, told me that they didn't know what was going on other than the fact the power was out. I read him a big chunk of the New York Times article about what is happening. I was glad that people seemed calm -- maybe calmer than I am! As I walked over to Evans Hall, I left messages for a friend in Washington, D.C. wondering about her. Later I realized that D.C. wasn't hit by power outages -- my geographic sense of that region is a bit shaky. At any rate, I hope that she appreciates the thought if not the substance of the concern.