Just got an e-mail from Annie - her DSL had gone out but came back up for a little while. Don't know where she got it from, but she sent a little hurricane related humor.

‎"As Hurricane Irene prepares to batter the East Coast, federal disaster officials warned that Internet outages could force people to interact with other people for the first time in years. Residents braced themselves for the horror of awkward silences and unwanted eye contact.

FEMA advised: "Be prepared. Write down possible topics to talk about in advance. Sports...the weather. Remember, a conversation is basically a series of Facebook updates strung together."