I think the dust will have dropped out of the storm by the time it reaches us, but we have high wind warnings from tonight through tomorrow night.

I've decided that when I pay my taxes I'll simply file on paper and mail in a postal money order. That keeps my bank records out of the current minefield of IRS information. If they dig back a couple of years, it's there, but that's a layer of protection I'll take (if I changed my bank account I'd have to change so many other things - meaning it is something I probably should do rather than let inertia control my choice.)

I'm thinking of getting a small camera again; I sold the last one because I never used it, but there are occasions in the future when a phone might be a target but a camera can do the heavy lifting out of harm's way. Lots of protests coming up starting this month. I have a surveyor's vest in my closet that hasn't been used in years, but it would go under a parka easily and let me stash various devices without showing up as lumpy spots. Pockets would be the first target of anyone trying to grab a phone. (I just visited the closet - the old Filson surveyor's vest is a dayglo orange, not exactly subtle, but I could tuck a large lunch in the back pouch. I have a off-brand beige vest that would work the same way, without the space for lunch.)