Truth in Blogging

Any self-respecting blogger will know that frankness and honesty are keys to a good blog post.

So I must post an addendum to my last poetry-laced, sappy entry.

I last wrote about the inspiring scene unfolding before me, describing the sense of peace and serenity one software guy is prone to while perched in the loft.

That peace and serenity were just SHARPLY broken by the off-the-chart,high frequency screaching of three young girls - 11, 8 and 4 who just learned that their school is closed for the day - a rather unexpected turn of events.

Any father of young girls can appreciate what I have just been through in the past couple of minutes. The phone has rung no fewer than a dozen times, with a repeat of the screaching at each pick-up. I long to go back to the relative peace and quiet of the Hannah Montana concert in December...

Apparently, their elementary school was 'hit by lightning' during the storm and the electricity and heat are out.

I told you that it was some squall. Maybe I AM thankful we weren't on the boat...