of ice-covered tree branches crashing to the
ground outside the window.
It's a sort of eerie sound, isn't it? Thanks for sharing this. I lived in Kansas City, Missouri a few years back and had almost forgot that part of the ice storm that helped me decide to move to Cali. :-) Had to chisel an inch of ice off of my car door!
During this stretch with no computer usage (never
mind Internet access), I was able to get a whole
different perspective on technology, its role, and
its limitations. I found that rereading parts
of Neil Postman's book _Technopoly_ during the
crisis was very helpful. :-)