I GIVE UP

I had labored long and hard over a post, and then along came [yet another] thunderstorm.  The electricity went off two or three times; now it's on again but the post is lost.

We've had one helluva week here weatherwise; the "super derecho" was more devastating than most people can imagine.  With temps in the 100's, trees downed almost everywhere and no electricity (no fans or air conditioning) for gazillions of people in my area, it's been a struggle. Much of our recent conversations have centered on who has gotten their power back and who hasn't yet (how long, O Lord, how long?) and who doesn't have even water (I gather some of the pumps are electric).  So this one more storm and the flickering on and off of lights and computers has me done in. BtB is going on "vacation."

 

 

Youngest Yidlet is getting ready to visit Eldest DarDar & Family before she makes ALIYAH to Israel at the end of the month, and Yeshiva Son and his bride are in the process of moving - lock, stock and barrel - across the country, and will be stopping here on the way. So I'm going to go stare at the innerds of my frig while it's still working, and try to figure out what to feed everyone.

I'll be back as events permit, but don't count on me for much for the next few days.

Good Shabbes in advance, and don't forget... Sunday is a fast day, the 17th of Tammuz, the beginning of the Three Weeks leading to Tisha b'Av.

 

B"H,  the Guardian of Israel "will neither slumber nor sleep." 

 

Comments

[Mannie Sherberg]

Yael -- if it's any consolation for the lost post (and it probably isn't), it's worth noting that, over the centuries, many big-name writers have lost manuscripts; not all were lost by accident -- like a power outage -- but many were. One modern example is the original typewritten manuscript of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," -- which was ready to be shipped to the publisher -- when it was devoured by a friend's cocker spaniel. That, at least, is the story Kerouac always told. There is, so far as I know, no record of what happened to the dog. James Joyce, Hemingway, Orwell -- they all lost manuscripts. So, if it helps, you might take comfort in the thought that you're in snazzy company. Good Shabbes in advance to you, too.

[bunuel]

you will be missed (my home page). be well meanwhile.

[Hope]

So excited for your daughter! I hope you have a good break and come back refreshed. Don't stay away too long! (p.s. gettin married in 24 days!!!)

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