Irene

First the earthquake, and now Irene's namesake storm. The storm, at least so far, was less than spectacular, but the power and Internet outage sucks. Not sure how half of nearby towns ended up with no power - the number of falling trees is minimal. We have a generator that helps keeping refrigerator cold and water flowing, but it is too noisy and inefficient for a prolonged period.

Leon supposed to move into the dorm today, but it was postponed because of the storm.

UPDATE Mon 8/29: Power is back up, but no Internet here or in the office :-(

UPDATE Thu 9/1: Parents got power back on Wednesday. We got the Internet back on Tuesday.

UPDATE Fri 9/2: Max's school opening is delayed until 9/12, because they are still without power (as half of New Canaan)