This week in history

The power went out here at work a little while ago. Not sure what happened, but it seemed contained to a small area of Pasadena, and everything came back on after only an hour or so. Of course, it reminded me of being in NYC for the blackout of 2003. Same time of day, same weather (it's in the 90's here today!), same confusion. In New York, of course, the Blackout was a reason to party; here, the thought of driving home sans street lights and sitting in my apartment without power was more than annoyance-inducing. Alas, all is well.

It has been an interesting few days on both coasts it seems. Wildfires continue here, although none by my area. Overnight a famous Pasadena mansion burned down for reasons uncertain. New York is heightening security in the subways after a terrorist alert. And the main headline on Yahoo news is that "Paparazzi are not to blame for Lindsay Lohan car crash". Well, as long as we have our priorities straight.