We're recovering here from the blast of tropical storm Isais. It didn't dump all that much rain on Long island, but wow, the winds. Although they weren't hurricane speed, apparently they came close.

Trees and power lines are down everywhere. I'm typing this from the local Starbucks, one of the few places in our area with both power and a working Internet connection. The power company tells me I won't have power until Friday afternoon! We lost power yesterday, Tuesday, at about 2pm.

Photo credit for trees and power lines: Grant Parpan, Riverhead News-Review

Photo 2: Grumpy Cat. That's how I felt when they told me I would be without power for four days.