Well here in Baltimore, the full force of what's left of Hurricane Isabel will hit in a few hours around midnight our time. We're on a hill near Johns Hopkins University, so there is little danger of flooding, but we'll feel the gale-force winds and heavy dump of rain. I hope my caulking holds up.

There are tens of thousands already without power in the Baltimore area, and our lights have flickered a couple times, so we've got candles lit and battery-powered radio ready. Wife, dog, and baby-to-be are marked with glow necklaces so I can track them ...

- mike lee -