Was that a 70mph gust of wind that just made the lights flicker in my house? [Yes, we are having a wind storm at the moment and lights have been flickering all day at home and work.]

Or was that sucking sound coming from Qwest Field where the Seahawks were playing the 49’ers tonight, as the once bright hope of a return to the Super Bowl seems to dims more and more, with each passing week? [Yes, the ‘hawks lost again to the 49’ers, beyond all logic.]

Hard to tell which sound I heard, but either way: I wouldn’t be surprised to find I have no power tomorrow morning…