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"Yep, sometimes I even surprise myself" was my status update on the way to the gym.  I spent at over and hour debating whether or not I was a strong enough person to deal with the weather (below zero wind chills) and make the trip across town to the midtown gym for class or merely go to my gym (closer) and hit the treadmill.  While some Minnesotans embrace the cold weather, I merely tolerate it.  Finally, I decided that tomorrow was going to be colder and that I needed to work my core, so I headed to Midtown.  As I drove home, I was rewarded for my efforts.  A text from my neighbor stated that we were without power.  From the time of the text, it appeared that it had been out for at least thirty minutes.  When I sent a text to see if it was still out, the answer was affirmative.  The extent of the outage was also apparent as I realized most everything west of Hennepin was also out.  Of course I was worried about losing internet until a friend reminded me I also would't have heat.  My trip to the gym, however, did not go unnoticed.  After being home for a short time, the power returned.  Going to the gym and traveling in a warm car was better than sitting home in the dark.

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LH said…
Way to go! Looking for the extra silver linings. Like it.
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