Technical Difficulties...

Ok, so get this. My house was struck by lightning. Electricity was bursting visibly and audibly from my stovetop. Our network card was fried, and our oven, my partner's cell phone charger, cable modem and printer/fax. I have everything back up now, but our house is about to become saturated with visiting relatives. No promises on posting until they're gone, which is about a week from now. (Remember - Casual Soapbox!)