Tag: Hurricane Helene
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Good luck. Bad luck. Who knows?
I’ve been whining lately that the past few months have felt like an avalanche of unfortunate events, starting with Hurricane Helene. Soon after that, I got very sick, and my cough dragged on for weeks. While all that was happening, there were major upheavals at work, causing a load of stress and angst. Then, in…
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Reflections from a Power Outage: Rediscovering Life Without Screens
I woke up to the sound of one of my appliances singing its notification jingle. Then all was silent and very dark. I checked the clock. 6am. That’s when the power went out on September 27, right when the winds of Tropical Storm Helene were ramping up toward their peak in Weaverville. For the first…
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An Inflection Point
On Friday, September 27, Tropical Storm Helene plowed through Western North Carolina (WNC), decimating small towns and the city of Asheville. Just a few days later, the CEO of my company, as a result of a legal battle with another web host, offered anyone not aligned with his mission the opportunity to exit with six…