2026 Life Logs, Day 56: The Haves and the Have Nots
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Weather: Cloudy, Some Mixed Precipitation; High Temp 38, Low 30 degrees F
Location: At Home with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
The decision on whether of not I was cancelling tomorrow night’s film screening at the library had to be made by 9 am this morning. That meant I needed to know if the library had power restored. It did not, so that made the decision. I then spent the rest of the morning getting all of the resources organized for Monday night’s Indivisible ‘Prepared Protester’ training.
By noon, I was ready for a break, so I took time to deliver a few books to my friend Karen Baranowski. She and Peter still have no electricity, no internet, and no cable television. So she needed something to read! The Baranowski’s have a generator, so they are not without power. But three days with no contact with the outside world has left them feeling very isolated. That reminded me of just how lucky I have been through this storm. I have been one of the ‘haves’, whereas most people in Falmouth have been the ‘have nots’. At the end of today, still 70 per cent of the town’s properties are without power. That includes, the rec center, the Senior Center, the library, I assume most stores on Main Street, but more importantly so many people without heat. I am incredibly thankful for my good luck, but very worried for so many without.
