Monday is by far the busiest day of the week for me. As I don’t do a whole lot online over the weekend, the first business day of the week means that I have to catch up on work leftover from Friday, respond to emails, and try to establish the tone for the remainder of the work week. Usually by early Monday afternoon I am able to set a pace in motion which will carry me through the remainder of the work week.

Today, things are not going as planned as we’re feeling the effects of the back end of a nor’easter that formed off the Carolina coast over the weekend and later moved up the eastern US coastline. My Sunday afternoon was spent watching the various televised tornado warnings and deciding if we needed to move to an interior room of the house as a safety precaution. Thankfully, our area was hit by only three or four thunderstorm cells with the tornado activity staying just to our south.

Yesterday’s warm, moist air has been replaced with cool, windy air today. Gusts over 50 miles per hour is sending small branches to the ground and wreaking havoc with my internet connection. Although I am served by cable, the wireless network is electrically powered. So far this morning I’ve experienced five brownouts, just long enough to throw my work offline. I’m about to reboot my system for the third time today after I post this message.

No, I am not complaining — my native New Jersey is a wreak today and New York’s Central Park recorded a record eight inches of rain on Sunday. Interior sections of the northeast are still getting hammered by snow and Canada’s eastern provinces look as if they are next in line. One month into Spring and the global warming crowd must we wondering, what gives?

Tuesday will be this week’s Monday for countless people as crews seek to restore power and clear streets. Things could be far worse, so I thank God that a little bit of internet “disconnectivity” is all that I must concern myself with today.