I'm Back. Did You Miss Me?

Or even notice I was gone? Ha. Actually, my ISP went down for 48 hours. How they do "broadband" in much of India is to simply string up ethernet cable on the power poles. Sometimes power maintenance interrupts the service, as was the case here.

The death toll from cyclone Sidr is up to about 1,900. It's still a catastrophe, but given the history of cyclones in Bangladesh, it could have been much, much worse. Timely evacuations seemed to have helped. Here's hoping the toll does not go up significantly.