Candle power

My battery backup keeps my internet working - but not the lights.

UFO sighting

I was awoken by my cat wanting to be let out at 4:15 this morning. It was still dark and the sky was clear. What greeted my astigmatic and blurry eyes was the most beautiful night sky object that I had ever seen. It looked to my defective vision just like an aircraft, with lights and flashing beacons. But it was totally silent and completely stationary. I don't believe in flying saucers, so I concluded that it must be a helium blimp floating nearby. My second thought was to get my cellphone and take some pictures. My cellphone has better vision than me, and it resolved the UFO as shown in the image above. Checking with binoculars confirmed that the sighting was two bright planets, Venus and Jupitor, only about half a degree apart. I love my cat.