Stickin' it out!

The dogs, the birds and I are staying put.  I feel like there is some project I've been putting off that I could totally do if the electricity goes out but I can't for the life of me figure out what it is.  So, to keep myself entertained I'll be reading, giving myself a pedicure, writing... err... what the hell did people do to entertain themselves before electricity?  Maybe that's why everyone got married and had lots of babies?  Just to decrease the chances they'd ever wind up in their house alone with nothing to do.  Hmmm...