Point To Ponder

OK, as many of you know, I am not a morning person. While my wife, on the other hand, can jump out of bed and complete a full dissertation before breakfast. Never was that more evident, than last Thursday following the Ice Storm, when we lost power.

Wednesday night, with the weather howling outside, I sat in our family room tucked under a blanket, all warm and snuggly, watching the Wisconsin Badgers play Iowa on the Big Ten Network. (I had put ten dollars down on them in my online account, so watching them win was a joy to behold.)

As is typically the case, my wife went to bed around 9:30 or s...