What do you do when the power is out?

Most of the power in our office is currently out, a not-so-rare occurence in our renovated mill building. It presents a regular challenge for us... how do we keep a staff working and occupied while they can't use computers or phones?

Right now, we have folks stuffing envelopes, reading trade magazines, cleaning their desks, filing, and holding meetings. The outage affords us an opportunity to focus on those things that often get overlooked in our day-to-day work.

Consider taking a voluntary "power outage" half-day once a week to take care of those neglected tasks.