Word of the Day

Nagivate - One who incessantly assists with directions in an overly critical manner.

Rain ! Finally!

It's finally raining in The Valley of the Sun. My apologies to those people who would have preferred a sunshiny day. My rain gauge if finally living up to its potential. I can clearly see that we've already had nearly one inch of rain. Woohoo! And it looks like we're going to get more. One thing about rain here in Arizona is that drivers react to it in a similar manner as drivers reacting to the first snowfall of the season in Minnesota. On top of that, there's always at least one stupid person who insists on trying to cross a flooded area in their car. And...of course...they get stuck and need to be rescued. I was pleased when Arizonans finally passed a Stupid Idiot Law. That's not what they actually call it but you get the idea. The Stupid Idiot Law was passed so the smart Arizonans don't have to pay to rescue the stupid Arizonans and tourists. If you're stupid enough to drive into a flooded wash, then YOU pay for the cost of the rescue people coming to scoop your sorry a** off the top of your flooded vehicle. If you're stupid enough to go climbing one of our surrounding hills and mountains and then suddenly figure out that it's harder to climb down, especially after dark, then it is to climb up, than YOU pay for the cost of the rescue people and helicopters, that have to swing into action to pluck you off a mountaintop. I love the Stupid Idiot Law. Don't you all wish your state had one?

It's a beautiful day! If the same weather was happening in Wisconsin, I'd have a different attitude. However, in Wisconsin, I'd probably start a roaring fire in the fireplace and sit quietly crotcheting or reading a book. We don't have a fireplace in our house here in Arizona. Pollution Laws won't let you build real fireplaces anymore here in the Phoenix area. You can have the gas type of fireplace, complete with fake logs, but you can't have a real fireplace. HTP and I decided to forego the fake fireplace since we can enjoy the real thing when we're in Wisconsin. Besides, there aren't many days when it's chilly enough to enjoy a real fireplace fire here in Arizona. Arizonans love weather like this for the very reason that it just doesn't happen all that often. It's a rare event. I don't need to turn on the news to see if the kids are all out splashing in the puddles. They are.

Murphyism of the Day

Borkowski's Law

You can't guard against arbitrary.