rain rain rain rain rain rain rain

That's the theme of the week, as rainclouds finally discover our little dry part of the world. It is dry no longer! We've had 1.5 inches of rain since yesterday, and more rain expected for the next three days - and we've had record rains since October. This is highly, highly unusual, since beneath the concrete of this sprawling community we call the LA basin, it's desert, and we're not accustomed to rain in these parts. It turns out that my home, office and car all have huge leaking problems, but who would have known until now? I'm glad I hung onto my old red raincoat from the Austin days.