it was storming outside

then, as it was raining cats and dogs, I went a little way down the lane and stepped in a poodle.

Its been raining here for a week straight! Ughhh

I am in Southern CA. We had a little rain two days ago. But it stopped after 45 seconds. We also had some rain about three weeks ago but I was asleep at the time.

Poodles tend to gather in low spots, get a tad wet, and then shake themseles silly. Bunches of poodles doing this is something of a joy for the odd observer but a concern for the poodle monger, who needs to herd them to Puddlington Station for a ride to ForthWithShire. This herding is hard without enough poodle snacks.

Nick, where you are is my native land. I love to hear about it...

However, given enough poodle snacks, we now have twelve poodles on the train to Manchester... all sitting upright, paws forward.

Osso, I am in Ventura. And I spend a fair amount of time in LA. A few times I've gone paragliding off the cliffs in Santa Barbara or surfed the beaches. I have been here about a year and I must say -- there's no such thing as a bad day in Southern CA.