"Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain. Beautiful Rain"

Greetings humans and most others,

Are you as happy as Missy Linda to get this cooling (?) rain here in central Oklahoma? She is borderline ecstatic! She had been forced to resort to watering some of the lawn just to keep it sort of alive. She doesn't take watering lightly since she has to pay for the water. She doesn't mind doing it when she can afford it, but that is not right now. As you all know, she is still looking for a job. (I am beginning to wonder what is wrong with her that no one wants to hire her, aren't you?)

The weather dudes (even female meteorologists are called dudes by Missy Linda - - -she doesn't mean it in a derogatory way, she says) say it will be only 85 to 90 degrees today. Well, that is not great, but it is better than anything over that, I suppose. I probably would not melt just sitting outside at that temperature, but I will probably not test that.

In case you are wondering, the title today is the title of a song that Missy Linda likes. It is sung by Ladysmith Black Mambazo who are from South Africa. Missy Linda loves the smooth harmony of the way that this group sings. In the song and in the country of origin, they go without rain for months at a time so they are even more happy to get rain than we are here in Oklahoma today. I don't know much about it except that when I get to ride in the car with Missy Linda she plays their CDs. I would say that it is better to listen to than some of the rock stuff she plays - - -very loudly! She says she likes to feel the music. I think she is a little old for that, don't you?