It's 60 here and what's predicted to be a severe thunderstorm with high winds is just starting. It's supposed to be 35 by the morning and snow flurries are possible on Sunday. Weird, weird weather.

I broke down and finally took some Sudafed in an attempt to degronkify. My eyes are only at half mast now, but it's better than the pained squint from this morning.

I've heard of this 'sun' thing. What's that like?

It's bright, and warm and if you look straight at it, it hurts your eyes. Everything is dry here too.

Good luck on your record. (I think.)

We've reached day 26 of rain. The record for most consecutive days of rain was set in 1953, at 28 days. The radio informs me that it might not rain on day 28. And as much as I'm stick of the rain, it had better rain up until day 29 because we did not go through all this rain and then not even get a record out of it!!

We have to have 34 days to break the record in Seattle, where 1953 failed to cut us a break.

It's been crazy.

AMYCH! I need a proper-sounding Frenchish last name for J'onn, who is now Jean, tall and imposing and strikingly bald with deep olive skin and russet brown eyes.

And I think I need a keeper.

It's bright, and warm and if you look straight at it, it hurts your eyes. Everything is dry here too.

Taunter.

See, this would be tolerable if you were cold like you are supposed to be. What's the fun of being on the Wet Coast if you guys aren't freezing your asses off?

The day I moved to San Francisco, a multi-year drought ended. It rained for something like 20 days in a row, setting a new record.

Molly Ivins is so good at expressing why I don't like the Bush Administration.

Incompetence And Beyond [link]

Computer stress drives Brits to drink:

The modern annoyances of automated call centres, mobile phones and crashing computers are driving people to alcohol and cigarettes, a survey suggests.

The poll by UK charity Developing Patient Partnerships showed more than a third of men and a quarter of women have a drink to cope with stress.

Of the 1,000 people polled, 27% of men and 23% of women said they would light up a cigarette in such situations.

Almost one third said IT-related problems were a major source of stress.

Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP) is issuing guidance to help people deal better with stress.

It's sunny and in the high 30s right now. Tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny and in the high 50s.

What's the fun of being on the Wet Coast if you guys aren't freezing your asses off?

I know! Though I am not going to say anything else, in case I jinx what we have now.