Catching up

I had a wonderful weekend in San Diego. The drive is a bit long, however. Although I had "carpooled" with a person I work with, and the hours of conversation were great, my neck and arms are still tight. It is about a 6.5 hour drive one way.

I arrived home just as the winds were picking up. Shortly after that, my power flickered. I held my breath, but the power didn't go out. Eventually, the rain did come, and a short while later was gone. Here's a great site for the latest on the monsoon summer storms in southern Arizona. Last night, it was a repeat of Sunday night, but there was more rain, and my power almost went off twice. The only bad side to these storms is that there is a lot of lightning, but not as much rain. The hope is that what remains of Emily will get sucked into this storm pattern and bring us a lot more rain. Until that happens, wildfires will continue to be a big problem.

I read something disturbing about the downturn of women's rights in Iraq. So much for freedom.