Friends,
We’re doomed. Doomed! Just look at all of the terrible warnings about the coming deluge after five days of steady rainfall here in Southern California. Just look at it…
Even Mount Baldy is closed. Mount Baldy, people!
What’s hilarious about this, on top of the idea held by people down in the Festival of Dirt that they might melt if they get wet, is that this weather event (an event! we can feel the gravitas. – ed) is a phenomenon with an actual name. Ready? Wrap your head around the idea of Atmospheric Rivers. A jet stream picks up moisture from the ocean and keeps running for days and days, dumping on the coast, until it’s perturbed in some way. This time, it’ll be upset some time early Thursday morning, but until then: WATER IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO FALL OUT OF THE SKY!!!
While you’re waiting for the storm and its attending panic (which I do not share, btw) to end, here’s something cheery for your listening pleasure…
Your pal,
bob