Well, we had a few moments of blessed quiet, and then the rain just started pelting us again.

If they're beaver pelts, you should be able to keep dry.

OH!...

And I was reading on Playbill.com how Idina Menzel was injured during the matinee yesterday.  They even stopped the show, and Shoshona Bean ended up finishing the performance.  And going on last night.  And for today's matinee which would have been Idina's last performance.

I know there are more eloquent ways to say it, but... That totally sucks!

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/90501.html

Good grief!  Until this evening, I last was at this wondeful site on Friday afternoon and it has taken me hours--hours, I tell you--to slog through every post and column that has come up between then and now.

My response to what I've read requires me to channel Mr. Bark Makalor from the time when he would appear here with some frequency:  You people are crazy!

In honor of the top box office movie for the last three weeks running, I staged my own little version of Meet the Parent (and brother) last night.  All went well:  my Dashing Bulgarian (see posts of December 4 for a picture, thanks to Dear Reader Panni) and The Dear Mother and The Dear Brother and I had a very nice time and those who were meeting for the first time enjoyed making the other's/others' aquaintance.  

We went to the Daily Grill in Irvine and received some of the worst service I've received in a restaurant in ages.  Luckily, none of us were in a rush to get anywhere else and after a while it just became rather humorous and we all laughed heartily as things went from bad to worse (incorrect orders brought to the table, an obnoxious waiter who did not wait by the table for any response to the questions he posed, check delivery before we were asked if we'd like coffee and/or dessert, an ultimately delivered check that was incorrect in the restaurant's favor, etc., etc., etc.)

Beyond that, spent most of the weekend trying to stay dry and warm.  My heat went out on Friday afternoon and I could not get a repair person here until Tuesday morning.  Luckily, this round of relentlessly rainy storms has been coming from the south, with sub-tropical moisture, so it has not been nearly as cold as last week and the week before.

Oh yes.  Dear Reader Stuart sends his love and kisses to all you wonderful Hainsies/Kimlets out there in the dark.  He heads back home tomorrow and will likely return to HHW.com on Tuesday.

So, that begs the question:  Do they approve?

Which begs the question: Should I have an English Muffin or a Lean Cuisine Pizza Bread?

There are three huge trucks with flashing lights outside my house, and men with big flashlights.  I wonder if there's a problem with the power lines, although I have power and have had all day.  I don't like this.

I haven't seen any trees down - they seem to be concentrating across the street.

The men and trucks are now gone.  Whew!  However, the rain is now pouring down again and I'm now very concerned about these moist spots appearing on the rug in the bedroom.  There is obviously flooding going on under the house and if this crap doesn't let up for a few hours I don't know what's going to happen.

It's obviously really wet out there, but I haven't seen any evidence of the pool overflowing (I think it's got some built-in safety thing, or the Jacuzzi.

I'm on the second floor and it smells of damp earth in here. Go figure.

Not trying to be pessimistic or anything...  But didn't you mention a few days ago you were noticing some leaks in the roof?  -I had an apartment once that had roof issues too, and when it rained really hard, the water would leak into the walls from the roof, and sometimes would then leak into the floorboards... Notice anything strange on/in/under your walls?

The only leak I've found is this tiny one near the den.  I think if this keeps up and they don't do something, it could get worse.  That's the thing - I told them about this two weeks ago and they had three or four days of dry weather to come and fix it and they didn't.  I don't know what the deal with the floor in the bedroom is, but whether the rain abates or not tomorrow, my strong suggestion is that someone come out here and at least check out the problem.  

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