Rainy Days and Mondays

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livlife

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When I got to work this afternoon, it was pouring rain. Figurative cats and dogs, if you will. I am not a big fan of umbrellas and I rather like the rain. So, although I keep an umbrella in my car, I never bother to take it out. I just hopped out of the car and walked the block to work in the pouring rain. I was wet as could be when I arrived (my sweatshirt is finally dry 4.5 hours later) but I didn't care because it just doesn't bother me.

On this particular day, I noticed something. People (mostly women, though there was this one guy....) will do the dumbest things when it rains. I saw an unbelievable number of people who were running from one doorway to another across campus with a notebook over their heads. You know the general size of a single spiral bound notebook, right? Not huge. Really, holding this a couple inches over your head pretty much serves to tire out your arm muscles and nothing else. I mean, come on! Does it really matter so much if the top of your head stays somewhat dry when the rest of you is soaked?

Seriously, I saw tons of people doing this--and I bet you've seen it too--using newspapers, folders, one guy with a textbook. If they at least held it in front of their foreheads, like a visor, to keep the rain out of the face area, that I could understand. But this is always directly over the head, mimicking an umbrella.

What are people thinking? Could there be a more absurd reaction to rain? Because what is the worst that can happen...

"You cursed brat! Look what you've done! I'm melting! Melting! Oh, what a world, what a world! Who would've thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness? I'm gone! I'm gone! I'm going!"

...alright, I guess there could be some repercussions.

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kjhump on

Re: Rainy Days and Mondays

I read this last night and couldn't agree more. The only time we take out an umbrella is to let Victoria use it. It's a fun thing when you're three. When you're over 5 either suck it up and get a little wet, or stay inside until it stops raining.

But then this morning (tonight is curriculum night w/ parents - and I won't be able to do my hair again) it's raining! So sure enough guess who tried to use an umbrella while loading a 1.5 year old (Mark saw me struggling - came and assisted and got his wet (obviously the least of his dilemmas of the day). Then I was carrying a 5 pound back of apples + purse + school bag + delicious Caribou Latte + umbrella = things falling all over and head still getting wet! Stupid umbrellas are worthless anyway!

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livlife on

Re: Rainy Days and Mondays

That's very funny (well probably not too funny in the moment).

Although, strangely enough when we went to the twins game YOU had an umbrella in your purse and pulled it out and tried to get Kaye and I to walk under it with you.

I didn't....just got wet and you seemed to think that was weird.

I'm so confused. You are sending me mixed signals. I'm not sure this is going to work out. It's not you, it's me. (nope, that's a lie...it's you)

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