Rainy Days and Wednesdays

As I sat in my office looking through the blurry glass, I realized that the sunny blue sky was starting to fade into a black vortex. Deep, dark rain clouds were blowing across the corn tops faster than a popcorn kernel in hot oil. I lept (not really, more of a scuffle) to my feet and raced for the car, determined to outrun Mother Nature.

I didn't.

The rain came down in sheets, filling up the streets like a bathtub. Tornado sirens were blaring from every direction as the lightning jolted the night-like sky back into instant day. Trees and debris covered the roads. I made it, however, and rushed into the house to towel dry while glued to the emergency broadcast signal on the TV. The screen read, "tornado warning," but the underlying music said, "booorn to be wiiiiillllddd, boooorn to be wiiilllddd, ... get your motor running (da da da da da) head out on the highway (da da da da da) looking for adventure..."

People at the Wood County Emergency Agency are idiots.

and Bad Company came on next.