Just another day in Jackson Hole

Today it was raining...all day...and I really mean - ALL DAY! However, don't misunderstand me! Those are pauses intended to pique your interest and arouse your curiosity, wonder and excitement - not pauses indicating boredom or to accentuate the fact that this was unacceptable thing. For indeed, I met the grey drippy day with unusual gusto and zeal, for it has been quite sometime since precipitation of any kind has fallen from these stark blue skies. The mighty drainage of the "visible mass of droplets of water or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of the earth or other planetary body*" invoked an internal "visible mass of droplets of water or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of the earth or other planetary body" of nostalgia which brought me back to my early days back when I lived on the far western part of our frozen winter neighbour up North. How I used to soak up every droplet of condensed vapour, particularly relishing the drenching downpours which flooded roads and gutters instantly and sent visibility levels down to nil. With these heartwarming memories soothing my heart, the day could only get better. And so it did -

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Today, 25 miles from Jackson, WY (though nobody really knows where that is so giving the location is pretty much obsolete information - its the square state kinda centrally-northerly-ish and the town is like on the western side...) an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale struck, causing a landslide in the mountains and was felt for 330 miles around (except not at Community Bible Church in Jackson itself where a certain congregation populated with students from a certain Bible College, including a certain somebody with certain characteristics (humility being foremost) and an amazing personality... happened to be in worship service and apparently missed out on the whole fascinating affair). It occurred at approximately 11:45 this morning  (mountain time) and so far no damage, other than the landslide, and no permanent deaths have been reported. It was actually altogether a rather uninteresting happenstance that requires no further embellishment but since I like to hear my own voice I will take this moment to recite a poem - a favorite, often recited by a dear friend:

Curious fly

Vinegar jug

Slippery edge

Pickled Bug

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So...what was I talking about...oh the rain...right...was I really just talking that long about the weather??? What am I an old lady with nothing insightful to say!?! This is just plain old embarassing and I can no longer continue. I'm deeply sorry about this, but you will just have to wait until tomorrow. I had all these plans for a deep, theological post but...well, as you can see, I got interrupted...so, you will just have to wait. But tune in next time for: how to pickle-

------BREAKING NEWS!!! IT'S SUPPOSED TO SNOW TOMORROW!!!-------

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