it's raining

i drove down from Wisconsin to Chicago today, and it rained the whole way down. almost.

here's how it played out. when i left wisconsin, the packers were losing. it was terrible. the rain wouldn't stop. i could barely see the road, and my contact suddenly moved from its place in the middle of my eye.

between trying to adjust it, and worrying about the packers, things were looking grim. then to make matters worse, i was almost out of gas. the light in the dashboard came on. i hate that. it makes me nervous. but at least by now my eye was back to normal. still - i couldn't shake this feeling that things were going to get worse.

the rain wouldn't stop. somehow, the packers managed to score enough to lead by three. but of course, then came the inevitable turnovers. but then it was the redskins that lost the ball and we recovered on the 9 yard line. the offense - true to form - and despite my all time favorite quarterback's middle aged effort, were unable to capitalize on that "gimme". and there was still a quarter and a half left to play.

did i mention that the rain just wouldn't stop. i had a bad feeling about the home team's ability to pull this one off.

but i kept listening to the "static-ey" am station. i hate am stations. the light no my dashboard was still yellow. and i was stuck in stop and go traffic. my heart was beating fast. faster than it has beaten in a while.

and just when things couldn't seem to get worse, the oasis sign flashed before my eyes.
by the time my gas tank was full again, i noticed something else too.
the rain had stopped.
and the game was over.
the packers won by 3.

is it raining in your life today?
just wait. before you know it, the rain will stop.
it always does.