This'n That

THUNDER!
This will mean nothing to anyone located in a state that actually gets rain, but today out here in SoCal we are having thunder!  Not that we will get any rain out of it as usual, but the promise of rain is nearly as good as the real deal. 

QUESTIONS, O QUESTIONS
Yesterday at the intake part of a planned surgery, I was asked a number of questions that made very little or no sense at all.   These really happened:

Q  Do you have spinal bifida?
Me  Er, I think that'd be kind of noticeable ...

Q  Do you chew tobacco?
Me (Looking suitably horrified) What on earth has THAT got to do with hip replacement surgery?
(Questioner shrugged and patted my knee in sympathy.)

2:20 p.m.  It actually rained!  Not for long and not very much but enough to now (3:24 p.m.) permeate the air with that wonderful "just rained" scent.  Very cheering.


As the day progresses, hope to be able to add to the above amusements.