Paraphrase of a conversation overheard at a long table in a Baton Rouge Logan's Roadhouse two weekends ago...

"So, what's going to happen with Hurricane Erin?"

"More than likely, it'll approach land, say 'Am I ready yet? No.', and back away. This pattern will continue for about five weeks."

*laughter* "Okay, then what about Hurricane Felix?"

"Oh, he'll just wander around out in the Atlantic. If it does hit anything, it'd be a miracle."

For the record, Felix and Erin are my brother's father-in-law and younger sister-in-law, respectively.

Rain rain, go away. Come again some other month.

It's not like we're in a drought or anything (certainly not on the order of WaWa), but the rain is interfering with the softball playoffs.

Oh yeah, the softball playoffs have started. I'm not going to go as in-depth as I did last year, as, well, I have other things taking priority.

Our first game, is against the 7 seed Grace Presbyterian. My first at bat was in the second inning, and as I stepped into the batter's box, it started to to downpour. 10 minute rain delay. Get back out there, and the first two pitches were both balls. Before the third pitch was thrown, another 5 minute rain delay.

Pitch 3 was a strike at the shins and pitches 4 & 5 were inside and outside, respectively. 20 minutes for a five-pitch walk: easily the longest at-bat I've ever been party to.

The game was suspended due to lightning in the bottom of the third inning, bases loaded & two runs already in, 2 out with a 2-1 count to Brian Perkins, rover. I'm on deck, and FBC-K leads 3-1.

We have 30 minutes to complete the game Friday evening at 6:30.

At 7:15, the winner of that game plays St. Charles UMC in the winner's bracket, and at 8:30, the loser of the suspended game plays FBC-NO in the first elimination game.

If we win at some point Friday night, we could end up playing at 9, 12, or 1:30 Saturday. Thankfully, no more than one game, though.

What's more, Amanda is coming to visit this weekend.

Public shopping list in progress: bleu cheese, hamburger patties, milk, leaf lettuce, tomatoes (gasp), and don't forget the clothes for Goodwill tomorrow!

-KIE