The rains will not stop in this part of Texas. It rained 19 days in
June, officially. From May 1 through June 30, the weather station at
DFW recorded 19.44 inches of rain. Ordinarily we can expect about 31
inches in a year, as I recall. One place near Fort Worth got 3 inches
in 45 minutes this afternoon, according to local TV news reports.

Mushrooms abound. Weird species, too. I saw some today that were so
bright yellow/chartreuse that I'd not be surprised to learn they were
bioluminescent. Bizarre little phallic dudes poking out of the turf
next the university's science building. Made me think.

There's moss growing on the north side of everything, and the
mosquitoes are horrible. I think they've begun seditious plotting in
the back yard, the *******s. My vegetable patch is so sodden the
pepper plants have started keeling over.

It's a heluva way to end a two-year drought.

OBFood: I'm about to make the brine for another batch of pastrami. If
the rain lets up long enough in three days, I'll smoke the big
darling. Hell, I'll smoke it in the rain if I have to.
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