Hurricane rains

I'm sitting here listening to the rain, just like I've been listening to it since yesterday morning. It started raining sometime during the middle of the night on Tuesday, and with the exception of a few let ups, has been raining steadily since. Hermine blew through Mexico and though now she's just listed as a tropical storm, she is definitely affecting our weather. It's typical; we go through a crucially dry period when my yard practically dies, even though I water it, and then we get tons of rain that can't be absorbed into the ground fast enough. My street is curb to curb water right now - looks like a river. One car that tried to speed through the water caused a wake that knocked over my recycle bin I set out on the curb for pickup today. I see huge puddles of water in the back yard - there's just been a lot of rain. We're due for rain the rest of today and tonight and then maybe, maybe it will slack off a bit tomorrow. Of course, 'when it rains it pours' (ha) - we've got a cold front coming through on Saturday with, you guessed it, more rain.

I'm glad the cat has decided it's not in her best interests to go outside. She's been pretty quiet the last couple of days, and I'm sure it's because when she gets up on the window sill in the utility room she can see, hear and smell the rain. She's been making good use of her indoor time, getting lots of rest and chasing bottle caps across the wood floors.

Job wise, I've had two interviews in the past few weeks, which is good. I haven't been chosen however for either position, which is bad. During the last one, the interviewer asked me some questions about what I've worked on previously, and as I explained, he kept nodding his head and saying things like, "that's exactly what we need here," and "exactly what we're looking for". As he was walking me out he said they would be calling me for the second interview phase. Two days later I got an email - they thanked me for applying, but had decided to move forward with candidates whose qualifications more closely fit their requirements. Life in the big city I guess, although I'd be willing to bet he decided I'm too old. I do have a breakfast meeting with a gentleman tomorrow who thinks he might be able to help me. He owns a large, local company and has contacts all over town. He has my resume and wants to get together over bagels at a local bagel shop. My hopes are not up yet, but he is aware of my maturity, so maybe this will turn out well.