{"id":14,"date":"2009-06-24T20:37:12","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T00:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ontapfortoday.wordpress.com\/?p=14"},"modified":"2009-06-24T20:37:12","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T00:37:12","slug":"today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontapfortoday.com\/2009\/06\/24\/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Today: Find out who&#8217;ll stop the rain."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-168 alignleft\" title=\"Rain\" src=\"http:\/\/ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/rain.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Rain\" width=\"210\" height=\"208\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been raining, it&#8217;s been pouring.  And man, has it been boring.  And a little creepy.  Today I left a meeting and was walking back to the office.  I was wearing sandals, much to the concern of a group of construction professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction worker 1:<\/strong> Honey, I got a towel.  Can I dry off your feet?                                                                                                                                      <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Construction workers 2-7:<\/strong> [gaggle erupts in giggles, high fives ensue, stereotypes of the construction work break live to die another day.]<\/p>\n<p>I suppose, given the lack of a proper shoe, my feet were wet.  It&#8217;s been raining for 19 of the past 23 days.  Everything is wet.  The other footwear in my closet is probably wet.  I don&#8217;t <em>even<\/em> know.<\/p>\n<p>I thought about replying in kind with an offer to shove the aforementioned towel in a place where the sun don&#8217;t shine.  But on second thought, that place seems to be very much <em>here<\/em>, so I doubted it would prove any point similar to, <em>Your offer, kind sir, is altogether inappropriate<\/em>.   The weather has succeeded in watering down my snark, and let&#8217;s not even talk about my hair.<\/p>\n<p>So I played undisturbed and scurried on.  In my haste to escape, I nearly lost a sandal.  And then I accidentally hip-checked an old man.  He looked up, smiling (did I imagine this, or was he impervious to the rain?).  &#8220;Good morning, miss,&#8221; he said.  And I felt suddenly sunny.\u00a0 Incidentally, when I was younger, I thought the lyrics were &#8220;And I wonder, still I wonder, who&#8217;s Doctor Strraaaange.&#8221;\u00a0 Can&#8217;t win &#8217;em all.<\/p>\n<p>Also <em>On Tap For Today<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reschedule MFA visit with my mentee for a sunnier day<\/li>\n<li>Read <a href=\"http:\/\/well.blogs.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/17\/for-a-better-workout-try-sleep\/\">NYT article<\/a> about running and sleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How are you, fellow Northeasters, coping with the weather?  Did you get one of <a title=\"Rain Bird\" href=\"http:\/\/craziestgadgets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/fck-the-rain-450x683.jpg\">these<\/a> yet?  Would you ever let a stranger dry your feet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been raining, it&#8217;s been pouring. And man, has it been boring. And a little creepy. Today I left a meeting and was walking back to the office. I was wearing sandals, much to the concern of a group of construction professionals. Construction worker 1: Honey, I got a towel. Can I dry off your feet? Construction workers 2-7: [gaggle erupts in giggles, high fives ensue, stereotypes of the construction work break live to die another day.] I suppose, given the lack of a proper shoe, my feet were wet. It&#8217;s been raining for 19 of the past 23 days. Everything is wet. The other footwear in my closet is probably wet. I don&#8217;t even know. I thought about replying in kind with an offer to shove the aforementioned towel in a place where the sun don&#8217;t shine. But on second thought, that place seems to be very much here, so I doubted it would prove any point similar to, Your offer, kind sir, is altogether inappropriate. The weather has succeeded in watering down my snark, and let&#8217;s not even talk about my hair. So I played undisturbed and scurried on. In my haste to escape, I nearly lost a sandal. And then I accidentally hip-checked an old man. He looked up, smiling (did I imagine this, or was he impervious to the rain?). &#8220;Good morning, miss,&#8221; he said. And I felt suddenly sunny.\u00a0 Incidentally, when I was younger, I thought the lyrics were &#8220;And I wonder, still I wonder, who&#8217;s Doctor Strraaaange.&#8221;\u00a0 Can&#8217;t win &#8217;em all. Also On Tap For Today: Reschedule MFA visit with my mentee for a sunnier day Read NYT article about running and sleep How are you, fellow Northeasters, coping with the weather? Did you get one of these yet? 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