Rain in the Desert

Here's a quick rant since I've not updated recently.

There was a monsoon in Vegas today. You know what the definition of "monsoon" is?

mon·soon ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mn-sn)
n.

1. A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.
2. 1. A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
   2. The rain that accompanies this wind.

My ass. First of all, I'm in Las Vegas, not Asia. Second of all-- rainfall? What the hell is that? It piddled at best today, and everyone went a-runnin' for the bread and milk. I think we had a total rainfall of about two ounces. It doesn't rain in the desert- it plops little drops of water every 6 feet or so. The back of my car is still dry, and I just drove four miles.

Riots. Stupidity. Maddness.

Have you ever seen it snow in Nashville? Ten times worse. I found a car parked on the street about a mile away from where I live, and there was a note on the windshield: "Please do not tow- had to walk home. Too much rain." So apparently WALKING in a 'torrential downpour' is better than driving at, oh, a safe speed.

Now I know where they got the idea for the name Rain Man.