Gosh, it's dark today. Last I saw on the weather channel we were to have a quarter inch yesterday and maybe half an inch today. Rain, that is. My father-in-law, who came by to cadge a hamburger steak and mashed potatoes, tells me one of his compadres has measured three inches. Still counting, with thunder heavy enough to rattle the window frames.

Reading Lileks today, I was taken by his description of the scents of cleaning products. I have something to add. Lemon Fresh Joy changed its scent about a year ago and lost two customers, my cute little mother-in-law who had used the stuff for about forty years and me. Nothing wrong with the cleaning power, mind you, just a change from a fresh to a cloying lemon scent. She switched to Ivory and I switched to Dawn. Heads up, P & G.