June 10, 2005 - What a rainy day! My first tropical storm since moving to Florida blew by out in the Gulf and brought along with it a tremendous amount of rain. It was so much rain that it almost canceled my dinner plans with Lauren. Luckily, I was able to convince her to come over. We had a great time cooking, looking at pictures, listening to James Taylor, and talking. Rainy days aren't so bad after all.