It’s raining
But not draining
I’m not complaining,
Just feigning.

Our first days back in California have been strange: though significantly warmer here, it’s been raining. It’s quite strange, rain in California. People are running wild in the streets. There have been evacuation recommendations for parts of LA county (I’m not joking about this one; something about mudslides, but how sad is that; it rains, and people have to leave). Despite little sleep, Sarah was able to have a good day at school yesterday, but I suspect she’ll have less fun today (what with the deadly precipitation). I was able to play basketball without seriously injuring myself, so that’s always a plus…

The eagles have landed.
We didn’t get stranded.
It was just as we planned it.
Only better.
Bet you didn’t know you could rhyme stranded and planned it.

Sarah and I arrived safely in California. We were three hours later than we initially planned, not because we were unintentionally delayed, but instead because we were blessed and got bumped. For our three extra hours of waiting, Northwest was kind enough to give us $600 in travel vouchers (total, not each) and another $20 in meal vouchers. It was stupendous. As an added bonus, we also got to spend an hour in Memphis instead of in the boring air. I’ve heard they have good barbeque, but we didn’t partake, because we’d already spent most of our meal money in Detroit (they really do gouge you in the airport) on a sub at Quizno’s and ice cream at McDonald’s. Other than that, our trip home was largely uneventful: our planes were on time, our bags arrived, and the drive home from LAX only took 45 minutes (no traffic). If I can muster the will, I might post some pictures from our trip home. We’ll see…

What is the proper
form for a correct Haiku?
I really don’t know.

Or do I?