Thor is drag racing across the Bay..

Having one of our infrequent thunderstorms in the Bay Area today. Driving back to the warehouse I saw a magnificant cell passing over Fremont. At least a dozen strikes in about a minute. Driving home, I drove through a few cells, and had nice ka-BOOMS right over my head.

I got weird looks for driving in a cloudburst with my window down. Fuck'em.

Now if only fimbrethil had been out here to enjoy this with me...

Poem meme...

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me ?

The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide,
And I am next of kin;
The guests are met, the feast is set:
May'st hear the merry din.'

He holds him with his skinny hand,
'There was a ship,' quoth he...

Nowhere near the entire thing, of course, click on the link to read all of this amazing poem (if you can deal with Coleridge's efforts to sound "archaic" in his spelling.)

For some amusement, read the lyrics to Iron Maiden's take on the Rime.

My all-time favorite poem is Dante's Inferno, which you can read online.

What can I say, I like epic poems.

706!

Bonds homers to tie the game. Currently 1-1 in the 5th.