Rain

It's been rainy. People keep describing the weather as nasty. There is nothing nasty about the rain. It can be inconvenient. It can cause you to rethink outdoor activities. But it cleans the world, and is necessary for vegetation. Sometimes I enjoy it.

I remember when I used to have to bicycle all those miles to work each day. More than once I would get caught in a downpour. Once in a while I'd see the storm in front of me, knowing it was something I had no choice but to travel through. Then I'd make it the other side, and feel a wondrous sense of accomplishment. Never once did the word nasty enter my mind. Not at the beginning. Not within the middle of it. And certainly not after I had crossed through it.