They say, "A watched pot never boils."  If such were truly the case then perhaps a watched river never floods.  Alas, we know better.  Both the pot boils and the river floods in its own time as opposed to what we would prefer.

Things can change rapidly this time of year based on precipitation and melt.  The flood predictions change with the new information.  We went from an expected surge of five feet to more than ten feet in the seeming blink of an eye.  An article in The Forum today is titled, "The Fight is Here"; indeed, it is. 

I just got done saying to students on Thursday that it looked like we would be able to get back into the classroom after spring break for a couple of weeks before worrying about any interruptions.  Today I am not quite so optimistic about that. 

So much for my ability to control or predict Mother Nature’s activities.  In truth, Mother Nature doesn’t even consult with me at all – she just does her own thing and completely ignores any synergy she might be able to glean from tapping into the girl power network. If she had bothered to consult with me or any of the local girl power this would be a much different situation I assure you.  Flooding really puts a cramp in springtime activities, sensible minds could have perhaps convinced Mother Nature to be sensitive to the social calendars of others.

Let’s face it…Mother Nature is a diva (perhaps you were thinking of another label?).  She doesn’t really care about what anyone else thinks or wants.  She just does her own thing and who’s to stop her?  She is, after all, the mother of all mothers…and she has spoken. So, all we can do is prepare ourselves for the inevitable fight that will arrive at the time and place of her choosing. 

I can tell you one thing…she isn’t getting a Mother’s Day card from anyone around here this year.

Day two hundred and fifty-one of the new forty – obla di obla da

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