Okay, here's the deal, I hate rain. I'm sorry, but it's true. Everybody always gives me such a surprised look when they hear that, but I have my reasons...trust me.
Every time rain is forecast for the Valley, everybody gets excited and I get nervous. I know that living here in the desert, we need the rain more than other parts of the country, but I'd go for 365 days of sunshine if it was up to me.

It all dates back to my childhood. I grew up in New York (we moved here when I was 13). Back east, the weather is always a concern. Sunny days aren't all that common. When you're a kid, all you want to do is play outside, and when it rains, you can't do that. For me it went further than that. I love baseball. As a kid, I wanted to play baseball every single day. Of course from November to April you can't play ball in New York because its too cold and many times there was snow on the ground. So when it was warm enough to break out the gloves and bats, I wouldn't want ANYTHING to interfere with that. That's where the rain comes in.

I don't know how many little league games I had "rained-out", but each time it happened, I was crushed. Rain took the National Pastime away from me so often that I've held a grudge all these years. Now I have an 11-year old son Joey, who plays in many baseball leagues here in the valley. You can bet that I check the forecast a few days before each game he plays. Fortunately, his games almost never get "rained-out" but I'm always worried about it.

Throw in the fact that I worked for 8 years in Mobile, Alabama which gets more rainfall than almost every other place in the country, and hopefully you can understand my point of view. By the way, there is a slight chance of showers this weekend and Joey has a couple of games scheduled.....Here I go again....I'm already nervous!!!!!!