A bold forecast

At 3 o’clock this morning, while lying awake, arguing with myself about the state of the union, I decided to become a forecaster, a prognosticator, a predictor.

Why not? Everybody else is doing it. You don’t need a license. So here goes. This is my first forecast, and it’s about the weather:

Starting around the middle of March, and lasting for approximately 30 days, the entire eastern half of this state will experience what you might call biblical amounts of rainfall.

Rivers, creeks and bayous will rise out of their beds. Lakes and stock tanks will overflow.

So, you better get ready for the Great Wetness of 2011. And remember, when it comes, where you first heard about it.

Leon Hale