Then the rains came: mandatory evacuation of Modjeska Cyn.

WHILE I WAS teaching my morning class, I got word from the Reb and her crew: they'd been warned that they'd likely be evacuated from Modjeska Canyon. Good grief!

Well, by midday, that's just what happened, so she and Limber Lou headed to my place, while Red stayed behind to clean out gutters, help out the neighbors, etc. I made it home by maybe 3:00.

By late afternoon, at Reb's request, Red finally made it over here, too. So here we are, the whole Dissent crew, at my place in Lambrose Canyon, eating pizza, watching House, and wondering when the rain will stop. At this moment, it's coming down hard.

Ah, but all is well.

Tomorrow: locusts. (Pics of Modjeska Cyn. by Red.)




(Young Debsy is enjoying the visit.)


(Young Paco, the intellectual, is dubious, however.)

• Storm brings mud to fire areas
• Mandatory evacuations cancelled in burn areas

“The Lord said, ‘don’t do that’ ”

From this morning's Inside Higher Ed:

Richard Roberts, who resigned last week as president of Oral Roberts University, amid a series of allegations against him and his wife, told students in a brief talk Wednesday that he didn’t want to quit, but God told him to, the Associated Press reported. Roberts — who denies wrongdoing — said that he wanted to “strike out” against those who were opposing him, but “the Lord said, ‘don’t do that,’ ” and the next day, Roberts quit.