I came to work this morning in a driving rain. Usually the clouds and rain clear off during the day and we end with a nice day. I was sure enough of this that I loaded my swimming gear into the truck. Now it's quitting time and for most of the day the rain has poured out of the sky. We had a glimpse of sun and blue sky but now the clouds are gathering again. Sigh.

They say this weather is supposed to last until Friday. Ordinarily Guam gets a little over 5" of rain in December. So far we've had over 10". This is SUPPOSED to be the dry season.

Tomorrow night I am headed for a New Year's Eve party. I have been asked to bring my guitar. I'm hoping to meet the other sea music fan on the island.

My Christmas packages just arrived from my family. I have a nice little pile of loot. I got a book on the samurai, an atlas of Middle-Earth, and a book on the making of Master & Commander. I also got a calendar with old photographs of New England and a shirt. Plus a CD of Mexican Waltzes. Interesting. My niece created a workof art for my refrigerator and wove a God's Eye for my Christmas tree. I also got my brother's annual Christmas letter with a picture of stockings hung with care... from the rigging of the sailboat they used to explore the coast of Belize!

And now it's quitting time and here comes some more rain... Sigh.