It's raining, man ! Hallelujah !

No...this isnt a reference to the Geri Halliwell song.

Its a reference to the incessant rains that have been lashing Chennai since the North-East monsoon set in on Oct 12. Over 20cms of rain have been recorded since yesterday night. And it doesnt stop here - more rains are predicted over the next 48 hours due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal.

Speaking of predictions, the current rains were "predicted" or "hinted at" by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa more than two months back. Prescience ? No, just history.

Update: A colleague suggests that the depression in the Bay of Bengal may be named "Cyclone" Amma ! Ha ha !!

Dilbert joins the blogosphere

Read it here.

Thanks to Rat for the info.

The name's....

....Craig. Daniel Craig. He is "widely expected to be....the new James Bond" says the BBC.

Me, I was rather hoping Pierce Brosnan would don the tuxedo one more time. Oh well...the old order changeth.