Today rained. There were lots of umbrellas out. Umbrellas give me a kick. I think they’re nice. It’s as if they were extracted from a long lost romantic period in history and deposited at the feet of our cell phone technobabble society. spiral dial phones–>touch tone–>cordless. vinyl–>cassette–>cd and yet umbrellas have stood the test of time (previous phrase to be spoken in old english documentary solemn voice). There is no competitor of modern invention which jeopardizes the umbrella’s popularity. Raincoats don’t count because an umbrella is not an article of clothing. I think umbrella dominance is funny and nice.