After A Drought Comes the Rains

After A Drought Comes the Rains: "Just before my senior year I high school, my parents moved to Southern California, into the LA basin area. During the settling in period, they rented a cottage in Lawndale, and when they felt more economically secure they bought a small home in northern Torrance, not far from the refinery. That was the beginning of my seven year drought, a time period when I did not have a dog in my life. "...(Click title link to see entire article.)...