Grappling With the Weather, Sexual Abuse

1. It's cold, it's wet, and it might get a little scary for your pets once the thunderstorms arrive. That's basically the forecast for today. Check out the .

2. There are only three wrestlers representing Rancho Santa Margarita at today's Masters Meet, which brings together the best wrestlers in the entire Southern Section (think San Clemente to San Luis Obispo). However, tt. It's worth checking out especially if you're online during the medal frounds from 2-5 p.m. If you've never given high school wrestling much thought, you'll learn just how tough it is. You might find you really like the unscripted version of the sport. It, and water polo, are probably the two most demanding sports a high school athlete can play.

3. It's always surprising when it hits so close to home. Todd Sousa, who owns a company that teaches swimming, was arrested after admitting to having sex with a 15-year student. According to the company website, Swim Venture operated at Trabuco Hills High. Here's . Since SoCal is such a hot-bed for swimming, here is the USA Swimming Banned for Life list that was released in 2010; the story that accompanies the list is about Everett Uchiyama, who rose through the ranks at the Tustin-based SOCAL Swim Club beginning in the 1980s.

4. On this date in history, Feb. 26, 1993, a bomb exploded in the parking garage of the World Trade Center; six people died and a thousand were injured. In 1935, Adolf Hitler formed his air force, the Reich Luftwaffe.

5. The Man in Black, Johnny Cash, was born on this day in 1932, as were legends Jackie Gleason (1916) and Buffalo Bill Cody (1846). Other worthy celebrants were Tony Randall (1920), Betty Hutton (1921), William Frawley (1887), Levi Strauss (1829) and Victor Hugo (1802). Among the living are Fats Domino (79), Michael Bolton (58) and Erykah Badu (39).

For What it's Worth: It's Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month. You know who you are. Today is the last day of Learning Disabilities Week. It's International Sword Swallowers Day. Chew on that for awhile.