Fiercely Raining

I haven't made a Donald Kilbuck post in a long time, so I thought I'd transcribe a recent voicemail he left on my cell phone:

Hi Jon.
Donald.
It's raining up here.
It's fierce!
Fiercely raining!
Or is it calm?
[ pause ]
OK. It's calm.
OK. The leaves aren't blowing.
OK. Bye.