We confess we were never fans of The Carpenters.  Their ostensibly treacly songs always caused an insulin crash in our souls.  But after Karen Carpenter passed away (30 years ago to the day, from heart failure attributed to her anorexia), we couldn’t help but go back and reassess the saccharine.  And here and there, you could hear the pain in Karen’s voice.  So on this Monday, though it’s not raining outside (in California anyway), check out Karen Carpenter singing one of their mega-hits, Rainy Days and Mondays.  Sometimes it only rains within.