Let the Sunshine In!

(Today's word will be in red, and bold.)


During the past few months I've done way too many posts about the weather; mostly about the snow.   Therefore, I've been trying not to post about this subject anymore; until now.

I'm making an exception today, because the area I live in FINALLY got decent weather! Fantastic weather in fact!  Record setting high temperatures; I loved it!

Okay, it was only for about three days; but hey, it was the weekend, it was sunny and warm!  We had temps in the 80's, which makes me happy; those are the days I love the most.

I realize, it won't last, in fact, it's supposed to be cooler and rainy the rest of the week.  With that in mind, I'd like to put this out to Mother Nature:

I know you can make it warm and sunny, you've proven that.  Since you've shown it's possible to have nice weather, please don't let the last three days be considered our spring and summer for this year!  Really, is it asking too much to have an actual summer this year; during the summer season?  Please and thank you!

Of Mid-Life And Menopause

(Today's word will be in ALL CAPS, BOLD, ITALIC, and STRIKETHROUGH.)


(Not being a meteorologist, or even a weather person, I'm left to my own conclusions about the current weather situations around the globe. That, and I have more fun making up my own stories!)


We all know the world has been around for eons. I'm thinking in universe age, our little planet might be in it's middle age years at the moment.

My reasoning is due to the odd weather most places have been experiencing lately. If Nature was male, it would be having a mid-life crisis. Next thing you know, our aging solar system would be served divorce papers, and good ol' Nature would be out looking for a younger galaxy to hang out with.

We all know however, Nature's full name is "MOTHER Nature", and therefore is a female.

In terms of the weather, this makes complete sense. After all, women going through menopause tend to have various symptoms, like hot flashes, cold sweats, mood swings, bloating and the like.

Now look at the weather throughout our world lately: Unusually warm, or cold; flooding; tornadoes; earthquakes, and the list goes on.

Does anyone else see the pattern I'm seeing? Sudden warmth is equal to hot flashes; and much colder weather can be the same as cold sweats. Flooding would be like bloating, and earthquakes and tornadoes definitely seem like Nature's version of mood swings.

As I've said, this is just my theory on the subject; my odd sense of seeing things differently than others. In no way however am I trying to make light of the devastation that's been happening lately. I definitely realize the enormity of what's happened to many over the last few days and weeks. Hopefully I haven't offended anyone. If I have, I do sincerely apologize.

Space For Rent

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I had a post planned for today. I knew exactly what it was going to be about, I knew there would be photos I could use; maybe even a video or two. All I had to do was be in a certain place at a certain time, watch, have fun, then come home and write about it. Unfortunately THAT didn't happen.

Mother Nature decided to give winter one last shot, dumping snow where I live once again. So instead of being at the Ponderosa Lounge enjoying the "$10 Hoot & Holler" show on February 29, 2012, I was stuck at home.

Instead of being able to tell you about the performances of Cloverdayle, The Farm, Marlee Scott, Craig Campbell, and Lee Brice, I'm left to fill this post with explanations of what should have been. Sigh...

For those who did make it to the show, I hope you had a wonderful time, and please, feel free to share the experience here. After all, there's plenty of room on this post!

Reading Between The Lines

(Today's word will be in ALL CAPS, BOLD, ITALIC, and STRIKETHROUGH.)

Right up front I'll say this, weather people do tend to get a bad rap over all. I don't think there's anyone who hasn't heard, or made, a joke about how weather people can still have jobs when they're wrong a lot of the time.

To be fair though, even with the best tools and equipment, those reporting the weather are still at the mercy of Mother Nature.

Over the years, I've learned to read between the lines when it comes to weather reports.

If it's a run of the mill, average weather report for whatever time of year it is, then it's probably going to be exactly that.

However, if the weather becomes the top story of the news, and a majority of the broadcast is dedicated to the subject, it's probably NOT going to happen. This is especially true if stations stay on the air with continuous reports, when the actual news broadcast is over.

Doesn't matter if it's extremely warm weather, cold, windy, or what, if there's a big hoopla about it in the media, it's more than likely going to fizzle out and be nothing.

On the other hand, when forecasters say there might be a chance of some type of extreme weather, (again, warm, cold, windy, etc.), but it's just a slight chance, and not a big deal, it's time to hunker down and take cover!

Such was the case with the snow here this past week. At first the stations were making a big deal about it; then it looked as though it wasn't going to happen after all. When it looked to be quieting down is when the snow hit.

Predictions were then made that there would be a slight chance of more snow before the weather switched over to rain. This was to happen probably between 1am and 7am yesterday, (Wednesday, January 18, 2012). It was a small window of time and each station said there wouldn't be too much, if any snow accumulation, during that time. Guess what? Yeah, it started snowing heavily around 9pm Tuesday night, and continued until at least 4 Wednesday morning.

It's switched over to rain now, however the snow isn't clearing out very fast at all where I live. Other places, yes, just not here at 1100' in Washington.

Hopefully the weather will just be normal for a bit, and the weather people can have a break, and so can the rest of the area.