Posts Tagged ‘weather’
How did television meteorologists become household names, and why can’t I name a single one of these guys?
Everyone in my life seems to know the names of the television meteorologists. They say things like, “Brad Somebody is hosting this charity event next weekend” or “Bruce Gobbledygook says it’s going to rain tomorrow.” Even my student’s know these names. I can’t help but wonder: These people can’t actually be watching the local news.…
Read MoreNew rule: NO MORE WEATHER TALK
I have a new policy, which I enacted (somewhat awkwardly) for the first time yesterday: Whenever the topic of conversation turns to the weather, and it doesn’t include a tornado, hurricane, major snow event, or similar weather anomaly, I leave the room if at all possible. We all have the current weather conditions and the…
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