Is there a month-long April Fool’s joke going on? It is
officially spring; the daffodils are blooming, the rabbits are hopping, but the
weather’s not reflecting the season. When snow flurries landed on our car this
week, I told one of our kids that it was unusual to have the bright sunshine
along with the snow. A winter-weary voice from the backseat of the car moaned,
“Ugh, I feel like the weather is mocking me.” To make matters worse, weather
forecasters predict more flurries for the weekend.
Given all the meteorological technology weather people use,
we’ve been fooled into thinking that they know what to expect. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. In fact, this is the year to expect the unexpected. Let’s
be glad we’re not dealing with this:
https://youtu.be/jkOTCKLi89Q
Imagine if we had to spend a year without summer. People would
threaten sit-ins and protests—but against whom, against what? Scientist would appease
us by accelerating their weather-controlling experiments. I’m sure some expert
is already working on it. Think about the lives saved and the damage avoided if
we could prevent storms. We’re such plucky folks, trying to control everything.
What have you finally decided not to
try to control?
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