Posts tagged as Weather
Because Why Not, Snow
If the weather were an actor we would all be talking about its phenomenal range. There's a chance of snow tomorrow, and then it will be back up near 50 on Friday. Next week will probably bring temperatures in the 70s and ice storms. It's crazy, I tells ya.
Dog Meets Cows
It is rainy and dull out there this morning and not a little bit raw, although it will get warmer. It's Monday, the start of a new week, at the time of the year when we're all doing our best to convince ourselves that things will get better. They won't, but it probably doesn't hurt to pretend that they will. In the meantime, enjoy these curious cows and the puppy that entrances them, because, really, if we can't spend a minute or two appreciating the wonders of nature what hope do we have of even making it to Tuesday?
The Darkest Day Of The Year
Tomorrow will be the darkest day of the year, but that is just a planetary distinction, as "it's the shortest amount of time between sunrise and sunset. This is caused by the Earth's relation to the sun, as well as the angle of the Earth's tilt." Really, the darkest day of the year is the day you wake up in the morning and realize that life's crushing meaninglessness has so insinuated itself into your very being that even the awareness of the mundane brutalities which characterize the empty actions that occur continuously as you're putting one foot in front of the other is no longer enough to register on the scale of existential despair that at least once provided you with the minuscule comfort of knowing that you were still able to feel something, even if it was a mix of heart-searing sadness and a somewhat more intense misery at the realization of just how negligible your own emotions actually were, to you or anyone else. Coincidentally, THAT day is also tomorrow, but in addition it is every day after for the remainder of your time on Earth. Dress warm. [Via] READ MORE
Maybe This Explains Your Mood
If you are feeling a little bit down today but are unsure as to why, let me offer you a few possibilities. READ MORE
Another Reason To Congratulate Yourself For Living In The City
"Along with the now-familiar candles, downed trees across the driveway and the thawing hamburger meat taken from the freezer and tossed in the trash, the region’s latest freak storm, which left three million people without electricity, has left something else in its wake: increasing unease about just what is going on and what it means for the vast majority outside the relative stability of an underground urban power grid. No one can know for sure if this is just the eternally unpredictable chaos of weather on earth or it is something more ominous; call it the new abnormal. But in recent years, suburban and rural residents have found themselves facing multiple disruptions like Mr. Frohne’s. Experts say the violent weather of the past few years in the Northeast is stressing the 20th century above-ground utility grid as never before, along with the people who depend on it. Few solutions are in sight."
Is It Going To Snow This Weekend?
You know, the first ten years of my life were a non-stop barrage of the word "potential," and look at the sorry way I turned out. I wouldn't worry too much about the snow just yet. We're just gonna get stuck with rain and cold and darkness and the inexorable sense that life has been a series of missed opportunities and bad decisions and even though you know who you are it's too late to do anything about it and soon—but not soon enough—you'll be dead. I mean, there WILL be snow eventually. I think this winter's actually going to be kind of brutal. It's just not going to be this weekend. But I am confident in my forecast for gloom.
A Cure For This Depressing Weather
It is cold and grey and dull out there and the rain soaks you through and leaves you uncomfortable once you finally get indoors. You feel the weight of it all settling into your shoulders, burrowing under you skin, filling you with a sadness so severe it makes Duane Reade at dusk seem like a surprise party where all the people you love have gathered to tell you how much you mean to them. I could try to cheer you up by telling you that the rest of the week won't be too bad, but I think we all know that that's not going to keep you from the current crushing despondency that the darkness of the day has brought about. So here's something that will help. READ MORE
How To Read This Morning's Weather Map
Here’s this morning’s weather map, straight from the Weather Channel website. What do we see? Well, it's going to be a purple line in California, typical for this time of year. Mountain West will see a lot of Hs—how nice for them! And the lumpy, blue-and-red line down the East Coast will stay for the remainder of the week into the weekend. Wait, what? Okay, so maybe when you look at a weather map you have a vague sense of what's being indicated. Like, "hmm, those green clouds look ominous." But how did they get there? And what's going on with those other lines, letters and bumps? READ MORE
