Category: weather
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Summer’s here and it’s pissed
It must be summer in Maryland, because it’s either raining, hailing, or sizzling outside. I just walked the dog and felt like my skin was simultaneously peeling away from my body and developing blisters. What does this mean? Well, it means this past week was DC Pride. It’s important that this festival occur at a…
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The Four Seasons
Maryland style: SPRING:Monday: Cold and cloudyTuesday: Sunny and warmWednesday: RainThursday: RainFriday: Cloudy and humidSaturday: Cold and cloudySunday: Rain SUMMERMonday: Hot and superhumidTuesday: Hot and superhumidWednesday: RainThursday: Hot and superhumidFriday: Hot and superhumidSaturday: RainSunday: Rain AUTUMNMonday: RainTuesday: Cold and rainyWednesday: Cold and rainyThursday: Cold and rainyFriday: Cold and sun–er, nope, that’s a streetlamp because it’s so…
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The End of Summer
I really enjoyed my Labor Day weekend…a nice quiet before the storm of fall events and workshops start up again. But I was disappointed over weather. One thing strange to me about living in the East is this change-of-seasons thing they’ve got going. Last year I had a little heart attack in September when I…
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Climatization and Other Mythologies of Change
When I was a teenager, I traveled to Eurpoe with a big tour group, bunch of other kids, some adults, etc. I was sort of “alone” on the trip, so I tried to be friendly with the other travelers. In the group were two guys my age from Texas, and I remember quizzing them constantly…