Monday, 8/14

Sundays, what do you have against us this year?

Here's a warning right off the bat. I'm gonna whine about the weather again today. If you don't wanna read it, I don't blame you. I wouldn't either. Come back tomorrow and I won't say a thing about Mother Nature and her vendetta against us.

Promise.

Okay, if you're still here, I'm gonna vent the same vent I vented a few Mondays ago. If you recall, I had taken Mandy's advice and I was keeping track of weather on Sundays this summer. She said I could only whine if I had the evidence to back it up.  Well, after yesterday's rain storm, a storm that was not in the forecast, I've updated the scientifically proven list I posted a few weeks ago--

Sunday, June 4th—61 & foggy

Sunday, June 11th—79 & sunny early, then rain in the afternoon (like yesterday)

Sunday, June 18th—cloudy & 61

Sunday, June 25th—cloudy, rainy, high of 60

Sunday, July 2nd—cloudy, misty, high of 69

Sunday, July 9th—cloudy & drizzle, high of 60.

Sunday, July 16th—sunny but only 60 degrees.

Sunday, July 23rd—cloudy & cold & rainy, high of 58

Sunday, July 30^th—Sunny & 85. No rain. An anomaly this year, and a great day.

Sunday, August 6th—Mostly cloudy, cold north wind, high of 65.

Yesterday—sunny & warm early, then rain in the afternoon.

There's the proof. Out of 11 Sunday this “summer”, only one has been warm and dry. One. Out of 11 Sundays. What gives, Mother Nature?

I know enough about science to know that it's just a coincidence. I know that there is nothing in nature that works on a seven-day cycle; a seven-day week, after all, is just a human construct. And if we were living in a society where Sunday wasn't a day off, I'd be sparing you these whines. But just the fact that we have 13 summer Sundays, and that 10 out of the first 11 have been cold or wet or both, makes me wonder, even if I know better, if there is some kind of weird Karmic payback for something we did. If that's the case, let me make this plea to Mother Nature.

Dear Mother (and I hope I may call you that):

This is Jim, your friend from Marquette. I know that we as humans have not been treating you very kindly these past few years, and that you're doing your best to try to mitigate the damage being done by some of us. However, I hope you'll find it in your heart to remember that not ALL humans are trying to destroy you. In fact, some of us are doing our best to help you heal and recover. So if you're purposely trying to get back at us by making our few precious Sundays as bad as you can, may I respectfully ask that you pull back a little, at least here in Marquette? Up here, we don't get a lot of summer Sundays, and we'd like to enjoy the few we get. I hope you know that most people in Marquette are on your side. We bike, we recycle, and we try to take care of you as best we can. I understand why you're taking your frustrations out on humans, but remember—some of us like you, and try to take care of you. It'd be cool if you could at least acknowledge that, and let us enjoy our Sundays before they become cold & wet (& even snowy) for months on end.

Besides, if you want to take your weather frustrations out on someone who deserves it, I'd be happy to supply you with GPS coordinates for Washington, DC.

Thanks for listening, Mother. I hope you'll consider my heart-felt plea when it comes to the two final Sundays of our summer.

Thanks in advance, and I sincerely hope we can work together constructively in the future.

Your pal,

(jim@wmqt.com)