Comments on: Musings on a blustery day

By: djelloul

djelloul — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:54:33 +0000

Brent, my daughter was in the merchant marine for many years, and her husband is a career merchant marine officer. They often chuckle about standing off the East Coast listening to some weather report saying, The storm passed safely out to sea! Nobody out at sea, of course, but us whales. When I workd for The Providence Journal one of its owners was Henry Sharpe of the tool and dye company. He gave a speech once and the headline said, Tool Head Speaks. He told the newsroom, I’ve been called many things in my life, but this tops the cake.—DM

By: Brent Robison

Brent Robison — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:05:08 +0000

Yes– the blue in snow, I’d love to know how that happens! I pay little attention to news but couldn’t ignore the stupidity of the headline “Storm Targets Nation’s Capitol” — weather as terrorism. Or just really really bad writing.

By: djelloul

djelloul — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:53:04 +0000

Not to mention the great beauty of the climate. For example, the lovely blue light snow that seems to emit after firstfall or the way everything is transformed. I suppose that is deemed too sappy to mention, so it’s left up to poets and just plain folk. And yet if that blue light were to be explained scientifically it would be a great deal more enlightening than most news, wouldn’t it?—DM

By: Darya

Darya — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:46:38 +0000

So true. What the news media is not reporting is how neighbors are helping each other, spontaneous block parties breaking out, and generations are coming together to play board games and hunker down with each other to enjoy the break in routine. But, I guess that is boring news… no potential for hype!