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Can we start putting the sun angle play in as a negative? They sunsets have just started their creep towards later (sunrises don't count).

I prefer inhospitable hellscape. .

I’ve been saying this for years: it’s happening, it’s silly to deny it, but it’s also a trade-off for an advancing civilization. The warming atmosphere is occurring because we’re living better and longer, and having instantaneous and near-instantaneous communication and transportation devices. How much would you give up for a more inconvenient and arguably less healthy life (e.g., mining and smelting activities help give us trains and cars and MRIs and medicines) that comes from carbon-intensive activities? I do think we’re advancing to where technology cleans excess carbon from the atmosphere and to where we have better fuels (I work in aerospace and space engineering, and there are advanced jet fuels being tested now, both for security and environmental reasons), but we’re not there just yet. Thanks for coming to my TED talk. .

I’m not saying it’s not above average; I’m just talking about how it’s communicated here. Rather than “seasonably mild,” which is boring and tranquil, “torch” conveys a hellscape. .

Torch is one of those terms that’s overused (here at least) today; it’s kind of like how people now describe many jobs and relationships nowadays as “toxic.” When everything is toxic (or a torch), nothing is; it numbs the listener or reader to conditions where it’s actually toxic (or uncomfortably warm). Highs in the 40s (imo), is not a torch, but it’s been taken to the glue factory. .

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Do you live in the ocean? .

I find your surplus of faith encouraging. .

I’m kidding. Just being punny.

https://apple.news/AuKG_ygP5S46wrr8dM6RYMg This sucks .

All I Want For Christmas is Yamamoto on the Mets (I’m hoping this is about the Mets and not meteorology) .

I don’t know what this means, but I laughed. +1 .

Last Palm Sunday, I went to my younger son's baseball season opener where it was a pleasant 32 and breezy.

I wouldn't be surprised if we have a miserable, chilly March, because why not?

Regression to the mean. .

Sounds like everyone needs a hit of the powdery white stuff. .

I think one thing now that we’ve swung to one side so hard is that we often forget that it can snow, even with mild conditions forecasted long range. Weird things happen, and while I wouldn’t put my trust in it, things pop up all time. .

And it’s always good promotion to juuuuuust happen to have posts or news lead-ins that have potential snow and cold around Christmas or any holiday. .

Oh, I’m not denying what you’re saying (in fact, I have no idea what you’re talking about), it’s just that like Christmas decorating and raking leaves, it’s a seasonal tradition to declare winter over and walk through the stages of grief. .

Eh, it’s the same conversations every year, like clockwork. .

His enthusiasm is terrific, but he’s just having a moment. Let him process it. 100% on it’s not as bad as you think. I know a lot of people have mentioned we’ve been spoiled the past 25 years, so when you regress to the mean, it just sucks. You hit .300 for the year? That means you could have hit .450 for three months and .150 for the other three! That .150 is going to hurt. .

This is like the stages of grief, my friend. .

Yea… but it didn’t snow for many the rest of the winter. .

100% this. Enjoy the time with your loved ones. We can't control things, so it's best to enjoy what's in front of us. It's great to admit that you were wrong, but I wouldn't say it can't snow at this point of the year. That's just frustration speaking. In the past 15 years, we had October, November, and December storms. During those years, it didn't seem to snow much in March. That flipped for now, and it will likely flip again, but we have no idea when. It reminds me of when I was a kid, and thinking it would *never* snow. Ever. My dad told me to be patient. My elementary years coincided with 1987-1993, so it didn't have a major snowstorm until March of my fifth grade year. It happens and it drives us nuts.