tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post2575333247958183641..comments2024-03-28T22:02:16.520-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Weather PornLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-74984112784262028892017-05-04T15:21:42.694-04:002017-05-04T15:21:42.694-04:00Absolutely, Lorne. We may not like the outcome we ...Absolutely, Lorne. We may not like the outcome we foresee but that's no reason to give up the fight.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-86085885997088638512017-05-04T12:51:41.330-04:002017-05-04T12:51:41.330-04:00That's very true, Mound, but on the other hand...That's very true, Mound, but on the other hand, I guess everyone deserves to be regularly reminded of the forces our self-indulgent lifestyles have unleashed, whether or not we pay heed to the images.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-55341463104831739382017-05-04T12:39:42.193-04:002017-05-04T12:39:42.193-04:00The three of us are from an era in which severe we...The three of us are from an era in which severe weather events were not a steady diet on national newscasts. Weather was something reserved mainly for local news except when hurricanes or particularly damaging tornadoes occurred. <br /><br />Now these reports of extended droughts or massive flooding have become a daily staple and, with that promiscuity, they're losing their impact, becoming a form of "creeping normalcy." And so we become the frog in the pot of boiling water.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-61426628162779370662017-05-04T10:46:10.699-04:002017-05-04T10:46:10.699-04:00Very apt, Owen. Groucho had a pithy saying for eve...Very apt, Owen. Groucho had a pithy saying for every occasion. One of my favourites, which has nothing to do with the matter at hand, is this: "I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn't it." Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-40994310891928136002017-05-04T09:18:06.550-04:002017-05-04T09:18:06.550-04:00As Groucho said, Lorne, "Who are you going to...As Groucho said, Lorne, "Who are you going to believe? Me or your eyes?"Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com