May 12, 2010

Choose Your Weather

I do not like rain. Never have, never will. I would gladly trade rain for snow or even a cold spell if I had to endure inclement weather as a condition of living on this planet. That seems to be the rule. Some people don't mind the rain. Or frightfully hot weather. Why can't we all have the bad weather we choose on the designated "inclement weather" days?

Here's how it might work...

My wife and I are walking to a bank to deposit a check. I'm wearing a hat, scarf, winter coat, gloves and boots, while my wife is in shorts, a tee shirt, flip-flops, sunglasses and a wide-brimmed straw hat. I'm shivering and my wife is dripping in sweat. However, we're able to carry on a conversation just as if we were both experiencing the same ambient conditions. When we get to the bank, this is where my scheme breaks down completely. Assuming the bank's temperature is a constant, comfortable temperature, we would probably both be miserable -- me over-dressed and she under-dressed. I'm not sure how practical it would be to continue the separate temperature zones inside the bank (or a stadium or a bustling market). Maybe you could take it from here.

If you let us choose our bad weather on Earth 2.0, why not take this a step further and allow us to choose our disappointments or failures? I have a notebook full of ideas I could share with you at the appropriate time and place.

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