Today is supposed to be a Reading Day on campus, as students prepare for their Final Exams next week. Yet, here I am, conducting a Lab exercise in my Introduction to Meteorology class with 11 students in attendance. We needed to use this day as a make-up for a missed Thursday lab, so here we are, all wishing we could be someplace else.
The next month will be somewhat hectic for me, as my son is getting married on Memorial Day weekend, and my granddaughter will soon be celebrating her first birthday. Sandwiched between those momentous occasions will be prep time for my Summer Session courses, and a couple of trips to Yankee Stadium to watch my beloved Bronx Bombers take on the Red Sox and Twins. The first of those two games is this Saturday, and the weather looks to be ideal, with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70's.
We've become somewhat spoiled by the warmer than normal Spring weather in Connecticut, so people seem to be disappointed if the mercury doesn't reach the 80 degree mark. However, normal highs for this time of year should be in the low 70's so we are right where we should be. Feels nice after a few damp and chilly days earlier this week. I predict, with great confidence however, that within the next 6 weeks, we'll begin hearing complaints about how hot and humid it is, and how we just can't wait for things to cool off and Autumn to be here. Just goes to prove that you can't please everyone, no matter what you do.
The next month will be somewhat hectic for me, as my son is getting married on Memorial Day weekend, and my granddaughter will soon be celebrating her first birthday. Sandwiched between those momentous occasions will be prep time for my Summer Session courses, and a couple of trips to Yankee Stadium to watch my beloved Bronx Bombers take on the Red Sox and Twins. The first of those two games is this Saturday, and the weather looks to be ideal, with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 70's.
We've become somewhat spoiled by the warmer than normal Spring weather in Connecticut, so people seem to be disappointed if the mercury doesn't reach the 80 degree mark. However, normal highs for this time of year should be in the low 70's so we are right where we should be. Feels nice after a few damp and chilly days earlier this week. I predict, with great confidence however, that within the next 6 weeks, we'll begin hearing complaints about how hot and humid it is, and how we just can't wait for things to cool off and Autumn to be here. Just goes to prove that you can't please everyone, no matter what you do.
