Forecast: High Pressure System with Chance of
Clouds!
By the end of October we begin to move from
the unpredictable weather of fall into the even more erratic meteorological
elements that dog us through winter.
Are you a novice meteorologist, or like most
of us, don’t know (or often care) about the difference between cumulus and
nimbostratus clouds? (Although the latter sounds kinda kinky.)
In view of the extreme weather conditions that
may or may not be attributed to climate change or climate control—take your
extreme choice—it’s good to know how and when your cumulus clouds could turn
into a mind-twisting tornado.
To begin …
Put on your tyro hat—no, not the
pointy one—and explore the world of clouds at Encyclopædia Britannica. Besides peaceful to observe, and great for spotting divine,
heavenly animals, cumulus clouds can turn wicked in the right (or way wrong) conditions.
And before you say the pretty, puffy cumulus
clouds couldn’t possibly be evil, read on dear tyro. According to Wiki: “A
tornado is a violently rotating
column of air that revolves while in contact with both the surface of the Earth
and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base
of a cumulus cloud.”
Short-and-sweet is my mantra today (or rather
tonight, by the time this is posted!) … so that’s our weatherized version of Wordplay Wednesday
for this week! After another week or so of “Indian Summer,” we tyros will have an intelligent comment to make in casual
conversation! (Please, no racial complaints—it’s
just a term that has been in use for more than two hundred years.)
Word Challenge: TYRO. Remember, there is a difference between stupid and ignorant.
The latter means you’re simply uninformed—don’t be the former—learn something
new every day! Can you fit tyro into your week of cloudy
writings?
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