In this column, Cecil says he doesn’t know why good weather in early February is supposed to mean bad weather soon after. I think it just basic, protective pessimism.
My Father used to complain that his Mother would upbraid him with a saying that she got from her Father: “Sing before breakfast: cry befor supper.” Yes, my family is a little wierd, but the basic “don’t trust good luck to last” idea is, I think, widespread.
Got an unexpected bonus from work? Don’t blow it on a night out, sock it away in savings, so you’ll have the funds when your transmission shreds itself.
Get nice warm weather in early February? Don’t stop chopping wood, use the good weather to chop a little more. If you don’t, you’ll need it. And mend those mittens while there’s good light for it.
Groundhog’s Day=Pessimism?
In this column, Cecil says he doesn’t know why good weather in early February is supposed to mean bad weather soon after. I think it just basic, protective pessimism.
My Father used to complain that his Mother would upbraid him with a saying that she got from her Father: “Sing before breakfast: cry befor supper.” Yes, my family is a little wierd, but the basic “don’t trust good luck to last” idea is, I think, widespread.
Got an unexpected bonus from work? Don’t blow it on a night out, sock it away in savings, so you’ll have the funds when your transmission shreds itself.
Get nice warm weather in early February? Don’t stop chopping wood, use the good weather to chop a little more. If you don’t, you’ll need it. And mend those mittens while there’s good light for it.
Seems to me in order to see a shadow in February, you don’t need warm weather, just clear weather, and that means cold temperatures in most northern tier states. If it is cloudy, it is always warmer, but less likely to produce shadows…