Summer Woes

After a few weeks away from my blog, it’s nice to get back to a routine.

           On a particularly muggy day in July, I remarked that it was hot; my son wisely replied:  Mom, it’s summer!

            It seems to me that no matter how many summers we have seen, we tend to forget that it does get rather warm in July and August in this part of the world. And by the same token, when winter comes around, we are somewhat shocked when the temperature dips to what we consider an indecent level.

            Perhaps it is in our nature to complain about the weather whether in winter or summer. One thing I’m sure of is that the complaints will multiply as climate change becomes more and more pronounced. It has been confirmed that the temperature of our planet has definitely increased in the last year and will no doubt continue to do so.

Can we reverse the trend?

            It all depends who is talking. Some say we are already well on our way to doing so, others have a more negative view of what lies ahead, not only temperature-wise but also climate change-wise i.e. that we’ll be seeing more and more natural disasters.

            One thing I’m certain of, is that the grandparents I know, as well as myself, are worrying about this uncertainty as we watch the young ones grow. What will happen in 30 or 40 years? Will the temperature of our planet affect human life itself? Perhaps not if the current trend of reducing dependency on fossil fuels and increasing our use of solar and wind power continues.

            The new electric cars are certainly a step in the right direction, and the concept is expected to be feasibly adaptable to aircrafts. Wouldn’t that be something? Instead of spewing waste from fossil fuel into the atmosphere as they soar, the countless planes that dirty our air every day would keep it clean for future generations.

            The part of me who believes that this is possible has a positive view of the climatic future. I pray it will become a reality.

             Now, something to make you smile: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. “It means carrying a child."