{"id":3390,"date":"2012-01-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/?p=3390"},"modified":"2012-01-31T07:07:16","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T13:07:16","slug":"speaking-of-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/speaking-of-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaking of the Weather…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For a couple weeks after the caucuses, Iowans were conditioned by political pollsters to give short answers on the phone we almost forgot how to engage in casual conversation. But since the ISU Cyclones defeated fifth ranked KU over the weekend, conversation has picked up quite nicely in our little state. Even after the “How’s about them Cyclones?” talk dies down, I think the weather will give us plenty to talk about.<\/p>\n

Optimists can talk about how nice it is to walk to the mailbox in shirtsleeves in January.
\nEnvironmentalist can talk about how this month’s weather is a sure sign of global warming.
\nFarmers can talk about how Elwynn Taylor thinks the drought of ’12 is coming down.<\/p>\n

For those of you who’ve never heard of Elwynn Taylor, he’s an uncannily accurate Iowa State University extension climatologist. He studies long term climate patterns and predicts long term trends rather than day-to-day weather.<\/p>\n

In July, if he predicts a snowy winter, you’d be wise to buy a snowshovel.
\nBut if he predicts a mild winter, don’t buy a new winter coat.
\nIn January, if he predicts the summer will be wet, cancel the cabin at the lake.
\nIf he predicts a flood, buy a boat.
\nAnd if he predicts a drought, take it seriously.
\nGuess which one he’s predicting for this summer?<\/p>\n

A drought.<\/a><\/p>\n

Which means I’m taking out stock in a garden hose company.
\nBecause the last time Elwynn predicted a bad drought was in January of ’88.
\nWhen the dry fall and winter weather pattern was similar to this fall and winter.
\nWhen La Nina was getting old.
\nWhen Alaska had lots of snow.<\/p>\n

I was three months pregnant with Anne way back then. By the time Anne was born in July, the drought was awful. To be clear, Elwynn didn’t know about my pregnancy, so it didn’t figure into his prediction.<\/p>\n

But, even if ISU loses every game for the rest of the summer, my shelf of conversation starters is well-stocked for the rest of 2012. I’ll be the life of every party, chatting about Elwynn Taylor drought predictions, pregnancy during drought stories, and labor during drought stories. Really fascinating stuff.<\/p>\n

So, when would you like me to come to dinner at your house?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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