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Beyond Personification
FILED UNDER: Everyday Life
July 18, 2005

Um... okay. Here's the deal. I track hurricanes. I've never denied my inner geek, so you shouldn't be surprised at that oh-so-fascinating revelation. I'm there all the way, from the tropical depressions to tropical storm, to full blown hurricanes. The National Hurricane Center website is on my favorites list, for crying out loud. Me = nerd, I know.

Anyway, the other day, I was following the track of Hurricane Dennis after it made landfall, and read the following: "The carcass of Dennis is now located at such and such coordinates"...

Wait a minute. The carcass?

Sheesh, guys. That's a little heavy, isn't it? The bloated remains of a hurricane have once again washed up on the shores of North America. The body of Hurricane Dennis, a category 3 storm, was discovered yesterday by local weatherman. Officials have not commented on cause of death, stating only that the circumstances are "highly suspicious". This is the first hurricane this season to find death on American soil, and officials have issued an international warning to all hurricanes visiting the area.

I mean, I take hurricanes seriously, I really do. But I'm not setting up a trust fund in their memory.

Silly meteorologists. You guys are too much.

Posted by Shannon at July 18, 2005 07:47 AM | TrackBack
Comments

sweet mary, I DO THE SAME THING.

You MUST check out this program EOTS its AMAZING. I dunno if they make it for the pc. Its an unreal hurricane mapping software with all sorts of satellite downloads and image downloads etc. It pretty much syncs up with the NHC and other weather centers and pulls down all sorts of cool stuff.

Posted by: JosiahQ at July 20, 2005 08:58 AM

You have to be kidding me, carcass? perhaps thunder shower but it is now a carcass...I think not.

;-)

Posted by: blue at July 20, 2005 07:28 PM

Speaking of hurricanes... and things blowing around in the wind... like flower petals, for instance...

Would Wrenn like to carry a basket of flower petals to throw to the wind... or would she rather carry a little bouquet all her own?

Posted by: Aunt Vickie at July 21, 2005 10:13 AM

Okay...THAT was funny. I'm a non-commenting blog reader, but today I'm compelled to let you know how truly entertaining I find your writing. Thank you so very much.

Posted by: Lisa at July 22, 2005 04:40 PM

Carcass...what's the problem with that? They forgot to report that the hurricane was attacked by sharks while it was wading across the sandbars...sheesh! I mean really...

Posted by: SonofThunder at July 25, 2005 01:11 AM
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