MY DAY: SOON AS THE WEATHER BREAKS, BABY

“Well… as soon as the weather breaks, baby, I think I will pack my bags and head that-a way.”

Bass down. Three beats. Repeat. One key up. “Yesss. As soon as the weather breaks, I think I will pack my bags and head that-a way”. A lot of Americans were singing that tune this winter.

That song was sang best by Bobby Blue Bland for decades. If you are any age, you have heard it. It never lost its thrill. And this unseasonal weather, especially across the south, has given it new meaning. We decided to take a brief survey of comments on the weather across the nation and the expressions were interesting. My foremost thoughts are I am surprised at how “surprised” people are about the weather. Let me share with you.

“I got tired of watching television, so I decided to read. I finally read the instructions that came in the box with my new cell phone”, was one response.

Question: “When did you get your new cell phone?”

Answer: “It was a Christmas gift”. Huh. From a TSA employee in Philadelphia, “I am placing a transfer to the airport in Las Vegas. I have always wanted to live in a timeless city”.

There were the usual answers such as I cooked a meal and called long lost relatives. Most profound was “I dusted by Bible”. To-wit, I replied, “Did you read any of it?” One of my favorite onair personality mentor/friends in Silver Springs, Maryland, had a glorious report from one of her stacks of magazines. She was amazingly excited about doing something and had started the research toward the goal. The Rwanda’s orphanages were down 1,800 from one million. As you know, in 1994, when the genocide hit, it left about one million children without parents. “As soon as the weather breaks, I am going to visit and look for a child”.

Up to Canada, I learned about a ridiculous debate (The Munk Debate) about “Men are Absolete” held in Toronto. And in Atlanta, there was the “I cannot believe the weather we had here”, from a former Texan.

Ester Davis can be reached at Estyler2000@aol.com. For info on “FREE GED” Visit www.imperialusa.org or call 214.484.7341