It’s the moment of the Winter Solstice, the time at which the sun’s equator is directly in line with the Tropic of Capricorn. It’s the time of the shortest day of the year, and the longest night time in the Northern Hemisphere. Common sense tells you that for the past 6-1/2 weeks, the weather has been getting colder, and for the next 6-1/2 weeks, the weather will start to warm up as the sun’s rays become more concentrated on the northern hemisphere until the Summer Solstice, when it all starts diffusing again. In fact, Wikipedia states that “Calendrically, in most countries the time of the winter solstice is considered as midwinter.”
But, oh, no. Not here in the U.S. Some dumbass calendar maker wanted to charge more for his calendars, so he decided to put “Official First Day of Winter” on the date of the Winter Solstice. There’s no “Official First Day of Winter.” There is no federal legislation declaring the seasons. Every kindergartener knows that when it’s getting cold, it’s starting to get on to winter. When it starts warming up and plants start growing, it’s spring. When it’s really hot, it’s summer, and when the weather starts to cool and the leaves fall off the trees, it’s fall.
So, you “news anchor” who does nothing but read from a computer screen with a really sad and concerned tone of voice on the ‘All News and Traffic except the Traffic that I’m in’ station, BLOW IT OUT YOUR PIE HOLE!
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