A Weather Channel rant, again

Sorry, I can’t help myself. I’ve been watching the Weather Channel for news of Hurricane Katrina, and got the giggles over the very sincere “Storm Tracker, Jim Cantore” again. He is SO very sincere. What is the difference between a Meteorologist and a Storm Tracker? Is it that a Meteorologist is a career and a storm tracker is a made-up title they give to someone pretending to be a meteorologist?

You can do some great People Watching through the Weather Channel. (If you are easily offended by mild jeering at people, you should not read on!) The women are all dressed by someone who thinks people look best in clothes that are 2 sizes too small. And some of the make-up and hair cause me to wonder if there are real people under there.

But the funniest thing is to watch them do the 2-people-at-the-desk “report” where the one that isn’t talking is looking sincerely into the camera and nodding agreement with the one that is talking: “It is very hot out there today” (nod, nod, nod, sincere look, nod, nod…)

OK – I got it out of my system. Giggle, giggle. (nod, nod)

(Oh yeah, we actually got some rain tonight. It wasn't "predicted" but we got it anyway.)