Mindy + Brodie + Fall = <3

My dog Brodie is really in to fall. 

 

I am too, but I rarely pose in parks surrounded by the early fall leaves and basking in sunshine, so you’ll just have to take my word for it.

partly cloudy, with a chance of meatballs

At 12:08 last night, I turned on the TV to check out my local weather report.  I want to know what I’m in for this weekend. 

partly cloudy.  mostly sunny.  partly cloudy and so on.

Which reminded me of a conversation that I’ve had several times with several people.  All inspired by one friend who posed this question:

What is the difference between partly cloudy, and mostly sunny? 

Wouldn’t it make more sense to describe the conditions as “mostly cloudy” and “mostly sunny”.  The word “partly” means to me that a part of my sky will be cloudy, rendering the rest of it…sunny.  Mostly sunny, if you prefer.   This could just be a “glass-half-full” kind of thing.  When the meteorologist is in a good mood she’ll say “it’s mostly sunny!” and when she’s fighting with her husband and her cat just destroyed her new comforter, “it’s partly cloudy, dammit.”

My favorite weather description is “abundant sunshine.”  Besides the fact that “abundant” is a great word, it just puts a little hop in my step.  She must have been in a great mood that day. 

Tell me your thoughts.  I know it doesn’t really amount to anything and we all know what the forecast means, it’s just one of those things.