Polar vortex - I've had heard this phrase a lot over the past 48 hours and I have to be honest - I have never heard the words used in the same phrase until a couple of days a ago. I have read The Polar Express and have seen the movie. The Vortex is prominent in the Doctor Who series (of which I am a huge fan) and of course; we learned about vortex in seventh or eight grade science class.
The term "polar vortex" has me scratching my head. When I was growing up it was called.....wait for it......WINTER. I know you have heard of it. Think about...yes you have..... it is where the days are shorter, the wind and outside temperature is colder, and the storms come from the North. And even more strange, there is a time when the days are longer, the wind and outside temperature is hotter - in the old days, we called it Summer. But this year, we will probably resort to calling it the Solar Vortex...oh doesn't it just sound better and not so hot?!?!?! Spring and Autumn round out the seasons categories - I think they are still safe to be known as Spring and Autumn. But one bad Spring could change all of that. Now depending on where you live, you might not really experience Spring and Autumn. Here in Texas, we have two seasons - Hot (Solar Vortex) and Hotter (Super Solar Vortex). Just for the record, I am a true four season's girl and I miss a proper Autumn day.
If you listen to all the media hype, this "polar vortex" is a direct result of global warming. Hhmmm, I'm not sure it's global warming when I read that the average temperature in the U.S., today, was 18.5 degrees. What??? Holy hell, 18.5 degree is just too damn hot for me....let me take some of clothes off cuz' I'm breaking out in a sweat...just between you and me - it might really be menopause, but today I place the blame straight on global warming and the damn polar vortex!!!
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