Seriously! Show of hands, how many people today had someone at your work say “It won’t stick” when they were told it was going to snow today? Exactly! I think that’s so uncalled for, to be quite honest. It shows one of the millions of double standards we have as humans. Take this conversation for example:
JOHN: Hey, I’m taking my family to Disneyworld this weekend.
NEGATIVE NANCY: You’re going to have to wait in lines for long amounts of time and spend a lot of money on overpriced food and snacks.
See? Wouldn’t you call that rude? Then, why do we just accept it when people tell you that the snow won’t stick? If I weren’t childishly scared of any kind of confrontation, then I would respond back to these naysayers with “I wasn’t asking for your validation. I’m just telling you that it’s supposed to snow today.”
I have a theory about why people insist on bringing down the idea of snow in Houston. I think it’s because they have a deep desire that things never change. I’m probably looking into this more than I need to, but it’s something I’ve noticed about people in general. Behind every phrase is something deeper. So, when someone tells you that the snow in Houston will be boring and anticlimactic, just put your hand on their shoulder and look into their eyes and tell them this: “Everything changes. I think you’ll enjoy things much more once you accept that.”
Didn’t expect me to say something as serious as that did you? Expecting a fart joke? An obscure reference from a culturally popular movie? Violent imagery? Not this time. I’m excited about snow and I don’t care who knows it! REJOICE!
