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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something...

 

April 25th, 2004

Stop Bitching About the Weather!

Every year, twice per year, I have to chide, chastise and ridicule both Arnie and Dawn about the Weather. Arnie hates the rain and cold of the fall and winter, Dawn hates the heat of spring and summer.


Arnie and Dawn (in this case) are normal. Most people have a favorite season, while at the same time they have type of weather they are not very fond of. I do. I prefer dead of the winter monster rainstorms and early spring mid-80's.


Arnie and Dawn are also normal with their over-the-top bitching about the weather they hate. Almost everyone I know allows the weather to dictate his or her moods. People get incredibly angry about the rain ruining their plans, or the heat stifling their energy. This is where I become abnormal, and better than the rest of you.


Of all the things we complain about in this society (politics, the economy, our boss, rude people, bad drivers, etc) the weather is the biggest waste of time. No matter how "out of touch" you may feel about politics and the rest, there are alternatives to just bitching about every one of them. If you hate your boss, you can find a new job. If people are rude you can modify your interaction with them. If bad drivers drive you nuts you can drive defensively, take alternative routes, use public transportation or just stay home. I admit some of these options are borderline unrealistic, but they are at least options.


When it comes to the weather, there is absolutely, positively, NOTHING you can do about it. You are totally out of control. You are simply a meaningless human being caught up in a process you will never understand or be able to have any piece of control in; Mother Nature.


Need proof? Look at all of the technology we have in the world today. We are on Mars, curing diseases never thought curable, cloning people and accomplishing things never thought possible. Yet, we continue to have the absolute worst weather forecasts known to mankind. I mean really, the truth of the matter is we can't even predict the weather 6 hours from now let alone control it!


So just stop bitching about. Rather than reacting to the weather, embrace it and find a positive in it. If you hate the heat, realize that stifling summer temps mean that Christmas is that much closer. If you hate it when the rain season begins, relish the thought that football is being played! You can always find a way to take something completely out of your control and turn it into a positive but taking control of the one thing you are totally in charge of; your attitude.


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ROB ARNIE & DAWN