OptimisticWeather.com

This is the name of a fictitious web-site where my climbing buddy, Chris, would "get" his weather reports from. On OptimisticWeather.com (oWeather.com), it's 70 and sunny with no humidity every day. Except in winter when it's 35 with 10" of powder.

I recently became a subscriber to oWeather when it became clear to me that the downside of missing a day outdoors due to a pessimistic forecast was much greater than the downside of being outdoors in bad weather. And when a pessimistic forecast turns out wrong, I have the cliff to myself since all the Weather.com subscribers are moping at home. When the forecast turns out correct -- oh well, I'll throw on the jacket, hat, and go for a hike. A little adventure is a good thing every so often. The weekend is too short to be subjecting my plans to the fickleness of Mother Nature. If I wait for everything to align like I expect it, the only things that I'll get to experience are things that I expect. That's a bland existence - like someone who doesn't want to try a new food. It's nice to let a few things out my control once in a while. It teaches you to adapt. Bad weather is only bad if you let it be. Rain will make the flowers grow.