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Stormy weather is portable

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 L.T. Hanlon4 Comments
Screen capture of MyRadar Pro app shows a map of the Midwestern United States on which icons representing live stormchaser feeds are superimposed.
MyRadar Pro shows video feeds from stormchasers.

This photo is of a typewritten page with the following text. Friday, May 17, 2019. Chicago, USA. Hermes 3000. All the weather — right in your hand. Last night a hundred lightning flashes or more shined through my living room window. And I knew how many of those bolts struck near me, and I knew how long the storm would last. I can also see another storm on its way to— night — and when it will arrive. And out in tornado country I can the stormchasers closing in on deadly weather. And if I really want to, I can watch the live video feeds of mobile meteorologists. I’m able to do all of this on my iPhone, which also lets me compose email, instant messages and even the next bad novel using its QWERTY display. I can switch it to a Dvorak or a QWERTZ display if want. But how am I telling you this? I’m using a manual typewriter manufactured the year before we landed on the Moon. Note: This typecast is unedited. Typos are Easter eggs.

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Why does rain on dry dirt smell so good?

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 L.T. HanlonLeave a comment

I also love the smell of typewriters when using one. Maybe I should try typing in the rain — from a safe, dry, covered porch or patio, of course.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Chicago, USA. Hermes 3000, the 1968 model. I can’t smell it up here. I’ve lived up high on the 54th Floor for about two years now and still haven't smelled petrichor. You might not know what petrichor is , but you've certainly smelled it — and probably liked it. This high-class word describes the earthy odor that rain makes when it falls on dry soil or hot concrete. For me, it's as much an emotional experience of a Midwestern summer as fireflies and that lighter fluid used to ignite charcoal briquettes. A friend of mine who sought a post-divorce reboot applied for a job as a flight attendant.	She wanted to work for an airline because the lighter fluid reminded her of jet fuel's odor. I’ve read that humans’ sense of smell is processed in the oldest, most-primitive compartment of our brains — which is why odors are such a powerful trigger of memories and emotions. Maybe petrichor stirs long-ago species-specific memories of our struggle to survive on the parched plains of ancient Africa. Note: This typecast has not been edited.

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