The benefits of going out in the rain
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It turns out that after decades of studying the elements of rain's potential mood-boosting abilities, scientists have found some decent evidence to support it. And it's not the only benefit of rain: research shows rain also removes harmful substances from the air, while its unmistakable smell may even enhance our memories.
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There was a big hail and lightning storm here in Nashville on Thursday night. The power went out in my hotel. I finished my dinner in the hotel restaurant via iPhone flashlight, and then went up to my room to read my Kindle Paperwhite in bed. Hooray, electronics!
Did you know the electronic door locks on hotel rooms are battery powered? That was a relief.
I didn’t go out in the rain that night. A friend showed me a bruise she got on her arm from a hailstone.
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New Study Reveals Plants Can Detect the Sound of Rain
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I remember at 7000 ft on Mauna Kea under the snow belt where I was blessed to live for seven years, the winds would sometimes be 60 mph, with rain so hard that in my little rented house with a metal roof, that it stopped anyone from being able to hear anything anyone else said.
It was great. There would an imperceptible amount of particulates in the air. You could actually see better after that through the air because it was clear. There was so much oxygen in the air. That is what being in an oxygen chamber must feel like.
Alas, the Great Recession hit, and even after the ginormous amount of unemployment extensions, there were still no jobs.
I can't be mad about it.
Our weather is, of course, usually (not always) mundane in comparison, though.
I'll tell you the worst (for me): being trapped in your home on a small island when you sustain a direct hurricane and your town catches fire and houses start to burn to the ground. By trapped, to be clear, if you weren't able to leave, local federal authorities blocked all roads, and would not let people leave.
That was Lahaina Fire #1.
I moved to Florida before Lahaina Fire #2 or there's a good chance I would have died in the fire.
We're at 81 high/ 64 low today with mild winds, but the lows will quickly rise to around 70.
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There was a big hail and lightning storm here in Nashville on Thursday night. The power went out in my hotel. I finished my dinner in the hotel restaurant via iPhone flashlight, and then went up to my room to read my Kindle Paperwhite in bed. Hooray, electronics!
Did you know the electronic door locks on hotel rooms are battery powered? That was a relief.
I didn’t go out in the rain that night. A friend showed me a bruise she got on her arm from a hailstone.
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