Weather forecast for tonight: dark.
Sometimes it really is just that simple.
Every once in a while, I have to remind myself not everything requires a 10-page policy memo, a Freedom of Information request, and a trip to Harrisburg. (Although some days it sure feels like all three.)
Some things, believe it or not, are simply… obvious.
Tonight?
It gets dark.
No drama.
No hearings.
No budget impasse.
No arguing over who controls the sunshine.
George Carlin had a way of saying what everybody already knew, but somehow forgot. “Weather forecast for tonight: dark.” Brilliant, sarcastic, and painfully accurate all at once.
And it made me think…
How many things in our lives are actually simple, but we make them complicated because the world around us prefers complicated?
Parents know this better than anyone.
Kids need to feel safe
Families need support
People need each other
Not exactly earth-shattering revelations, but here we are, trying to prove these basic truths one meeting, one phone call, one day at a time.
And yet, even in all the heaviness, there’s still room for humor—and maybe that’s the point. Sometimes laughter is the easiest way to take a breath when life keeps throwing curveballs.
So tonight, when it gets dark (because spoiler alert: it will), I hope you take a minute to smile—maybe even laugh at something silly—and remember that life doesn’t always have to be complicated to count.
Sometimes the obvious answer is the right one.
Sometimes there’s nothing to fix.
And sometimes, the weather forecast really is exactly what it sounds like.
Forecast for tomorrow?
We’ll find out when we get there.
— Jim