An open letter to the weekend weather man. (a parable)

Dear weekend weather man,

You intrigue me.  It seems you’ve landed that slot that’s meant for rookies who just graduated from meteorology school or for the man or woman who was getting tired of that hourly radio gig on the AM station that they’ve been doing for years.  It’s a new beginning.  It’s a fond farewell.

The weekend weather man position is your chance to prove yourself.  Can you win the crowd with your charming personality and charisma?  Will you bring them back every night just to see your white smile and your interesting take on cold fronts?  Will you make the weather a reason for them to tune in?

Will you make them believe?

Right now you are a part of the Action News weather team.  You are an integral piece of the whole.  You’re grinding it out, waiting for your chance at the big time.  Every big weather event is your chance to prove yourself.

Don’t be content at where you are.  God has big plans for you.  We all start somewhere.  That prime time spot is your’s for the taking.  Keep hustling.

Maybe I’ve got it all wrong.  Maybe you’ve been doing the weather for decades.  You’ve bounced around from channel to channel.  You were once a highly coveted weather man with a huge following.  You’ve left a legacy.  You paved the way for the current breed of weather man.  You’ve set the standard.

But the new kids have more energy and technical know-how.  You recall the times when there were two radars and you simply called them radars.  Now the young weather men have eight different radars and refer to them with wild acronyms like VIPER, ZULU and SONIC.

The weekend gig is right up your alley.  Less stress and more time at home. Less hours but more make up.  You are getting longer in the tooth and it’s time to step back.  But you haven’t given up.

The weekend weather position is your swan song.  Your final farewell.  This is where you leave your final legacy and transition from leading man to wise old sage.

Your job isn’t over, its taken a new and exciting turn.  You use your experience to guide and nurture.  You are a leader but you do it from the weather center in the back instead of in front of the blue screen and the camera.

Lead on wise one!

Weekend weather man, you are an example to all of us.  We admire your ambition and your determination.  We applaud your expertise and leadership and all the years of somewhat accurate forecasts.

Thanks,

Stewart

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