Not Terrible?
During the evening newscast the other night, I heard the local weatherman give a forecast that I don’t remember ever hearing before. He said that tomorrow,
“Won’t be terrible.”
It was only going to be 41 degrees but, it was the first time we would break the freezing mark in a few weeks. It was also the first time it wasn’t going to snow in eighteen days. So,
“Not terrible.”
This is where we are right now. A year into the pandemic, below average temperatures, heavy snow, ice storms, locusts, seas boiling red with blood…If it’s not awful, we’ll take it.
We’ve come a long way in the past year if we’re ready to settle for news that’s not devastating.
If you went into a restaurant and asked,
“How’s the prime rib?”
“Way overcooked, very dry. If you drink enough fluids with it, you can probably choke it down. Let’s just say, if you haven’t eaten for a week, it’s not too bad.”
Would you shell out twenty-eight bucks for that? Hell no.
If you were having sex with somebody for the first time and asked,
“So, was that good for you?”
“Well, I was with one guy who was so drunk that couldn’t do anything. Then he threw up on me and passed out. So, you were better than him.”
I don’t think you would consider that high praise.
