The Message, Not The Messenger
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 12:17 pm
Many of you know of my lifelong commitment to encouraging weather folks to pursue their interests in the sky; their passion for the clouds.
The opportunity that the simple act of "looking up" and appreciating the elements has brought to me has been both fulfilling and humbling throughout my life.
Helping others learn how to measure the rain, the snow, the temperature, or the cloud cover as an observer is part of who I am. It defines me in ways that music defines a singer or a role defines an actor.
It is especially nice when "out of the blue" comes a message like this one I received today.
And it should serve as a reminder to others here at Storm2k that your passion for the elements is a worthy journey to follow in your lifetime.
Hello Steve.
It has been a long time.
As you have gathered, I did make a career out of meteorology. I am now a professor of the same at the University of Missouri. I teach observing and forecasting. I find myself quoting many of the basics that I learned from (you and) the AWO or connections that I made because of the AAWO.
I may not have been mature enough at the time, but after the fact let me thank you for all of the work that you put into the (AWO) publication and the organization. Both the AWO and AAWO changed a lot of lives. It kept alive my interest when I was young, and showed me that this was in fact something I wanted to do with my life.
Whatever else is important here, the message rings true in many ways regardless of who the messenger may be.
Each of you have something significant to give to others, and it can come back in very unexpected ways.
The opportunity that the simple act of "looking up" and appreciating the elements has brought to me has been both fulfilling and humbling throughout my life.
Helping others learn how to measure the rain, the snow, the temperature, or the cloud cover as an observer is part of who I am. It defines me in ways that music defines a singer or a role defines an actor.
It is especially nice when "out of the blue" comes a message like this one I received today.
And it should serve as a reminder to others here at Storm2k that your passion for the elements is a worthy journey to follow in your lifetime.
Hello Steve.
It has been a long time.
As you have gathered, I did make a career out of meteorology. I am now a professor of the same at the University of Missouri. I teach observing and forecasting. I find myself quoting many of the basics that I learned from (you and) the AWO or connections that I made because of the AAWO.
I may not have been mature enough at the time, but after the fact let me thank you for all of the work that you put into the (AWO) publication and the organization. Both the AWO and AAWO changed a lot of lives. It kept alive my interest when I was young, and showed me that this was in fact something I wanted to do with my life.
Whatever else is important here, the message rings true in many ways regardless of who the messenger may be.
Each of you have something significant to give to others, and it can come back in very unexpected ways.
