Smalltalk Transmogrified

Ever notice how much people seem to like to talk about the weather? I mean, talking about current conditions right then, right there. For instance, as I write this it's cool outside but not abnormally so for the middle of the night in the middle of May, and we've had this dry spell -- I've only had to mow the lawn once so far this year...

I never mastered smalltalk, I guess because I don't understand the rules behind this provincial ritualistic custom and/or never picked up the habit, because I think it's pointless.

Now, if one person has seen or heard the forecast and another hasn't, talking about the weather can then become a useful exchange of information. On the other hand, I can do without that inevitable summertime question, "Hot enough for ya?"

Talking about current weather conditions is perfectly fine, however, when you're conversing with someone hundreds of miles away. You get a better sense of what it's like where that other person is, and that's (somewhat) interesting...


These days of course the weather has become more interesting (as in the ancient Chinese curse/blessing, "may you live in interesting times"). Everyone is talking about the freakish weather and global warming -- and debating about whether we are responsible.

My view on global warming is that it's something that simply happens every few thousand years, and though it may be inconvenient, there's little or no truth to the idea that human actions have triggered it this time around. I'll admit that we may be speeding it up a bit, but it's a cyclical thing. Plus, any day now we could have a massive volcanic eruption that darkens the skies and cools things down again. Who knows? My view is subject to revision...

Now, and to the real point of this post, my view on freakish weather:


By random chance, strange weather patterns pop up every now and then. Our atmosphere has always been in a state of controlled chaos, but you could look at the record for a particular area and pretty much know what to expect. Recently? Not so much.

Now we're back to talking about global warming. Everyone seems to think that global warming is at the root of our weather troubles, and the majority seem to think that we, as a species, are at fault. Whether it's a rookie mistake, or something we should've seen coming, global warming has become a hot topic (unavoidable pun). Some of us are scrambling to find a solution, while others are waiting and watching intently...

Meanwhile we live in a world of big government and big government secrets, where big ideas sometimes generate big checks written with the big invisible pen of Big Brother. Long ago there were smartypants types working on ways to make it rain here or stop the rain over there, for purely practical reasons. Government types picked up on this, realizing that the ability to control the weather could provide a tactical advantage in combat.

Thus, weather control becomes a military secret. No one is supposed to know about it. We wouldn't want our 'enemies' to expect and prepare for sudden harsh weather, now would we? Of course not. So, as with anything that can be used for a tactical advantage, our big government feels no remorse as it continues to write big checks for the big secret project, and the secret ability to control the weather gets developed further and further. Expense is not an issue, and disclosure is unthinkable.

There's really no telling how many secrets they keep from the public, or how big some of them may be.

Why is that a problem? It's a problem because the type of people who seek power are usually the exact kind of people we shouldn't trust. These are the people who ultimately get to hold the secrets, and who secretly hold the power to use secret technology in any way they choose.

These people own big corporations and make big back-room deals for big government contracts. If they can figure out ways to make big messes, they can make big money cleaning them up and/or Big Oil can use big disasters as excuses for big price increases, for big profit. Somehow, doing so doesn't make them feel small. They didn't get where they are by being compassionate.

So, it's no big deal for them to use the big weather machine to make big storms that make big news and cause a great big death toll. Over -- and over -- and over -- and over again, and they can get away with it.

And guess what? A big part of that big weather machine involves using big arrays of big antennae emitting large amounts of electromagnetic radiation to focus big heat on this or that specific target in our atmosphere (as you may know, temperature differentials are a big part of what creates weather patterns). Have they been using it often enough to contribute to global warming? That's a big maybe.

Another thing that may be contributing to global warming is the ever-increasing use of cellphones and other wireless technology, including radio and television. All of those things operate within the microwave frequency range -- and we all know what microwaves do. On that subject, it was discovered long ago that a powerful enough radio transmitter will adversely affect the weather. Can anyone say Dust Bowl? Now, what do you suppose our big secretive government did with that knowledge?

Can you say Katrina? Can you say 'Subtropical Storm' Andrea, freakishly popping up out of nowhere to fan the flames of a really big 'wildfire' instead of bringing rain?

Oh sure, we're supposed to believe those big transmitter arrays are used for purely scientific purposes. They had to have a big lie ready, because the arrays are too big to hide, even in big big Alaska. What's that, big government? You want to put big satellites in orbit without telling us what they're for? It's classified as a big secret? Sure, why not? What reason would we have not to trust you? And hey, if you're using them for weather 'experiments', you'll give us fair warning, right? And compensate anyone for any damages? Sure, okay...

Big media plays a big role in this big mess. They're under big pressure to help keep the big secrets from coming out and causing a big problem for the bigwigs. What should be big news gets swept under a big rug, and the public continues to be largely unaware.

We can change that. It's a big project, but we've got this great big electronic network at our fingertips, and we can reach a big number of people. Yes, it's a huge responsibility, but one that we must not shrink from.


WE MUST TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.


If you think all this is one big paranoid delusion, well, that's certainly understandable -- but consider this: The most unthinkable acts are the ones that criminals are most likely to get away with. You don't even bother to ask, "How could anyone do such a thing?" Then, according to plan, the blame is laid elsewhere, or the whole thing is dismissed as an unsolvable mystery.

In the case of bad weather, we tend to think of it as an act of God, or Mother Nature, or Mother Earth. We do not tend to put these pieces together, that 1: Lack of compassion can lead to power and wealth; 2: Wars lead to military secrecy and secret weapons; 3: Greedy and unscrupulous people who leverage themselves into positions of power end up with control over those secret weapons, and 4: Whatever they want to do, they can, as long as the public doesn't find out about it.

These conspirators may be clever and cunning, and incredibly ruthless, but they are NOT smarter than everyone else. Quite a few of us can see that many of these recent disasters have been anything but natural...



Here's hoping that, as people inexorably continue to talk about the weather, more of us talk about weather engineering -- and how far the science has gone, and how it's being used. Let's hope people start asking the right questions.




Phil Smith
May 15, 2007



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