I like stats a lot, and the particular area I ended up in suits me pretty well. However, I often think if I had it to do over again, the two fields I would have considered more heavily would have been genetic counseling or meteorology/weather in general. The boat has probably sailed on genetic counseling, but I am continually amazed how many weather hobbyists there are out there. Might be a thing I keep getting in to as I continue to age.

So on this (likely) stormy weekend with 53% of the country (including myself) under a winter weather advisory, what are your favorite weather or storm related books/documentaries/resources? What’s your coulda woulda shoulda career?

For myself: I’ve been taking off one day a month at work to do a “nature year” program at the local Audubon society, where you go through the same trails over the course of a year to see how things change with the seasons. It’s more seasonal change than weather change, but here in New England the two are pretty intertwined. This past week we looked for animal tracks and noted the chickadees were already starting their mating calls. Apparently they’re triggered first by the increase in light, then a warmer day. Not gonna be a great weekend for them.

I’m also lucky enough to live pretty close to the major weather observatory in my area, so I’m considering checking out some of their programming. Amusingly, they were supposed to have a session on Nor’easters on Monday night that had to be cancelled due to weather.

I also will probably spend tomorrow reading a book I got my dad a few years ago for his birthday: Mighty Storms of New England: The Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, and Floods That Shaped the Region.

Math is the most fun when we put it to use.

So, if you had it to do over again, what would you have done with yourself? And what are you up to tomorrow assuming no disasters strike?