Sunday, July 24, 2011

What Does It Feel Like?



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I love seeing how excited the weather reporters on TV get about any kind of weather extreme. The excessive  heat some parts of the U.S. have had this summer has them almost giddy. They have so much to work with these days that they not only tell us what the temperature is, they go even further and tell us what that temperature "feels like". I know it is some kind of calculation of wind and humidity and so forth, but just tell me what the temperature is and I can walk outside to see what it "feels like".

I can't get too excited about a "feels like" temperature, but it does make me think that there are some other things for which it would be great to have a "feels like" measurement.

Like maybe:

I lost 5 lbs, but it "feels like" 15.

I have a $10 bill in my pocket, but it "feels like" a $20.

I just turned 64, but it "feels like" 40.

I'm eating a rice cake, but it "feels like" a scoop of chocolate ice cream.

At the least I'd like to hear the weather reporter, someday, say that it is 90 degrees out, but it feels like 72.

What kind of "feels like" would be good for you?
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14 comments:

  1. BelleJuly 24, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Years ago no one cared much about the weather. I guess it is the weatherman's day in the sun and they are loving it.

    Feels like? Once in awhile, when I am with my family in the mountains or enjoying a beautiful sunset I think, "This is earth, but it feels like heaven."

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  2. Lisa @ Grandma's BriefsJuly 24, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    I love this one! My "feels like" wish: I got two numbers in the lotto but it feels like (and pays like) six!

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  3. noexcusesJuly 24, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    So very true with all of the weather people! Great post!

    My feels like: I know I'm only 29, but today it feels like I'm 80!

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  4. LeontienJuly 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Haha great post! and it feels like HOT to me!

    Thanks
    Leontien

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  5. KayJuly 24, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Gosh Jeanie, I want your rice cake!

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  6. Sally WesselyJuly 24, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    I bought a new swimsuit. It feels like I lost 20 lbs. Darn, I looked in the mirror. It doesn't actually look like I lost 20 lbs.

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  7. CiCiJuly 25, 2011 at 4:31 AM

    Love it! "Just tell me the temperature and I can walk outside to see what it feels like" is a great way to say it.

    If the weather report would post 90 degrees with a "feels like" temp of 80, people would not "feel" so hot, would they? They would believe they should feel like it is 80.

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  8. LindaJuly 25, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Sometimes I "feel like" a kid inside in my spirit...but then I look in the mirror and the reality hits me in the face...I'm 60! UGH!

    Linda @ Truthful Tidbits

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  9. grammyJuly 25, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    so true!
    but I tell you...I have NEVER had a rice cake that tasted like a scoop of chocolate ice-cream. Where can I get one(o:

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  10. grammyJuly 25, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    so true!
    but I tell you...I have NEVER had a rice cake that tasted like a scoop of chocolate ice-cream. Where can I get one(o:

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  11. Jeanne EstridgeJuly 25, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    The alarm goes off at 5 in the morning, but it feels like 7....

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  12. GramJuly 25, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Love it! I want to loose 5 but it feels like 15 - maybe if I could eat that rice cake!

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  13. Claudya MartinezJuly 26, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    Very clever!

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  14. Sonia Marsh/Gutsy LivingJuly 27, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    This was a "feels like" feel good post. It brought out your personality mixed with a dose of humor and creativity. I would say, "I'm spending 10 hours a day working on my computer for nothing but feels like I'm making a fortune."

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