I have always known that I am a weather sensitive person. But it has only been in recent years that I have realized that I am addicted to sunshine. When we have weather patterns like this one, where we are shrouded in clouds for 3 days, I start to go through all the signs of sunshine withdrawl. It is not pretty. My wife and kids were the first to notice this about me, actually. I get moody, depressed and sleep more than usual. I don't think it's S.A.D.( seasonal affective disorder) I just like blue skies and sunshine. I prefer the sunshine to be accompanied by warm temperatures, but cold temperarures are ok too. I just need sunshine.

So far this week, there has been no sunshine. Tomorrow will dawn cloudy and cool and damp and drizzly. And when the alarm goes off at 7 am to prepare me for my first WTOP radio forecast of the day, and I look outside, I will not be happy. It will be day 4 without the sun. I suppose we could see a little sunshine break through during the day and again on Thursday. But I am afraid the damage has already been done. Welcome to my world.

Over the years, I have received a lot of mail from viewers who say that I have a habit of defining nice days as being the sunny ones and the lousy days as the cloudy ones. Am I that transparent ?  Oh well, the sun will shine when it does and won't when it doesn't. And I  know the weather pattern will change and I'll get my sunny days. Thanks for letting me vent . I feel a little better. Good night.

Doug