If there was any sarcasm in the radio announcer's voice, I didn't hear it. Tonight, I heard an announcer say, "It'll be a beautiful week," then realize that the forecast called for day-after-day rain. He said, in addition to today's rain, "there's also rain predicted for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday." A minute or so later, I heard a DJ on another station give the weather forecast and say, "I don't know if March came in like a lion, but it sure as Hell is going out like a shower."
I appreciate both perspectives. While the second announcer told it like it is, I liked hearing the first announcer show positivity as a default mode, even when it meant contradicting himself. More of that positivity awaits us; baseball season starts soon, and St. Louis fans will hear Mike Shannon say routinely during home games that it's "a beautiful day (or night) for baseball." And, why not? Some people find poetry and beauty in the rain--and baseball.
