global weirding
n.— «Global weirding predictions are that the Southeast will experience more cold wionters & more snowfall as global climate change continues. And I have to agree with Dan. During the last snowstorm, I lost one of my chakras in my parka.» —“ Let It Snow?” by Mark Marcoplos OrangePolitics.org (Orange County, North Carolina) Feb. 12, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Sara in Madison, Wisconsin, was reading an old edition of The Joy of Cooking and came across a recipe that described a cake’s ingredients as earrings for an elephant. She couldn’t discern whether the authors meant that was a good thing...
Astronauts returning from space say they experience what’s called the overview effect, a new understanding of the fragility of our planet and our need to reflect on what humans all share as a species. A book about the end of the universe...