I attempted to attend one of AOPA’s very good webinars that was scheduled for this evening. I figured learning about thunderstorms would be pretty good, since this area of the country is prone to volatile weather in the summer. There’s no quicker way to a coffin, insurance mess, comprehensive understanding of both prayer and gravity, or ruined pants than finding that you’re flying and caught up with a thunderstorm problem.

I happily signed up, and made note of the webinar on my calendar.

At 8:00 p.m. I logged on with my headset all plugged in, ready to go.

This webinar is over, the screen said. That was a disappointment, and a confusion. Here I sat, wanting to learn about thunderstorms as a still-novice pilot, an actual thunderstorm bearing down on Bismarck as I waited.

The webinar was a no-go.

It was then that I realized I probably should have started with the idiot’s section of webinars, the ones that cover basic time zone understanding.

Because 8 p.m. EDT is a little different than 8 p.m. CDT.

I wish I could express the level of annoyance I have with myself right now.