Daily Archives: May 23, 2011

The ongoing and desperate effort to blame weather on global warming gets increasingly pathetic every day. The deadliest year for tornadoes in the U.S. was 1925, when 794 people were killed, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

Literally. The middle school district track meet was rained delayed last Wednesday until today, and looking out the window it looks like a repeat for this afternoon.

A massive thunderstorm is headed their direction. http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/sir/mo_/radar.asp?play=true

This stays at the top until Saturday. My thought is that there isn’t any question this year that the two top teams are playing. What do you think? Messi or Shrek? Barcelona is travelling two days early because of the … Continue reading →

Obama shows off his Irish roots – with his eyes closed and a gag reflex. He personally faced down Osama, but lukewarm stout is a bit tough. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/may/23/barack-obama-ireland-live

They said that when the Navy Seals reached the top floor, two women were in front of bin Laden, trying to protect him. One Seal shoved them away, fearing they might be wearing suicide bomb vests. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/ Right. They kept … Continue reading →

Three years ago yesterday this monster missed the office where I was working by about three miles. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfYuT0oalXQ] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R60unu6JJ_w] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_UEHOM0How]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQnvxJZucds] Five minutes of hell on Earth.

Normally Iceland is light almost 24×7 this time of year. The ash cloud from the volcanic eruption has turned the skies almost pitch black. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13505322

That may be true, but it has nothing to do with the flooding or tornadoes. Temperatures have been running far below normal. http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/MonthTDeptUS.png The fact that some people think that last year was hot, has no impact on the current … Continue reading →