Is Ahmadinejad running out of luck?
After crushing the green movement Ahmadinejad lately had a bad run of luck.Not only does he seem to have fallen out with the "Supreme leader"Khamenei accuses Ahmadinejad of witchcraft. The conflict in...
View ArticleTemps to 109 and Carlsbad Cavern National Park is on fire
Carlsbad Cavern National Park got itself a brushfire today, if you can call something that's burned at least a thousand acres a brushfire.Highs over 100, up to 109, predicted for the next ten days....
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Almost Cut My Grass
Almost cut my grass. It happened just the other day. It's getting kind of long. I could've said it was in my way.But I didn't, and I wonder why ...Well, I did eventually cut my grass, but not till...
View ArticleRadiation Detected in Rainwater in Northwest US 130 Times Level Held To Be...
Gary Chittim, of MSNBC News, reports a distressing story, High levels of radiation detected in Northwest rainwater. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/...SEATTLE — A Seattle nuclear watchdog group is...
View ArticleBig Thunder Sound
Big storm southeast of here. Around Loving, where are wells are.Cool. also other storms near.http://www.weather.com/...Night. Thunder! We may get it yet.Love to all. I am worn out and tired!oh, and it...
View Articlerain music
Bette Midler doing "I Think It's Going To Rain Today." Not bad, not bad at all.http://youtu.be/...
View ArticleTropical Storm Lee Open Thread
This won't be much of a diary, but I checked and no one's got a diary up about Lee this afternoon. While I don't have all the cool graphics like weatherdude, I've got a couple from the NHC.I'm sitting...
View ArticleEchoes of a Distant Tide
Nature is amazing.Something to be cherished and respected. Nature can also be restoring too ...We should each try to get a weekly dose. But in the chaos, of the day to day,Sometimes we just have to...
View ArticleOn Moving to the Northwest
We pulled into the flow of traffic on I-5 at Stanwood, heading south to Marysville, Everett and Seattle. Eight lanes of headlights and tail lights. Top a rise and they extend as far as the eye can...
View Article100 Year Weather Event, or the future of life in the Pacific Northwest?
My heart goes out to everyone in the Pacific Northwest who is being adversely affected by the current rains.In the Pacific Northwest we're used to heavy rain and all that it entails. But the recent...
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SP Coffee Hour: Rain
Welcome to the Coffee Hour / Open Thread. For today's suggested topic lets consider rain. - From Wikipedia: Torrential rain in Greece - This is an Open Thread / Coffee Hour and all topics of...
View ArticleThe Desert Tells
An entry in the Encounters seriesSix weeks ago, I walked amongst the red rocks surrounding Sedona, Arizona. I was in Sedona after having driven my mother there and was able to take a few days to enjoy...
View ArticleThe Sky Is Crying
Finally. Rain. Maya the Dog is sleeping on her back. Even Romietta the Cat came in. Here in Eastern New York and Western Massachusetts, it's been a long time, and the earth is so thirsty.So while...
View ArticleRaining in Detroit - an open thread
Today we got up to 88 degrees here in Detroit, it was great. If it could be like this everyday BFSkinner would be a happy camper.Tonight we're having a nice summer-like thunderstorm. The overlords and...
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What's Happenin'? 5.26.12
Welcome! "What's Happenin'?" is a casual community diary (a daily series, 8:30 AM Eastern on weekdays, 10 AM on weekends and holidays) where we hang out and talk about the goings on here and...
View ArticleFavorite Songs: Rain Edition
Hey there everybody! It's Tuesday night so it's that time again - time to leave all the bad news and politics behind us and instead focus on escaping into our favorite songs.Well, it's been hotter than...
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IAN: Good Morning, August 8, 2012!
Rain!As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires,...
View Article115°F World Record Hot Rain Hits Needles CA & Storm Starts Fire
If there is a road to Hell it is I-40 into Needles, California. The combination of intense desert heat and Colorado river valley humidity streaming from the steaming Gulf of California makes it,...
View ArticleSummer Showers Bring Fall Flowers
It has been an amazing few days in central Oklahoma. First of all we had a major cold front stall out over the state. It lowered the temperatures first in the mid 90s, and then into the [dare I say...
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