Archive for the 'Weather' Category

Six Headlines-No Smith?

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

 MSNBC.com at Noon
MORE TOP STORIES

• Blizzard hits Northeast | • Images
• Chrysler to cut over 13,000 jobs
• Bernanke upbeat on economy
(An upbeat view while 13,000 jobs are lost may qualify
Bernanke for ‘Best In Show’ among Spaniel Economists.)
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ALSO MAKING HEADLINES

• Scoop: Who is ‘Idol’s’ biggest diva?
• It’s a lightning-speed ‘Idol’ L.A. show
• Spaniel is U.S. top […]

North By Any Other Name…

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Periodically, you will see my references to North Dakota as “Not South Dakota” or East Hawaii. Here is the reason.
New Name ‘Dakota’ Gets a Cold Shoulder
AP
Published: March 26, 1989
LEAD: The Legislature has refused to call a referendum on dropping ‘’North’’ and renaming this state Dakota, deciding North Dakota will be just as cold by any […]

Rush’s Feline Side

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

 I like the way Rush circles the litter like a dog before he finally settles on just the right spot.

Global warming sees polar bears stranded on melting ice
By BILL MOULAND - Last updated at 22:00pm on 1st February 2007
They cling precariously to the top of what is left of the ice floe, their fragile grip […]

The real story is so much more interesting.

Friday, February 2nd, 2007

“Punxsutawney Phil predicts early spring
Fri Feb 2, 7:34 AM ET
A new pair of hands pulled him from his stump this year, so it was only fitting that Punxsutawney Phil offered a new prediction.
The groundhog did not see his shadow Friday which, according to German folklore, means folks can expect an early spring instead of six […]

Expect 30-mile back-ups on the Inter-Canal Freeways and leave about twenty minutes sooner if you’re using the sub-surface streets. Airports report 2-hour delays.

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

So, What’s the Week-end Look Like, Al?
The Christian Science Monitor reported bad weather on Mars for the planet’s biggest travel day–the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. Many Martians are angered that nothing was done to improve travel
after last year’s debacle caused by an over-turned inter-orbital transitfrom Mercury.