Ugly day at work yesterday, punctuated by warm flashes of light and comfort from points outside. Those flashes resolved into a soft, soothing ambient light after I got home, and spent time with those I truly care for. Sooth from beings four-footed and two. One work call came in, but aside from that, the night was calm and most reasonable.
Moment of Lyric – mp3
Predator Panic: Reality Check on Sex Offenders
If you believe the near-daily news stories, sexual predators lurk everywhere: in parks, at schools, in the malls—even in teens’ computers. A few rare (but high-profile) incidents have spawned an unprecedented slate of new laws enacted in response to the public’s fear. Continue reading 8359 – Clipped for future ref
Wow.. just got hailed on, big time. I’d say it was dime-sized here, but it was loud and highly entertaining.
at what point do they stop referring to size based on currency, and move on to sports equipment and fruit? Anything bigger than a quarter? Is a 50-cent piece bigger in diameter than a golf ball?
Here’s the report –
via – http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 247 PM EDT MON MAY 15 2006
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN BROWARD COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA. NORTHEASTERN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN SOUTH FLORIDA.
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 245 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIAMI LAKES TO NORTH MIAMI…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MIRAMAR TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIAMI BEACH…AND MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED OVER THE FORT LAUDERDALE AREA WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE OFFSHORE. THIS CLUSTER IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DIME TO GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL ACROSS THE HIALEAH AREA. THIS ACTIVITY IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD NORTH ALONG THE PATH OF THE STORMS. POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED WITH THE NORTHERN CLUSTER ACROSS BROWARD COUNTY NEAR PEMBROKE ROAD AND INTERSTATE 95.
* THE LINE OF STORMS WILL AFFECT… NORTH MIAMI CAROL CITY MIRAMAR AVENTURA SOUTHWEST RANCHES HOLLYWOOD FORT LAUDERDALE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED.
I don’t mind ’em, but if you wantot avoid LJ’s Cprod boxes, check out this post on how to block ’em from your browser.
Walkabout was pleasantly fruitful. I’ve got a touch of color on my face, put in a solid bout of workout, a comfortable, but long10ish mile meander. I need to get some new shoes. Remembered to wear my ballcap today, so the sun didn’t scald me too badly.
Yahoo podcasts now work in Mozilla as well as MSIE!
Got together with Kev last night, did a classic fart party at my place… pizza, caught up on gossip and family, and watched the extended version of buckaroo banzai. I think that he’ll do quite well to be away from his siblings and in-laws for a year. Newt was pretty talkative…he smelled Kev’s Zoo, and was investigating him the whole time, alternately nuzzling, sniffing, and bipping.
Yesterday morning when I left for work, the smell of ozone was in the air, and thunder in the distance. I put my palm, cell phone and digicam in a sealed plastic bag, and went to the stop with umbrella as a walking-stick. Before I cleared the D building, it was coming down in sheets. By the time I made it to the bus stop, I was soaked through, save for a circle of only semi-wet the size of my bumbershoot coverage. My natural body-heat dried most of me out, save for socks and shoes, which squished throughout the day. Not the most fun feeling, and I really couldn’t take ’em off, because I had some dog & pony shows / trainings to do. I was more than delighted to be free of those foot-bindings once I arrived home.
Moment of Lyric – Instrumental – Can be found at BeaucoupKev’s
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) told her caucus members during their weekly closed meeting Wednesday that impeachment is off the table; she is not interested in pursuing it.
Dear Ms. Pelosi, kiss my ass. If it’s your job to assist in prosecution of folks that commit crimes, then assist. If they don’t find any crimes, then state that fact, clear their good name and move on to doing your fricking job elsewhere.
The water-cooled “alien spacesuits” are being handed out to turret gunners in their notoriously vulnerable Humvee vehicles. Continue reading 8351 – Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, a Day of Rest!
Was supposed to get together with Kev after work, but it didn’t work out. Tonight it is! Taking care of some old business and hanging out before he heads for Guantanamo Bay.
I am very happy with an email I just got… maybe some *very* nice vacation plans for Labor day in the cards! (September Holiday)
New monkey species is more unique than thought Continue reading 8350 –
Funny.. SoFlaChris and I discovered Plazes within about 5 minutes of one another. Newtcam was added.
On the way to the meeting yesterday, a 16-wheeler ran over a piece of steel, which spun off to the right, and caused Elsie’s window to explode into the cab of the car. She was lucky… it took a big divot out of her doorframe. If it had hit an inch earlier, she’d probably be at least in the hospital right now. Fortunately, she’s unhurt. I got a spray of tiny glass fragments in my lap, too. I think this’ll be a good opportunity to clean out her car.
Brush fire caused me to bail out of SL unceremoniously. Launched an evac, and looks like folks are all ok.
Kat and GP have been so quiet since returning from vacation… only a post and a couple of comments from Kat. I hope they return to regular lj’ing soon!
These mustache tattoos made me think of GP & Kat. I admit that I was a tempted a smidgen by the idea, m’self.
Bibliochaise, is a literal armchair library “for those who like to be immersed in deep reading.”. The chair can house up to five linear meters of books.
Rush Limbaugh Arrested, out and done Continue reading 8329 –
Rough day yesterday. I knew in my gut it would be… I was tempted to take a mental health day.
Meeting this morning, but it’s set to be over after an hour, so it shouldn’t be too grueling, despite my concern about the content – I hope folks can keep professional and clear.
Socialists: Give apes human rights
The Spanish Socialist Party will introduce a bill in the Congress of Deputies calling for “the immediate inclusion of (simians) in the category of persons, and that they be given the moral and legal protection that currently are only enjoyed by human beings.” The PSOE’s justification is that humans share 98.4% of our genes with chimpanzees, 97.7% with gorillas, and 96.4% with orangutans.
The party will announce its Great Ape Project at a press conference tomorrow. An organization with the same name is seeking a UN declaration on simian rights which would defend ape interests “the same as those of minors and the mentally handicapped of our species.”
According to the Project, “Today only members of the species Homo sapiens are considered part of the community of equals. The chimpanzee, the gorilla, and the orangutan are our species’s closest relatives. They possess sufficient mental faculties and emotional life to justify their inclusion in the community of equals.”
1 year ago – droopy dan, mlm scam, petroglyphs, wifi via airship, science fiction, local graffiti pics, newt on kittenbreak and kittenwar
2 years ago – Team Laser Explosion Secret Fan club, Eels, ADP sassmouth, php nuke is el-sucko
3 years ago – Travel plans, work, finn’s karma, Saw Murray
4 years ago – May Day Coming, Snuggles Newt, Super power, Chupa Blabs
5 years ago – web poll, dj poll, bit o’ fiction, My pet Skeleton, naughty news – lots of breasts, a bunghole, creed and a mime, mum.org letter for menstrualhut
The visual part of my brain wonders why a yellow sun in a blue sky doesn’t have green around it. The Logical side understands a bit about the atmosphere and diffuson, bu tthe visual side isn’t buying it.
Hot, fresh b’nanner pancakes is a great way to start the day. I need to get some blueberries for next time.
A Florida mall dispute ended Saturday night with the arrest of the Easter Bunny on battery charges.
Some pictures from yesterday bright and early –
Changed the layout and color scheme of my journal a little bit while Fatima cleaned house for me. Looks like Rosemary’s branching out, and Fatima will be the new cleaner-upper.
Shot for some earth tones and greens, but I don’ t know if I’ll stick with ’em yet.
Looks like some serious rain today… minimal walkies, then.
Moment of Lyric – mp3
Ramma-frazzin’ ding dang gig. I had to bail on the dinner party last night because of last minute tech issues. I felt like a heel cutting out 5 hours before the scheduled time, especially since I was looking so forward to the get-together. There’s another one next Wednesday… I’m going to do everything I can to make it.
The Grampa poll yesterday yielded some very nifty results and replies!
Tonight I go over to RS’s place and set the computer up so Gabe can burn himself some music safely (on top of making sure RS’s machine is up to snuff for the rest of the office’s duties.)
Friday, I’ll see Mom and Wilton off for their trip to Brazil for a week. I’ll be on call again, so they’ll have to swing by my place, but that works… We’ll do Chinese food to ring in St. Patty’s.
LONDON (Reuters) – Bats, whales and dolphins use it to communicate. Baby rodents call their mothers with it and now a rare Chinese frog has shown it can hear and respond to ultrasounds, scientists said on Wednesday. Continue reading 8248 – Thursday, is it?
New brain came! Everything looks pretty marvy, except that they forgot to send the external 160 gig drive. Calling them today to find out about that. Frankenbox can go back to rest… but I may leave him alive to act as a newtcam server.
Second life was smooth as silk, and not a reboot in sight, save for system updates.
Having a fresh system is nice… boots up super-quick,and loads of room to maneuver.
Comp usa is also still lagging about getting the backup of my system back to me. I may just torrent the lost / rome, etc shows over again.
Cordless keyboard and mouse are keen, but I fear power outage when I least expect it.
Sunburn, part two has begun. Operation snakeskin.
Man faces jail time for selling crack
A City of Poughkeepsie man faces a stint in jail for dealing crack in the city last year.
Landocalrissan Butler, 25, of Winnikee Avenue, entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Dutchess County Court to attempted criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony. Butler told Judge Thomas J. Dolan he had five small bags of crack in his pocket Dec. 22 when police arrested him on Morgan Avenue. He said he intended to sell the drugs.
In exchange for his plea, Butler was promised a sentence of six months in jail and five years on probation. He will also be required to forfeit a cell phone and $432 police said he obtained through illegal drug sales.
Butler remains jailed pending his sentencing, scheduled for April 4.
Moment of Lyric (mp3)
feel free to post a guess in comments, if you can’t do the poll above.
Science!
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some people like to talk to their plants. Now, students at Singapore Polytechnic say they have created a plant that can communicate with people — by glowing when it needs water.
The students said on Tuesday that they have genetically modified a plant using a green fluorescent marker gene from jellyfish, so that it “lights up” when it is stressed as a result of dehydration.
The light is hard to detect with the naked eye but can be seen using an optical sensor developed in collaboration with students at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University.
The development of such plants could help farmers to develop more efficient irrigation of crops
