Well, damn. 😢

NPR@npr.org · 2w ago

Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits. n.pr/4zhn29Y

Found out via @kmanwx.bsky.social that the SMART-RADARs are being decommissioned & going to a museum. SR-1 powered my master’s thesis via NASA KAMP project (2001) & TTU (2002). Likely powered many other’s research. Huge thanks to Dr. Mike Biggerstaff for getting me involved as often as he could!!

unixbadger@unixbadger.bsky.social · 2w ago

The last setup.

Not quite a killing freeze as we only got briefly to 31.46°F right before sun started shining over the neighbors house. On the other hand, so good to see snow again (even if for a fleeting moment) on higher elevations of the Front Range! #cowx #winteriscoming

Took advantage of last warm day & holiday to set a cycling PR by 7 minutes on Big Dry Creek Trail near home to Standley Lake this morning. Tail wind with cleaned & freshly oiled chain/gears helped. No new snow on peaks but smoke from controlled burn was in the air. REALLY need a good rain/snow soon!

@weatherpulse.com has added internatioanl #radar support for GR products. Finally got around to adding it to my install. I could sit here and watch ships (with crazy wicked sidelobing) in the Skagerrak all day (because it seems rain continues to avoid the FTG radar & my house). #radarnerd

Oh the memories from grad school, TTU Wesley Foundation, and Homestar Runner….

Internet Archive@archive.org · 2mo ago

🤘🌐 “Everybody! Everybody!” Homestar Runner has barely changed! Launched in 2000, the beloved web cartoon site has kept its decidedly retro look, so today’s homepage could easily be mistaken for a page from the Flash era. Explore web history with the Wayback Machine ➡️ web.archive.org

Day 1 of the Shimanami Kaido done. 27.27 mi/40km down, bit more than halfway. Totally worth it if you are a cycleist & in Japan. Great views along the entire route, staying at Wakka w/ a Hiroshima Lemon Ale as a reward. 7pm, & it’s off to bed, 1 more day of cycling! #japan #shimanamikaido #cycling

Did a thing today…wasn’t disappointed (and kept the wallet from getting way too light). #nintendo #childhoodmemories

And colored mechanical pencil lead?? I bought all but one pack of each color since I can’t have a hand analysis computer screen. These will do quite nicely and save my prismacolor pencils for that much longer…

I want one of those tablets please…(found at the science museum attached to the Japan Meteorological Agency building) Japan again showing us all the cool things we could have

You know Japanese curry will be great when there is a massive pot on stove that looks like it’s been there for generations. Cook takes ladle of curry out of said pot into smaller one, dilutes it w/ water, then simmers it some more. Add tonkatsu pork & <chefs kiss>. Nasu Oyaji カレー食堂 茄子おやじ 花レ, Kyoto

I would deliberately look for any games Barry was working and I could get because of his no nonsense analysis and dry sense of humor as I was leaning to love the NHL. We’ve lost another good one…

Richard Deitsch@richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Barry Melrose has passed away. One of the true media evangelists for the NHL. Rest in peace. www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...

Always interesting forecasting for a family member travelling overseas. They sent Apple WX app for the 9th Asking if it’s true. 🤷🏻‍♂️ ! Temp spread likely due to precipitation uncertainty as old tropical system meanders around Japan. (Yes, my EC code is broken for control member; working on it)…

@deeplycloudy.bsky.social - I won’t be on the next LWG call but here is something about ground network performance to bring up. Will send a copy to Scott via email also.

Chris Vagasky@coweatherman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My biggest pet peeve in meteorology is when meteorologists assume that because the data is on their display it must be correct. There was no bolt from the blue near Kelleys Island yesterday morning. It was an incorrectly detected flash from the lightning provider. www.wkyc.com/article/weat...

Interesting watching #ElkFire nr Lake City & how it’s moving in terrain w/ light winds/different fuel densities. Vegetation thins out on slopes of valley wall; heavier timber loads NW of city could produce spotting from embers. Love going fishing at Lake San Christobal & Alpine Loop is a Jeep to-do

Just to repeat what everyone else east of the Front Range in Colorado is saying; it was hot today. 105°F felt every bit as hot as back in TX. The 64° this morning was ok except for ozone and particulates trapped near the ground. #cowx

I continue to fail to understand why someone will opt to FaceTime with no headphones & full volume in an airport. Now I know your significant other misses you, “can’t wait for you to get home to take over care of our toddler because he has been hell all week” & “your mom has been zero help”…

HT to NWS GRB MIC @kscharf.bsky.social who is providing IDSS with local governmental partners for #airventure #OSH26. Arrivals have started! This is one of the most well orchestrated air traffic control operations for the number of aircraft arriving #adsb

Reminder for those dealing with #wildfire #smoke; these things work & are a fraction of cost of a consumer level HEPA product. Yeah, it looks like MacGyver built it but it works; been running one (w/ 6-mo filter changes), keeps PM2.5 & PM10 < 1 ug/m^3! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsi%E...

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The cycle continues; droughts end in floods. Family across Hill Country & several have said they have never seen it rain so hard with so little lightning. Tipping gauges struggle to keep up; 1 shows around 5” in 7 days while different gauge 1 mi W has almost 10” near one set of family #txwx #flood

When you ask for tasters & the server comes back with “The bartender pours ‘heavy’” 😳. This after trying a flight ranging from 4 to 9% ABV! Red Rock Brewery in SLC has some good brews, definitely a nice way to wrap up TDY in support of World Cup operations by “The Bureau”!

Offside xkcd.com/3268/

Sigh…

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It’s never good when you see pyrocumulus look this way above the #AspenAcresFire. Indicative of intense heat and locally driven meteorological conditions being driven by the fire itself. #cowx

Google is gonna get someone stuck or killed. With 550 closed N of Ouray, it now says Imogene Pass (pucker factor 10 at spots even in my Rubicon) is quickest way to get to Telluride vs 550-62-145 route. 17 is open for limited traffic and gets folks around the closure so 😬 #cowx #goldmountainfire

Looking down to the #AspenAcres fire from the FAA camera outside of Cañon City. Looks a lot like the #Marshall fire with the mountain wave being picked up by the smoke. Unfortunately going to see more of this over the coming week(s) with #wildfires. #cowx

Glad I got my 15 mile outdoor bike ride in this morning; first part of this week is looking smoky due to the fires in Utah. Bummer because it's a lot more enjoyable being outdoors on the mtn bike than inside on the Peloton. #wildfire #smoke #COwx

I wonder what kind of ride N636DK had at FL450 over those storms and what N3ST at FL480 will experience shortly. Especially since much bigger aircraft are noping around those storms... #adsb #avgeek

Trying to keep things separate is hard when you work for the NWS, family are ranchers in Texas a county away from a confirmed NWS case. And you start searching for information on NWS. Which results this time; National Weather Service or New World Screwworm? The Venn diagram doesn’t overlap…