I hate to keep resorting to bitching about the weather, but it’s just too friggin’ hot here. I know it’s probably hotter elsewhere, but around these parts we like things a helluva lot cooler. There’s high pressure off the Carolina coast teaming up with a low pressure over the Dakotas to act as a pump. According to a weather geek down at Cornell, we’re breathing air up here today that was over the Gulf of Mexico just two days ago – hot, humid, nasty goddamn air.
Up until last Wednesday, we were getting nice cool weather from our friends in Canada. Now we’re getting record heat and humidity, and it sucks. Even the dogs feel like shit. It’s been in the 90’s since Friday, and it’s supposed to be 95 today and in the nineties Tuesday, too. Worse, it isn’t supposed to get below 70 until we get hit by a cold front (no doubt ushered in by thunderstorms that will scare the hell out of the dog).
Oh well, at least there’s a/c at work (at least, it better be working, or I’m outta there).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ncxw1xfck
Don’t wanna be braggin’ or nothin’ but……,
yesterday started out with showers, in the low sixties which led to beautiful blue skies and 79 degrees.
Today will be a (rockiemtn) high of 75 with more a few more clouds :pup: :dancers:
This is why I left the humid soggy oven-like life-draining mid-west. :yippee:
A refreshing Kinks reprise (no label pun intended) since Kp started it
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Happy 93rd, Les!
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There’s a great story about Les at http://www.bartcop.com/ about Bart going to New York and meeting Les. It turns out Les loves to have his picture giving the finger so there’s a few pictures of Les performing- on the guitar and otherwise. Look for a link to “New York Trip”
According to a weather geek down at Cornell, we’re breathing air up here today that was over the Gulf of Mexico just two days ago – hot, humid, nasty goddamn air.
Two days ago would have been Saturday. Everyone down here sweated their brains out into that air before it floated up to you, PJ. Nasty, indeed. Enjoy. 😀
One of the Houston Street baby hawks has fledged. This is always a dangerous thing for the NYC hawks because of the traffic and Houston St. is a very busy street. But, he/she landed safely in a fenced in yard.
The parents will continue to feed the fledglings for several months as they learn to fend for themselves.
Lincoln had pix great pix of birds bathing and lightning in NYC.
http://www.palemale.com/
Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen, was 15 when he was picked up on a battlefield in Afghanistan and taken to Guantanamo where he was kept in “stress” positions among the other torture techniques with which Rummy and Chaney are so thrilled. He’s now 21 and described by guards and his lawyer as a good kid for whom Canada has not done enough to secure his release.
Morning all, going to be 100 today. I was supposed to start taking some photos of this green space a guy here owns to put on the website he wants me to make but it’s too damn hot.
The Republican candidate (for Vita Fosella’s seat) is Francis H. Powers, 68, a retired Wall Street executive and longtime fund-raiser for Republican candidates on Staten Island. One of two candidates seeking the Libertarian nomination for the seat is Mr. Powers’s son Francis M. Powers.
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“I’m not running against my father, I’m running against the Republican and Democratic candidates and any other candidate that comes down the pike,†said the younger Mr. Powers, 47, who is known as Fran.
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He has not publicly spoken about running against his son and declined to be interviewed about the topic. But he did release a statement: “I’ve tried very hard for many years to help my son. Unfortunately, he’s rejected everyone’s help to live a healthy lifestyle. Regardless of whether he wants to run for Congress, I still stand ready to help him move his life in a positive direction.â€
When asked on Sunday to comment about his father’s statement, Fran Powers said: “I was flabbergasted. I don’t know what he’s talking about. I’ve never had any substance abuse problems or any other kind of problem. It sounds like a Republican campaign tactic.â€
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/nyregion/09staten.html?ref=nyregion
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John McCain told Newsweek that he did not deliver a portion from the prepared text of his speech last Tuesday chiding the media for not giving Hillary Clinton her due. But video from McCain’s address shows him giving the line as written.
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Presented with video showing that the GOP nominee did in fact read the remarks as they were prepared, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said Newsweek’s account of McCain’s answer is “paraphrased and unclear.”
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0608/McCain_DID_deliver_line_tweaking_press.html
Like a true Rethug, McInsane soes not let the facts get in his way.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004418254_palin16.html
oh im in clearwater fl tomorrow if somebody wants to grab lunch 🙂
Hot in my neighborhood, too. I actually had power outages Saturday night. I’ll be spending tomorrow in my basement.
Any word on Seder v Maron?
Has everyone got their Obama sticker yet? http://political.moveon.org/obamastickers/c.html?id=o|3228390-6j7JQv
Malloy is allowing Kucinich to basically take over his entire program tonight. Right now, Dennis is reading his 30th Article of Impeachment.
The only one I found kind of odd was that somebody was using #40 bond paper instead of #60 bond paper. I wasn’t paying attention on that article.
I didn’t get my Obama sticker yet, but I got my “Card Carrying Liberal” plastic identity card in the mail. Mathew Modine personally signed the cover letter!
http://www.cardcarryingliberal.org
I am #149, so I will be one of the first to go when BushCo and McCoin start rounding us up.
somebody tell kevin early tomorrow im in town please tell him he can get me on yahoo seaniesean5