ATTENTION STORM-PRODUCING WEATHER PATTERNS

Hurricane season starts on the 1st of June.  Not, I repeat NOT, the last week of May.  Thank you very much.

000
WTNT31 KNHC 281449
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL012009
1100 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2009

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...

SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT
PASSED TO THE EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS YESTERDAY HAS BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION...THE FIRST OF THE ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON.

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.0 WEST OR ABOUT
310 MILES...500 KM...SOUTH OF PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND AND ABOUT 635
MILES...1020 KM...SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. 
THE DEPRESSION IS NOT EXPECTED TO THREATEN ANY LAND AREAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM OVER
THE NEXT DAY OR SO...BUT THEN IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN OR DISSIPATE
OVER COLDER WATERS BY SATURDAY.  

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...37.3N 71.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST OR 50 DEGREES AT 17 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER FRANKLIN/BEVEN

ATTENTION GEORGE LUCAS:

This is how it's supposed to be done.  

New Star Trek movie.  Despite an automatic one-star deduction under the Joe Bob rule, this flick kicked ass.  Action, adventure, drama, plot twists, and stuff blowin' up pretty much all the time.  Great effort was obviously spent to get the feel and look of the original series.  The actors did an awesome job of capturing the spirit of the originals.  And they set themselves up to totally retell the original series.  I'm geeking out, just a little bit.

Four stars.  Ted sez check it out.

The Right to Keep and Arm Bears

In a Senate vote last week, a bill permitting concealed handgun license holders to carry in national parks passed when 27 Democrats crossed the aisle to vote with the Republicans. This week will bring even more change when the same Democrats take a giant first step toward overturning Democrat promoted legislation passed during the gun control heyday of 1994. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee members are this week expected to pass the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act out of committee. The bill, co-sponsored by Virginia Democrat Jim Webb and North Carolina Republican Richard Burr, will then go to a floor vote where it is likely to pass with only minor opposition.

h/t to Mule Breath

Scurvy Discussion Query

Arr, the wind were agin' us this week, but we finally made port.

This week's discussion question is:

Does this suck, or is it awesome?  I really can't tell.

This Just In...

Baseball is STILL not a sport, making people who use steroids to play it even bigger idiots.

Karate Kid: The Remake

Rumor has it that Will Smith is remaking The Karate Kid, with his son as Daniel-san and Jackie Chan as Mr. Miyagi.

I have a lot of respect for Smith's work, especially the more recent stuff, but really?  Is this necessary?  What does he expect to add to the piece by remaking it?

We shall see.

Discussion Question

This week's topic is Swine Flu:  media circus or actual health risk?

Please share your opinions in the comment section.

Some Bastard...

...left a keg in my backyard.   And one of the stipulations of my undergraduate degree is that I can't throw beer away.

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for my 5 days off this week.

How to Avoid the Swine Flu...

...or not.  Seriously, people, it's just the flu.  Wash your hands, stay well hydrated.  Nothing your mom didn't tell you.

h/t to TRuth News.