I heard from Chris!!
He's in New Orleans and he says it stinks to high heaven there (understandably). He seems to be doing well and he says he hasn't run into too much trouble. We talked for a little while and it was really good to hear from him. He said that at this point he is scheduled to return home on September 30, which is right after my arrival in ATL. So maybe I won't be by myself too long, eh?
Nothing else really going on today. I haven't touched the DQs for class. I gotta finish all the reading first. So I think tomorrow is going to be a big participation day after I read the final chapter for the week and post all three DQs (they're due tomorrow).
Minou did NOT like the sirens this morning. She didn't have a problem with the big voice, but when the siren behind the Hiawatha City Hall started going off, she'd had enough. It was too cute. Chris and Aileen came over earlier to play with her. I think she's successfully worn out and she'll sleep all night (yay!). Tomorrow morning she's going back to the vet for her first distemper shot.
That's about all I've got for now. I think it's time for Friends and Will and Grace and dozing on the couch. Whoo!
Garden State arrived via NetFlix today. Sweet!
Until next time, ever onward!
NSJotD for Wednesday, 09-07-2005:
What did the fisherman pay the IRS? His net taxes.
000
FLUS43 KDVN 071004
HWODVN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
503 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2005
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081000-
BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-
CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-
HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-
JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-
MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-
SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA-STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-
WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL-
503 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY...
AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING
THOUGH TONIGHT OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST
CHANCE OF SEEING STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN
IOWA AND ILLINOIS...HOWEVER ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH
INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30...
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY AND WEAK
WIND SHEAR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY NEAR A
SURFACE FRONT AS IT LIFTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA.
THE POSITION OF THE FRONT... AND THEREFORE THE BEST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS... IS STILL UNCERTAIN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON AND MAY AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 30. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE AREA. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS
WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS WHERE WARM AND MOIST
AIR CREATES AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY
STORMS THAT DO MOVE INTO THE AREA WILL BE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING
WINDS... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
ERVIN/MAYES
Nothing else really going on today. I haven't touched the DQs for class. I gotta finish all the reading first. So I think tomorrow is going to be a big participation day after I read the final chapter for the week and post all three DQs (they're due tomorrow).
Minou did NOT like the sirens this morning. She didn't have a problem with the big voice, but when the siren behind the Hiawatha City Hall started going off, she'd had enough. It was too cute. Chris and Aileen came over earlier to play with her. I think she's successfully worn out and she'll sleep all night (yay!). Tomorrow morning she's going back to the vet for her first distemper shot.
That's about all I've got for now. I think it's time for Friends and Will and Grace and dozing on the couch. Whoo!
Garden State arrived via NetFlix today. Sweet!
Until next time, ever onward!
NSJotD for Wednesday, 09-07-2005:
What did the fisherman pay the IRS? His net taxes.
000
FLUS43 KDVN 071004
HWODVN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
503 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2005
IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007-
009-015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ009-010-081000-
BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-BUREAU IL-CARROLL IL-CEDAR IA-CLARK MO-
CLINTON IA-DELAWARE IA-DES MOINES IA-DUBUQUE IA-HANCOCK IL-
HENDERSON IL-HENRY IA-HENRY IL-IOWA IA-JACKSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-
JO DAVIESS IL-JOHNSON IA-JONES IA-KEOKUK IA-LEE IA-LINN IA-LOUISA IA-
MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL-MUSCATINE IA-PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-
SCOTLAND MO-SCOTT IA-STEPHENSON IL-VAN BUREN IA-WARREN IL-
WASHINGTON IA-WHITESIDE IL-
503 AM CDT WED SEP 7 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
IOWA...SOUTHEAST IOWA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS...NORTHEAST MISSOURI...
NORTHEAST IOWA...WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN IOWA WILL SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST TODAY...
AND WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS MORNING
THOUGH TONIGHT OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA. THE AREA WITH THE GREATEST
CHANCE OF SEEING STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN
IOWA AND ILLINOIS...HOWEVER ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH
INTO NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WELL. A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
STRONG THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30...
WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...DUE TO LIMITED INSTABILITY AND WEAK
WIND SHEAR.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY NEAR A
SURFACE FRONT AS IT LIFTS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA.
THE POSITION OF THE FRONT... AND THEREFORE THE BEST CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS... IS STILL UNCERTAIN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ALONG THE FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON AND MAY AFFECT AREAS NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 30. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP TO THE WEST IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOVE INTO THE AREA. UPPER-LEVEL WINDS
WILL SUPPORT ORGANIZED THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS WHERE WARM AND MOIST
AIR CREATES AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY
STORMS THAT DO MOVE INTO THE AREA WILL BE LARGE HAIL... DAMAGING
WINDS... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
ERVIN/MAYES