Archive for January, 2008

cool links

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

An animation of infrared satellite imageryAn animation of water vapor satellite imageryLoop of radar reflectivity over the Great Lakes
All of the above is actual weather being sensed by radars or satellites. Now, let’s take a computer model and give it the current state of the atmosphere so it can take that information and […]

evolution article

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

I am starting to read “Science, Evolution, and Creationism” published by the National Academies Press. The NAP has published great stuff in the past, including Completing the Forecast: Characterizing and Communicating Uncertainty for Better Decisions Using Weather and Climate Forecasts. You can download the pdfs at no cost if you’re willing to sign in. I’ve […]

snip!

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Well, yesterday was my vasectomy, or V-Day!!, as Sarah called it in our palm calendar. The deed was done at the Michigan Urological Clinic. I was very impressed with their kindness and consideration, and would recommend them to others in the area considering the same procedure. They allowed Sarah to watch the whole […]

dialogue with Mark - part 1

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Here is the first set of questions from Mark. His text is bold and italicized and mine is in regular type…

Sorry for the 11th hour email. Our Middle East office failed to allocate marketing/PR resources to a major project. I have been called in to fill the void and have been working all weekend. While […]

Julian

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

This e-mail forwarded to me by Sarah made me crawl into bed with Ted, even after he was already asleep. Julian went to be with his Lord just a couple days ago.

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From Sarah…
This is Julian, a little boy I know of through my parents’ church. He’s 4, just a little younger than Franny, […]