Snowfall in the Midwest

January 26, 2021

Snowfall in the Midwest

It is a time honored tradition that everyone blames the weather forecasters for being bad at their jobs. In fairness, their general forecasts are reasonably accurate. Although, I've heard it said that you'll be right at least 50% of the time if you forecast the exact thing you had today for tomorrow, so perhaps general accuracy in forecasts is not that big a deal.

For me, the biggest trigger of skepticism is the forecasting of winter storms and especially their snowfall amounts. Last night into this morning we had a winter storm and it snowed. The forecasters correctly predicted the storm, but the snowfall predictions varied from 2 inches to 12 inches. That's quite a range and shows massive uncertainty. One forecaster said 2 to 4 inches. Another said 8 inches. I even heard tell of a forecast of 12 inches. In the end we got somewhere around 7 inches, according to my very unscientific measurement with a ruler on my driveway.

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Iowa County Sunset

January 25, 2021

Iowa County Sunset

A late sunset shot taken when out for an early evening walk with The Queen Of All She Surveys.

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Iowa County Sunset

January 21, 2021

Iowa County Sunset

A delightful side-effect of driving a school bus is that I am often out and about during sunrises and sunsets and if I am at a safe point to stop, then I can quickly and easily capture a picture. This picture was even more safe than many because I had returned to the depot and parked my bus.

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Quote: Heinlein - Specialization is for Insects

January 18, 2021

I had used this quote in Wash, Cook, Clean and Iron, but thought that it deserved to also be available in it's own right.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Robert A. Heinlein

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Cover Song - I'll Fly Away by Rev. Gary Davis

January 17, 2021

A blue's rendition of I'll Fly Away by Rev. Gary Davis. It's awesome. You need to listen to it.

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