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Warming!

Friday, January 24, 2025 5:30 P.M.

A lull in Polar Jet Stream activity over the U.S. will give us a nice break. Temperatures should jump to “above normal” levels by early next week. That should finally get rid of the remaining snow/ice.

It’ll be nice to see what happens when the jet becomes more active again. Sometimes it reforms its previous pattern, which would rebuild the cold regime. Other times, however, it goes back to its early winter pattern. That would essentially bring us an early spring. Currently, the odds favor the return to above normal temperatures and precipitation.

Stuff: Money woes: in today’s world, it costs the U.S. Mint 3 cents to make a penny. A nickel costs 14 cents to produce. (With economics like this, it’s easy to see why our government is so much in debt.)

Stuff 2: About a century ago, American humorist Will Rogers was asked how he kept coming up with new material. Easy, he replied. I just have to read the newspapers every day to find out what’s going on in Washington.

That’s as true now as it was 100 years ago! Unfortunately, the Biden Administration wasn’t good at producing much entertainment. But the tRump gang is a riot of enjoyment. Just an example – the U.S. Presidency has made a total reversal. Our first president was famous for “I can not tell a lie”. Our current president is famous because he can not tell the truth!

The next four years are going to be the “Golden Age” for political humor.

2″ of snow?

Saturday, January 18, 2025 5:30 P.M.

As colder air pours into the Ohio Valley tomorrow, it should bring along some snow flurries/snow showers. The cold air will be feeding in to a new coastal storm which should produce heavy snow up the Appalachans into the east coast tomorrow night. Forecast models are predicting that this developing storm will spread heavy snows ( 4″ plus) into far southeast KY with lesser amounts north and west as far as the Ohio River.

The “official” forecast is for a 2″ snowfall. That seems pretty good for the Lexington area, but here. Less than an inch looks better for Louisville area.

Stuff

Tomorrow could be the last day of democracy for our dear republic. Enjoy it while we still have it! Ben Franklin warned us about this over 240 years ago. Something about learning from the past so as not to make the same mistakes over again. Monarch vs. autocrat…doesn’t make much difference, does it?

Election Day

Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 6 P.M.

Years ago, Election Day weather played a more important part in the election outcome. Rain/snow/wind/cold often kept voters home, but today with all the various options to vote before the actual Election Day, weather has become far less significant.

Anyway, we will have no weather worries tomorrow. Another warm day with a high in the mid-to-upper 70’s is likely. Skies will begin the day partly cloudy with a gradual increase in clouds during the day. Rain is expected tomorrow night into Wednesday morning.

Some things are more important than the weather! (I can’t believe I just wrote that.)

One of those things is tomorrow’s election. On paper, it’s a slam dunk…one candidate/party is running on hate, lies, slander, revenge, racism, and ridicule of people they deem “beneath” them. Their ecomonic plans are absurd. Fear and hate is about all they have to offer.

The other candidate/party has plans to ease our housing problems, encourage home investment, help with childcare, increase taxes on the very wealthy, continue to work on infrastructure and strengthen our healthcare system. An upbeat message of improving our lives to help us flourish.

Yes, a clear choice. But, why are the polls so close?

Perhaps, we need to look inward. A quiet moment of solitude to get to our inner selves. Your “inner self” knows who deserves your vote.

About a century ago, newspaperman H. L. Mencken wrote ” Democracy is the pathetic notion of the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.”

Lets hope he is wrong tomorrow!