Good Morning Cast and Crew,

It will likely be a while before any patterns to weather, affected by the ever accelerating climate changes, can be described in terms as being predictably normal. Immediate future, in the example above, I just hope the crop killing drought isn’t followed by early autumn flooding where the, “Big Muddy,” becomes thick enough to walk across, or we that we get to experience the heartland dust bowl, this time with a mix agricultural chemical dust and GMO plant debris.

Man, it’s hot. Gotta lie down in some cool mud and get ready to make a fossil.

I’m not old enough to remember the last ice age, but I do remember wearing a jacket on August evenings in Milwaukee. Fortunately, I have air and don’t have to leave the house (here in Knoxville.)

Whatever you do, don’t step in a dinosaur footprint or the Flintstone science crowd will be all over you.

That’s the thing about extinction — it stops being funny when it starts being you.

Here in Austin, it’s hot enough to fry a global-warming denier on the sidewalk.

http://youtu.be/e0q1PH_6Yys

Fortunately, I have air and don’t have to leave the house

And that’s the problem. As long as people can climate control their homes, businesses and automobiles, climate change doesn’t affect them enough for them to even believe in it. By the time it becomes too expensive to cool the air they live in, it will be much too late to prevent catastrophe.

We were told the dinosaurs had brains smaller than a pea, that’s why they bit the dust. But if we create an environment which rewards pea-brained behaviors and opinions, the size of our craniums doesn’t matter.

Jeez, it’s hot already. Mr. AngreePee and LilMissApplausePee did their weewee and came straight back inside. They have a dim view of their hominid overlords this morning. As do I.

Oh, I believe in it, alright. As I said, I am fortunate (very) to be able to escape the heat.

Not only is Faux “News” having little to say if anything about the consequences of global climate change, frequency and strength of storms, drought, wildfires, rising temperatures & sea levels etc. NBC, CBS, & ABC all are mum. The happy talk of local weather television news is perhaps the worst. It’s happy talk all the time.

Around here, corn is doing okay, though we could sure use more rain. There’s supposed to be major storms Monday, but the next three days are going to be 100+.

As I typed, I thought of something. I don’t know that we’ve had rain this year except via major storms. None of the nice, gentle rainshowers that last all day.

Boxturtle (Global warming is a myth and I’m not paying for it anyway /s)

I personally will be extinct in a few years. It’s my grandchildren I worry about. And, no, you’re right: It isn’t funny.

I didn’t say that YOU didn’t believe in climate change. Sorry I was unclear.

They told us to expect more extreme weather more often. Geez, it’s almost as if those scientists knew what they were talking about.

But it’s very important the cost of energy not reflect global warming costs. And it’s even more important not to force industry to shoulder any of the costs.

Boxturtle (Job killing regulations don’t matter if the lack of regulation kills the workers)

HOT and DRY…in North Eastern Ohio ??? Very odd indeed.

I miss the WeatherBunny. Everybody knew she knew nothing about the weather, but she had a great voice and looked really good standing next to the map with her pointer in a bikini and high heels.

She read the NWS forecast while pointing at the map. “Her” forcasts were as good as the real weathermen on the other stations.

Boxturtle (Global warming=skimpier bikini=NO PROBLEM!)

Our state DNR, under direction of the Walker administration has quit issuing dirty air alerts or warnings (as in get ready for this or plan your day accordingly if you have health issues). Notices that it is dangerous to be breathing outside air now occur only after the dangerous levels have been exceeded. High temps and coal fired power plants and lake effect weather patterns make even a day at the beach risky.

Good lord. On that note, I’m outta here.

Boxturtle (Job killing regulations don’t matter if the lack of regulation kills the workers)

Won’t that cut into productivity somewhere along the (bottom) line?

Not until next quarter. Gotta report good results this quarter, keep the stockholders happy.

Boxturtle (then I’ll collect my bonus and next quarter I get my golden parachute)

Good morning.

Best for corps to have no workers and just flow USG handouts to the bottom line.

Good morning, pups. This morning we’ve got Brooks and Krugman. Well, today Bobo struts his stuff as psychologist and education expert. In “Honor Code” he babbles that it’s no longer debatable that boys are lagging in school. Serving them effectively is going to require some scrambling of educational culture. Prof. Krugman, in “Off and Out With Mitt Romney,” says all the talk of offshoring and outsourcing has Mitt Romney on the defense. But what was good for Bain Capital definitely would not be good for America.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, the cold drinks are in the fridge, and I’ve got French toast with cinnamon. I’m here late this morning because I’m getting ready to wrangle the cavalcade of kittens off to the vet. It’ll be a challenge — they’re getting tamer, and one of them is positively affectionate, but putting them in carriers may be difficult. Wish me luck, and have a great day.

I guess I need to incorporate, then.

Morning eCHAN, I always appreciate your take on a situation.

Romney disposed of aborted fetuses.

Pure cynicism.

Pointer was in a bikini…hummmm. what does that look like?

No cooling, soothing mud for me ’till Miller Time at 5. Off to the mines.

Understood with your first comment and that’s one reason why I appreciate your take on things. :)

When I had that issue, I’d just throw some treats into the back of the carrier. I think my cats knew it was a trap, but it was also tuna.

Everybody is lagging in schools, unless you school is one of the fortunate rich ones with small class sizes. You coud fix the problem with everyone (not just boys) by reducing class sizes, updating textbooks, and reducing the emphasis on athletics.

Boxturtle (I probably shouldn’t have typed that, sitting less than a mile from OSU)

Who looked at the pointer? I think it was wood, with an arrowhead on the end. :-)

Boxturtle (*mutter* grammar nazis *mutter*)

I’m wishing you good luck with the kittens. Had to help wrangle a brood of kittens once (they were just past half tame) and we tipped the carrier door up and gently dropped them in on a piece of blanket. Easier than trying to push them in.

There was some education expert here a couple of years ago, prolly Randi Weingarten. I asked her why, if class size didn’t matter (a fave meme of the PTB), the rich paid a lot of money for small classes. Her response: exactly.

I disagree on athletics (disclosure: my father was a phys ed teacher). Humans are physical as well as mental animals. I think there’s too little evidence on physical activity for kids today. They are not suited to sitting at a desk all day. Adults can masochist themselves into doing so, but kids need to get rid of their ants in their pants.

Thanks for going along…;) Nazi? Hyperbole to be sure…

Humans are physical as well as mental animals. I think there’s too little evidence on physical activity for kids today

100% agree. But Phys ed, as implemented by the schools I went through at least, was at best no more than organized recess. The after school athletics were utilized by parents as a babysitting service. Being a four-eyed geek, it seemed to me as though all the sports teams did is generate bullies.

Boxturtle (Parents, turn off the damn XBOX while the sun is up!)

Maybe be a little. But I haven’t called anybody a Nazi in awhile, so I wanted to get in a some practice.

Boxturtle (*mutter* Humor Nazi *mutter*)

When it’s time to relax
One thing stands clear (beer after beer):
If you’ve got the time
We’ve got the beer.

Perhaps if we stopped the obscene corn and soybean subsidies, farmers would plant fewer water guzzling crops. Monoculture + Climate Change = Starvation.