Classic backside Snow

Snow wrapped around the Low Pressure Center. Moisture streaming from the Gulf winding around the Low pressure. Winds on the surface in the Dakota have switched to the North but the winds aloft are still from the East. The warmer air dropping frozen precipitation through the cold air to the surface.

<<< Blizzard >>>



The surface pressure pattern and the 500mb (18000') contours (blue) are conincident. That is a Cold Core system.

Big Storm 24 Feb 2007

By Saturday night the precipitation had gone South America! Do you get the Gondwana drift?



click on the map to see full size

Now that is a storm to admire!
I like to remind folks that the NOAA models had this storm nailed on the 10-day forcast issued on 15 Feb 2007.

This image was built with the Storm Prediction Center's dynamic web page (Compmap)where you can learn a lot just playing around.

Top Blog Picks

A person can waste a whole lot of time surfing the blog morass, but here a couple that made my favorites list.

Off the Wall

A personal and witty view of a crazy world.
I suggest you subscribe and get a weekly reminder. Don't miss it.

J-Walk Blog

In his own words, John is a computer book author, an occasional consultant, and is responsible for several popular Excel add-in products.

His unique view on life is what I like.

Online Radio Picks - BBC

One of my favorite shows on BBC4

Weekly show, archives, downloads

This week on In Our Time - Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness (15Feb07).

Weekly show, archives, downloads.

My recommendations:
1. Open the webpage in the Real Player Browser and save it as a favorite.
2. Download the clip(s) that appeal to you, more importantly some that don't,
3. Take it with you on your Ipod or your any mp3 PAP, and
4. Comment here about what you find.

wtf, A horse in bicycle race?

tour de france cheval cyclism

From rapace0

Eriching your life through audio experience

Looking for different slant on things, try World Talk Radio

Start here

Spend some time with the search engine or just stumble around until ...

Don't have time for that" Here's a sample of indie music

Go Here for It's Your Music

My recommendation that a person should listen to 6-8 hours of alternative radio per week. About 1/2 music and half special interest -- both things that are different than what you might choose as a favorite topic. The purpose is cultural and intellectual enrichment.


It beats the hell out of TV!

BBC 1 (Radio Scotland) - Gilles Peterson

Joining the musical dots with hip hop, latin, funk, soul and jazz, presented by Gilles Peterson.


Feb 8, 2007 Tracklist

Listen for a new look at music you don't hear on local radio.

Check out her music

Click on the logo. Enjoy!

Turning things inside out