Monthly Archives: February 2012

Wouldn’t you know it!  Leap Day has its own Wikipedia entry. As does leap of faith…”the act of believing in or accepting something intangible or unprovable.” Last night someone I know asked for leaping suggestions. _______________________________________________ Here are a few…they’re … Continue reading →

Just received an e-mail and a link from Jason Samenow, the Weather Editor for the Washington Post, and leader of The Capital Weather Gang. He was passing along a tweet from Roger Pielke, Jr., who cited a link to the … Continue reading →

In a few minutes, I’m headed for church. Of course, the focus in church is the Bible. The standard Christian version has 66 books. Of these, some 38 (by my hurried, informal count) are named for specific men and women. … Continue reading →

As we approach the first anniversary of the March 11, 2011 Great Tohoku earthquake and the associated tsunami, the people of Japan are not feeling particularly earthquake-ready, as discussed in this morning’s print edition of the Washington Post. Hard to … Continue reading →

Yesterday found me making a day trip to Philadelphia. Four hours on a train? Called for literature. Could have chosen from a lot of other material on an all-too cluttered desk, but happened to grab a copy of Climate Change … Continue reading →

“What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon and last night, snow proved to be pretty much a no-show in the DC area, but Judith Curry’s post, What if they are wrong? drew a blizzard of comments on her blog Climate, Etc. [And prompted a post … Continue reading →

Back on January 4th and 5th, I posted on a (well) managed planet. John Plodinec provided a thoughtful comment; worth reading! At that time I encouraged him to submit a fuller post. To my great joy, he’s obliged. Blogs should … Continue reading →

Judith Curry has a marvelous and uncanny ability to ferret out interesting subjects and writing from a variety of sources. Her current post – What if they are wrong? – builds off a Mike Stopa post by the same title. … Continue reading →

Two reasons for looking past the goal of Weather-Ready Nation to the larger goal of a Weather-Ready World: First and foremost, it’s the right thing to do. Though the United States can lay claim to the most hazardous weather on … Continue reading →