Inside the Head of a TV Junkie

So, I had to share these videos.  These were taken back on August 4th at the Cubs/Astros game in Chicago.  The game was suspended for severe weather.  The videos below show what it was like before and during the almost tornado that hit the area.  The loud sirens in the background are the tornado warning sirens going off.  The announcer at the game told everyone in the stands to seek immediate shelter.  The entrances were closed and fans were kept from leaving for their own safety.  Kind of crazy.

It’s officially started!!  Monsoon Season is here for the next few weeks and it has started with a bang.  Yesterday we had a crap load of rain fall over an hours time.  Some areas of Phoenix received over an inch and a half of rain.  That may not sound like much to some of you but you must remember we live in a desert.  Below is a photo I took outside of my window.  Normally you can see houses across the way, not today!  Also, the YouTube video below is the sound of the rain on my window.  We never have a monsoon rain without wind.  Good times!

I can’t help but feel for those who are living in the flood ravaged areas of Iowa.  Some of the photos I’ve seen are crazy.  Take the one below as just an example.  Yikes!  Let’s hope the weather lets up soon so things can start getting back to normal.

Do Senate leaders really think this is a good solution to the country’s energy crisis and global warming? George F. Will writes a very poignant article on the bill that was being debated in the Senate this week. You can read it here. Talk about increasing the bureacracy and size of the federal government… also government control over private business. No good in my eyes.

Do I believe climate change happens and is happening? Yes. Do I believe that we should do all we can to reduce emmissions, be responsible in our use of natural resources and reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills? Yes, I most defintely do. Do I believe that humans are the cause of “global warming” and that we are doomed if we don’t do something drastic now? Nope. I have yet to read anything (convincing) which backs up claims that global warming is happening or that humans have any direct effect on global temperatures.

I wasn’t alive back in the 1970s, but maybe some of you that are reading this were. Any of you recall the global cooling scare?

Today is Thursday.  The high temperature was 72.  Tuesday, the high was 108 and yesterday the high was 95.  What?!  This is just all sorts of crazy.  At least this weekend looks like it will be nice a cool in the valley.  I’d much rather have this weather than a Memorial Weekend where the average tempearture hovers around 110.

According to Google, the temperature in PHX at 1:30pm on 4/29/08 was 104F! WHAT!? Where are they getting this temperature reading? I will have to watch the news this evening to see what the official reading is from the airport. If this holds true, yikes!!

The weather here in Phoenix this weekend has been great.  The temperature is around 80 degrees and I’ve had the windows open throughout the house.  This is the best time of the year… well, it really goes hand in hand with October weather.  I wish it would be like this year round, but then we’d have 2x as many people living here.

You’d think that I would be spending time outside with this great weather.  Nope, I am catching up on TV and movies.  Next weekend is looking to be just as great.  I’ll be taking advantage of the great weather next Saturday.  For any of you stuck in the cold, jealous?

Weather like this in February!!

The linked story below is just another reason why I dislike the Arizona Republic. The story only shows one side of the issue and treats Global Warming as fact. The piece is titled “Climate-change Realities Could Ruin Water Planning”, which caught my interest. Too bad it’s a worthless read. Anyway, feel free to read it here. That is, if you can get past the first paragraph:

Human-caused climate change could undermine a century of building dams, canals and reservoirs across the West as warmer temperatures alter the way water flows through the dry country, scientists say.

 Here’s what our temps looked like for this weekend… ouch!