Archive for April, 2008

We can’t talk now…we have cows!

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Well, that’s the line my brother shouted out when my wife called at 8:30 (CDT) this evening while we were in the midst of a chase. We started out this morning planning to chase southeastern Kansas and indeed spent a couple of hours in the early aftern…



Equivocal forecasting

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From Wichita NWS Forecast Office (1200 CDT HWO):”THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON…HOWEVER IF THEY DO…SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HAIL TOQUARTER SIZE AND WINDS TO 60 MPH.”Now do you see why we’re having difficulty with th…



Plains chase trip: Day 3

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Things are looking up! After a pleasant stay in Wichita and enjoying the revitalized area (plenty of upscale restaurants, shops, and an awesome coffee shop just across from our hotel) we’re ready to do some serious chasing today and tomorrow. At the …



Plains chase trip: Day 2

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Apr 20th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Currently sitting in a hotel in Moore OK after flying into Dallas yesterday for my Plains mini-chase. With my western chasing (bad) luck intact I have arrived during a lull in the action and am hoping that things will look better tomorrow than they ap…



Liberal Hate Monger Bill Maher Calls the Pope a Pedophile and Nazi!

By From http://www.spotsygop.com/blogger.html • Apr 20th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Outrageous stuff even for Bill Maher.Conservatives are calling for his head (again) and may get it this time.See the video for yourself, and decide if you want to live a county full of liberals like him or not. Get involved with your area GOP if you d…



Chillin’ in Moore OK

By From http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/ • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I flew out of Richmond this morning after leaving home at oh-dark-thirty (on a Saturday?? What am I thinking??!! Oh yeah, this is a chase trip…), met my brother – who picked me up at DFW – and headed up to this hotel in Moore in hopes of scaring up…



BUDGET IV

By From http://questeverything.blogspot.com/ • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We are three days out from making our first vote on the budget—The first read of the school budget. We are required to have this budget approved by mid-May. There could still be some change between the first and second read but that possibility is be…



Riverbend’s South Pacific

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Apr 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Tonight we had a choice of three high school musicals to attend. We decided to see one of our favorites, “South Pacific,” at Riverbend High School. The production was completely adorable, with sweet-voiced leads, a couple of crazy characters, a sol…



Playing Politics With Fredericksburg’s Future

By From http://intothepoliticalarena.blogspot.com/ • Apr 18th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Mrs. Girvan now claims that she was opposed to the incentives package the day it was presented to her in a meeting with Todd Nelson and Jud Honaker. Let’s take a walk down Memory Lane and see whether her actions and words support that claim:What Kalaha…



Chicago

By From http://fredericksblogger.blogspot.com/ • Apr 15th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We spent the last couple of days in Chicago attending a family event and visiting some of the sights. The weather was pretty cold, and of course, windy—not ideal for sightseeing, but we managed to get in some good walks around town. Chicago is a grea…