You may have heard me joke the other day that this thing was like that scene from the comedy, Austin Powers. Where, when falling out of a building he lands on a woman (who had already been shot, I believe). via GIPHY Seriously, though. This is how I feel with this thing. Just. Go. Away. But it won’t. As Hurricane… Read more →
A lot of people, when they have an idea about how something works, say, “I have a theory….” But they don’t. People who say, “I have a theory…” often just have a hypothesis. Theories take time. A lot of time. Albert Einstein had a theory. Claude Shannon had a theory. Alfred Wegener had a theory. Dave Smith, at a bar,… Read more →
While the Orionid Meteor Shower continues tonight, I wanted to take some time to explain and breakdown a few things baout meteor showers that will hopefully add some context to what you may see while you look up in the night sky. A meteor shower is when the earth passes through a bunch of left over debris in outer space… Read more →
If you are looking to catch a glimpse at a few passing meteor streaks, try to find the constellation Orion in the night sky, then look up. What you’ll see Head out after midnight, or get up a few hours before the sunrises. You will see about 10 to 20 streaks per hour. These streak do tend to be a… Read more →
After four-consecutive “wins” at seasonal forecasting, last year’s Outlook was, in a word, not great. It felt like I missed nearly every place I tried to get right. Okay, it wasn’t that bad. I gave myself a C- grade. I did well on the precipitation, but air-balled the general temperature trend each month. This year, I’m looking forward to rebounding…. Read more →
