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Whither the “good news” news stories?

July 20, 2016 @ 12:38 By: gordon Category: In the news, Meta

I started writing an entry about how I listen to the news with a certain amount of dread these days because of all the bad things that are going on, particularly south of the border. As I listed the some of the reasons (e.g., gun violence, violence towards the police, the prospects that Donald Trump could be the next US President, the Brexit vote going terribly wrong), it became increasingly harder to finish. So unfinished it remains.

There must be good news stories out there, but they seem to be few and far between.

Dragonboating this evening could be exciting

July 13, 2016 @ 17:22 By: gordon Category: Weather

Lots of exciting weather this afternoon and into the evening:

TAF CYOW 132038Z 1321/1418 20012G22KT P6SM FEW050 BKN220 TEMPO
1321/1322 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN060CB PROB30 1322/1324
VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN060CB
FM140000 21010KT P6SM FEW100
FM140900 18008KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200
FM141200 20010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN050
FM141500 21012G22KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN020 PROB30 1415/1418
VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BR SCT007 BKN030CB
RMK NXT FCST BY 140000Z=

In a nutshell this evening from now’ish until about 8pm, heavy thunderstorms with big gusty winds. And then tomorrow from about 8am it looks like we’re in for more wind and rain, with possibly some thunderstorms over the lunch hour.