As per usual, I dont have enough time to provide adequate updates to this website. And I do apologize for the people that actually read this.
However I do have some news. This guy is ENGAGED! That’s right I decided to take a big step in my life and ask a very important question to a special someone. Want to know how I did it? Check out this website:
http://www.thespiritofadventure.net
I bought that domain a while back, and while it just now houses the video I created before popping the question, I plan on turning that into our wedding site, so STAY TUNED!
After being in Asheville, North Carolina for a little over three weeks, it is starting to feel like home. For those of you that don’t know, I am currently working at the National Climatic Data Center. While NCDC is part of NOAA, I am currently contracted through the Cooperate Institute for Climate and Sciences. (Don’t believe me? see this). The job has been great so far, and I hope to learn a lot over the next few months.
Speaking of NCDC, they released this the other day:
According to this, July 2010 was the second warmest July on record. The warmest month occurred in 1998, which was also an El Nino year
Greetings from Frederick, Maryland! The halfway point of our leg from New England to Asheville, NC.
I am sitting in our hotel room dreading to go outside. The forecast high today is expected to be above 100 (with heat indexes almost at 110!!!). As I overlook the information over the National Weather Service webpage, I notice this image:
Then I notice the link that is associated with it:
http://forecast.weather.gov/images/wtf/hot.jpg
Maybe it’s the heat talking, but I found that to be funny
With temperatures in New England in the 90′s over the past few days (and 100′s in some places) , we are officially in a heat wave…..
….and it sucks
A lot of people complain about weather, but for me I only complain about one thing: The Heat. I cannot stand it. I currently have no Air Conditioner, so I dread going home to this stagnant heat.
My theory is this: when it’s cold, you can put on as many layers as you need (just like this guy):
BUT in heat such as this, you can only take so much off before you can get arrested.
The funny thing is, I complain about the heat, yet I end up in the south for work. First it was Oklahoma, then Florida, and now it’s North Carolina. Maybe this is a calling to create an Air Conditioned dome for the city of Asheville:
Happy 4th of July Eve…Eve………Eve everybody! Either way we are halfway through the year of 2010. Wow is all I have to say.
The first of July tells me that I only have 29 days until my new job starts. Yup, that’s right, I got a job offer a few weeks ago and have officially accepted it. I will be working with the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites, which is located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina (same building where NCDC is located). It’s going to be a new adventure for me, as I will be permanently moving to western North Carolina. While I am excited, I am also sad to leave my friends and family behind.
On another topic, I have created a BETA version of the RUC map room. Take a look at it here and let me know what you think. My next step is to try and mix and match different displays, as the only map that is different is the RUC SBCAPE.
