5.16.2013

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts


  • I had to leave the house early this morning, but there were some incredible images being broadcast of the damage in Cleburne and Granbury. Example. Example.
  • I wonder if Jarhead is OK? (Although it occurs to me he's been absent for so long that many won't know who he is.)
  • Apparently the worst area hit was Rancho Brazos Estates in Granbury. Reports say that area was the site of many homes built by Habitat for Humanity.
  • I hope no one was injured because of apathy created by the constant "crying wolf" in the past by local weatherman.
  • The radar technology these days is really good, but can they really definitively say, "There's a tornado!" when they see the hook?
  • Saw a report where some Wise Countians have been without power for 12 hours. 
  • And is there anything more spare than when they cut to the webcam in a vehicle driving down a roadway?
  • Have you seen the relatively new "storm chaser" vehicles used by, uh, storm chasers.
  • Sure were lots of quick-on-the-trigger Twitter and Facebook posts from roof repair companies as the storms were ongoing. 
  • One station had a "Hail Projection" graphic which had a color designation for "Bowling Ball" size hail. Really. Why stop there?
  • AG Eric Holder has his faults but I love the way he smacks down goofballs like Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert as he did yesterday. (But what in the heck did Gohmert mean when he said that Holder was attacking his integrity and “casting aspersions on my asparagus.” 3:55 in the second video in the previous link.)
  • Regarding the current pseudo-scandals of the President, Mark Davis is right when he warns his Right Wing Brethren to not oversell their attacks or it will come across as partisan and, thus, be ineffective.  They probably won't listen. 
  • They are replacing the turf at Cowboys Stadium already. Decatur and Bridgeport: Place your bids.