Fascinating storm coming our way. It's a Colorado Low which typically is the one that brings blizzards and is pretty easy to forecast as they always do the same thing over the same area at least with the total amount of precipitation. Just depends where you are.
A little twirly bit of energy flows over the Rockies. As the land rises the Low flattens out like a pancake spreading it's energy out. Once it crosses the mountains and the land drops the Low elongates vertically, stretching up and down which at the same time narrows the girth and makes the entire system spin faster.
With a dip in the jet stream north and nice warm moist air mass from the Gulf of Mexico streaming into it it gathers strength.
FOR US - it looks like it is slowing a bit so the main event will be more Monday with Sunday being just the opening act of this play. Tuesday morning looks to be the icky part when the rain turns to freezing rain and snow.
We will be all over the place for temperatures for the next 10 days. After Sunday, whatever it is today it will be different tomorrow by 10 degrees up OR down.
It looks to me that in 10 days we will be done with "cold" for a while.
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So many people showing up today. Flooring dude for under the frig, HVAC and trim for the basement.
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Brewed a London Porter (like Fullers London Porter) yesterday as I was moving a cabinet. It's bubbling away as I type.
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Then there are the Philadelphia Eagles, the team that uses stats better them most other teams. They "went for it" on 4th down more often then all other teams in the NFL (which is a very smart thing). Most teams are still stuck with old school thinking (even the Packers) but not the Eagles.
65% of the time they went for it and got the yards (26 times).
Speaking of the Viking game. Was it the best final 2 minutes in NFL history?
With 2 minutes and 5 seconds left in the game the chance of either team winning was at 50% . New Orleans was winning 21-20 and the Vikings had the ball. What happened next was amazing.
With 1:55 left, Minnesota had a 65% chance of winning. With 40 seconds left The Saints had a 66% chance of winning. With 14 seconds left The Saints had a 96% chance of winning. And we all know what happened.
. . . . . . YET . . . .when Hillary, who had a 55% chance of winning lost to The Donald everybody was AMAZED. HOW CAN YOU LOSE WITH A 55% CHANCE! THE POLLS WERE WRONG!
OH - think that extra point was unimportant.? It would have covered the spread which was -5.5 Many people lost by 1/2 a point. Imagine losing on a ceremonial kneel down.
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in Random news
Don't you wish you lived in Moscow? In December, the total amount of sunshine Moscowions saw was 6 minutes. SIX MINUTES!!!
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It's pretty much been proven that our President gave $130,000 to a porn start to keep her quiet about an affair a few weeks before the election. Think how the GOP would have gone bonkers if Obama did this. The party of family values? I think not. A party that ONLY thinks about money? yes.
In BIG news - the 3MM headphone jack, that big one? Gone. Phased out.
Is the GOP going to shut down the government because they can't kick out enough Dreamers? Looks like it
Millennials are responsible for killing many American industries, department stores, casual dining restaurants, and paper napkins to name a few but Gen X are the ones that will kill Facebook.
Only 9% (down 4% from 2 years ago) of Gen X so Facebook (Gen X = 1995 to 2005) Snapchat and Instagram are the preferred social media.
I guess I need a new Passport - the one I had for Survivor is no longer good!
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Shows I am or used to watch that will probably be canceled?
Blacklist
Blindspot
Madam Secretary
Once Upon A Time
OH - Anybody play HQ the trivia game on their phones? FREE MONEY!! Twice a day you have a chance to answer 12 questions. Miss one and you are out. About 700,000 play for a chance to share a few thousand dollars. FOR FREE. Normally $2000 ($18,000 the most) is shared between the final 300 players.
2:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 at night are the games. Pretty fun.
This is what it looks like - first question is at about the 2:30 mark
https://youtu.be/NOLilAPhC08
Have a great weekend!
