I’m beginning the process of upgrading to the latest version of WordPress and should be finished by 8PM CDT [0100 UTC].

There may be a short period when the blog is unavailable, but this normally doesn’t cause a major meltdown [famous last words in technology circles].

Update: Things seem to be working with minutes to spare.

Position: 25.5N 97.5W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [330°] near 14 mph [22 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 60 mph [ 95 kph].
Wind Gusts: 70 mph [110 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [170 km].
Minimum central pressure: 991 mb.

Currently about 30 miles [45 km] South of Brownsville, Texas.

The storm made landfall at about 8:30PM CDT in Northern Mexico about 105 miles [170 km] North-Northeast of La Pesca, Mexico and about 40 miles [65 km] South of Brownsville, Texas.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bahia Algodones, Mexico northward to Port Oconnor, Texas.

Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.

[For the latest information click on the storm symbol, or go to the CATEGORIES drop-down box below the CALENDAR and select “Hurricanes” for all of the posts related to storms on this site.]

If you are a US resident I hope you enjoy this panicked and unsuccessful attempt to salvage the Democratic nomination for President by Grover Cleveland, the 22^nd and 24^th President. Having sent in Federal troops and marshals to break the Pullman Strike, Grover thought he could win back support from labor by giving them their own holiday before the bodies of the workers killed by said troops and marshals were cold in the ground, and to preempt the possibility of labor declaring May 1^st, the commemoration of the Haymarket affair, a day for labor action.

It is rather unique, as it is the only holiday I’m aware of that was imported from Canada where it’s spelled Labour Day.

When I was young, Labor Day was the last day of summer vacation from school, but now schools start in early August, so it’s just a long weekend filled with annoying drunken boaters clogging up my little street with their trailers.