This Saturday a publicity hungry leader of a micro-church [30 people] has scheduled a stunt in Gainesville to gain some notoriety. This is not making the people of Gainesville happy.

First and foremost, Gainesville is the home of the University of Florida and this Saturday is a home game at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. If this stunt interferes in any way with the tens of thousands of people who will show up to see that game, there will be trouble. College football is very serious business in Florida. [The compensation package for the football coach was $4 million/year the last time I heard.]

Next I would like to make clear that no one seems to know if this person is related to the Flavor Aid Fruitcake, but he is definitely not associated with Monty Python in any way.

John Locke was easily the most influential philosopher on the “Founding Fathers” of the United States. Parts of the Declaration of Independence are “borrowed” from his writings. His response to the questions of a friend, A Letter Concerning Toleration, is a guide to the thinking behind the First Amendment’s freedom of religion.

The simple fact is: intolerance towards any religion is unAmerican. It violates the letter and spirit of the Constitution.

Happy 5771!

At sunset Rosh Hashanah begins, so get your honey, challah, and apples ready.

Both Cookie Jill and Fallenmonk decided it was time to face the world today.

That’s the world for you. You finally get the place arranged the way you want it and you have to move.

Happy Birthday to y’all.

Rainfall in inches for cities and towns in Texas as of 10AM CDT

Georgetown 2.5 Ne 13.20
Cedar Park 1.0 Ese 12.99
Anderson Mill 1.4 Nw 12.71
Jollyville 2.1 Ssw 12.23
Killeen 2.9 Ssw 11.66
Leander 1.0 Sse 11.62
Austin 10.7 N 11.48
West Lake Hills 2.4 Nnw 11.08
Wells Branch 0.3 Wnw 11.00
Brushy Creek 2.3 Sw 11.00
Fort Hood Aaf/Killeen 10.72
Andice 1.6 Sw 10.21
Jarrell 0.3 S 10.20
Round Rock 3.0 N 10.05
Fort Worth 11.8 Nw 6.84
San Antonio/Stinson Muni Arpt 6.73
Houston 1.4 Ne 4.47

It is still raining in Central Texas.

Position: 13.8N 24.6W [10 PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Wind Gusts: 55 mph [ 90 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 50 miles [ 80 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mb.

Currently about 70 miles [115 km] South of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.

This was the tropical wave that looked nasty while it was still over Africa.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the southern Cape Verde Islands including Maio, Sao Tiago, Fogo, and Brava.

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.]