Position: 15.4N 82.1W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [270°] near 12 mph [19 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 45 mph [ 75 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1006 mb.

Currently about 80 miles [125 km] East-Northeast of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua – Honduras border.

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the coast of Guatemala.

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

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I’m still playing with bits and pieces, but there were a few items of interest:

Ms Bachmann has a ‘cunning plan’ to lower gas prices to $2.00. The picture with the article shows her clutching a $20, but I assume she knows the difference. I could lower the price of gas to $1 overnight – start pumping in liters. If the half-gallon size of ice cream can contain only a quart and a pint, and the $10 bag of dry cat food can go from 20 pounds to 16, why not? Business does it all the time.

The next innovation in employee pensions is the ‘401L’. Employers will deduct a dollar from workers’ paychecks and give them a lottery ticket. The odds of having enough money to retire are about the same as a 401K, and it saves businesses a lot of money and accounting overhead.

HP is exiting the PC business, screwing everyone who bought their pad or any of their mobile equipment first. I assume that someone will pretend to buy the division, as it has been a very long time since HP actually made anything with their trademark on it.

Oh, yes the market tanked again. The DOW closed below 10K and the T-Bill yield is barely 2%. There were more than 400K unemployment filings again, home sales tanked, and Merrill Lynch is saying double-dip is on the way. This is the awesomeness of austerity.