I happened to drive by the ‘Chik’n Chapel’ [not to be confused with Church’s Chicken] at lunch time on the the first and saw the crowd. The Local Puppy Trainer has a slideshow of the sideshow, if you are interested.

I have never eaten there, for a number of reasons, but the most important one is a survival rule I used when I was flying around the world and visiting foreign places – never ingest food or drink prepared by people who think the end of the world is a good thing. To me, the first step in achieving immortality is not dying, and I have a hard time understanding people who think that death is the first step in the process.

They might have handed out badges for proving you’re a bigot, or stuff verses from Revelation in the kid’s meals, I don’t know. I don’t like white meat on poultry; I don’t like food that is breaded and deep fried [excluding hush puppies and doughnuts, which don’t pretend to be anything other than dough]; and I don’t trust people in the food industry who don’t know Holsteins are dairy cattle.

The guy who owns the chain [‘franchisees’ are sharecroppers, not owners the way the chain is structured] has publicly stated his homophobic views, and put his money where his views are. This is America, and that is his right. Government should not be involved in censoring him. People, OTOH, have every right not to associate with him, or buy from his chain. He has made a bad business decision, and will pay for it.

Position: 13.8N 27.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West-Northwest [290°] near 16 mph [26 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 35 mph [ 55 kph].
Wind Gusts: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Minimum central pressure: 1009 mb.

Currently about 240 miles [ 385 km] West-Southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.

This is the tropical wave that came off Africa this morning. Things are heating up.

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.]

Position: 13.9N 65.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [275°] near 18 mph [30 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 80 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65mph [105 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 105 miles [165 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1003 mb ↑.

Currently about 795 miles [1280 km] East Southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.

Ernesto sideswiped Barbados and then St Lucia early this morning and continues heading West into the Caribbean.

Another wave with development potential just came off the coast of Africa this morning.

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.]

Fluff Goes the Weasel

What’s going on?

[Editor: The Weasel has a fluffy tail. I haven’t seen him in the daylight for a while, so this was a bit of a surprise.]

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