Among my clients in Southern California I had a market research firm and a PR firm. While I didn’t get involved in the main business, but was generally concerned with their computers and accounting systems, you get a feel for how these organizations work.

Because I’m a bit weird, when I read Ellroon’s post that included Monsanto GM corn causes cancer in rats I wondered how my former clients would deal with this kind of revelation.

It came to me: Monsanto Round-up Ready Corn – now with rodent control. The weeds can’t get it in the fields, and the rats can’t get it in your silo. Improve and keep your yield. Available now from your authorized Monsanto dealer.

[Note: This is sarcasm. My clients would have been more creative.]

To vote in the November election you need to be registered a month [30 days] before the day of the election. If you want to vote, you are running out of time to do it.

Even if you don’t want to vote for any of the people running, there are initiatives and amendments on the ballot that need to be voted on [voted against to my way of thinking, but YMMV]. This is how the legislature gets crappy laws passed without having to record a vote on the bills when people figure out how they got screwed.

Position: 28.8N 33.6W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: West [280°] near 7 mph [11 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 65 mph [100 kph].
Wind Gusts: 75 mph [120 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 140 miles [220 km].
Minimum central pressure: 993 mb ↑.

Currently about 740 miles [1190 km] South-Southwest of the Azores.

Nadine is going for a longevity record apparently, and getting a bit stronger.

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.]