Wake Up. Check Dean.

There he is.


The models look good.

I am a little worried that Dean seems to be slowing down, and when storms slow down dramatically, models change. But things look good for us. Bad for Texas and Mexico.

Life on the Gulf Coast.

Battle of the Deviant Computer Models

Deviant blue line vs. deviant yellow line.

I am rooting for the yellow line.

The other models do not deviate much, which is always a good sign.

*UPDATE* 4pm: The deviant blue line continues.

Rhinoceros Head vs. Technology

A quote attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright: "If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger."

I am now tracking Dean on Google Maps, and by extension, Google Earth. It is cool.

And, so, my refrigerator tracking map and goofy magnets go the way of my Commodore 64.

But, I must fight this. I must pass down the refrigerator tracking map to my son. I have fond childhood memories of tracking hurricanes on those free maps from Wendy’s or wherever.

Of course, no Katrina ever hit when I was young. If one had, then those memories may not have been so fond.

One way I have dealt with my son and hurricanes is to explain EVERYTHING to him. I hope that the more he understands, the more power he feels he has. Many decisions will be made in this and future hurricane seasons that will directly affect him, and I don’t want him to feel powerless. I want him to understand what we are talking about and why we are making whatever decisions are being made.

He likes Google Earth, too, though. So he might opt for the push-button rather than the goofy magnets.

Thinking about it, it would make more sense to see a point on a computer-generated map rather than a big rhinoceros head in the middle of the Atlantic headed for the Gulf.

Although, in reality, I would prefer the rhino head to be headed to the Gulf.

I Am Paying Attention This Time

Not just because TS Dean shares my last name (without the "e" at the end).

11am EDT Wednesday, August 15, 2007