Lotta Low Pressure

Issued by The National Weather Service
Amarillo, TX
3:29 pm CST, Mon., Jan. 25, 2010

Special Weather Statement for Gray, TX

... POTENTIAL WINTER STORM COULD BRING CONSIDERABLE SNOW TO PANHANDLES THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. BASED ON THE LATEST TRACK AND TIMING... SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE SNOW... AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES... IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION... THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON THE TRACK... TIMING... AND SNOW AMOUNTS OF THIS SYSTEM... CONFIDENCE IS SLOWLY IMPROVING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT ALL OF THE PANHANDLES. CURRENT SNOW TOTAL FORECASTS ARE FOR WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TOTALS OF UP TO SEVERAL INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES.

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Under Pressure - ZZ Top

plenipotentiary

plenipotentiary \plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee; -shuh-ree\

adjective;
1. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers."

noun:
1. A person invested with full power to transact any business; especially, an ambassador or diplomatic agent with full power to negotiate a treaty or to transact other business.

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This isn't a word I normally use; I've always considered it a bit too much of a mouthful. I do remember some MSN Community/Group owners, myself included, who let their plenipotentiary powers go to their heads.

Seriously & Certainly Cirrus

You Are a Cirrus Cloud

You're a bit mysterious and reserved. You mostly keep to yourself and do your own thing. Some people may even consider you allusive. You're hard to track down at times. People who know you find you to be very transparent. It's always easy to tell what you're thinking about. You tend to drift more than most people. You're always trying out new ideas, friends, and even personalities.

What Kind of Cloud Are You?

Blogthings: We'll Tell You The Truth... Someone Has To!

Bin Laden Found!

According to the Drudge Report, he must be in Australia.

(click for larger view)

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UPDATE: Others noticed/commented, too

The Internet is Made of Cats

Baa-Con

Survey: Brits think bacon comes from sheep

LONDON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A survey of British youngsters suggests 26 percent of the country's under-16 population erroneously believe bacon comes from sheep. The survey of 800 children and adults, conducted for the Home Grown Cereals Authority and the National Farmers' Union, also suggests 29 percent of youngsters believe oats grow on trees and 17 percent of both children and adults are under the false impression that eggs are a necessary ingredient in bread, the Daily Mail reported Thursday.

Found at Bits & Pieces where I not only stole their post, I nabbed their graphic and most of their headline, too. To my credit, I credit them.

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I don't think this is much about the nationality of the survey, but rather the age of the children answering the question. England is a relatively small country and I'd bet most of the population lives in urban areas and really don't have a clue about farming in general. I'd bet a similar percentage of American kids wouldn't know either, and I bet a larger percentage of Americans wouldn't even know who Francis Bacon was. (or where he came from)

Shoot, I had a brother-in-law that thought macaroni grew on trees. (and that a winch on the back of my dad's truck could lift the tire off the ground in order to fix it)

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I remember my momma sayin' she wanted a little black sheep. I always figgered I was a reasonable facsimile.