Michael Carter
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Erstwhile academic, current Canadian resident, bringing captivating weather stories to a platform near you.
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· Mar 4
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Any Americans who would like to express solidarity are encouraged to send me a bottle of Ontario rye which I will enjoy on your behalf.
These have been responsible for the deaths of millions of colored pencils over the last quarter-century.
I first wrote and cron’d the script that makes these @NWSSPC upper air maps in November 1998. It’s been running and making the twice-daily UA maps for the past 27 years at this URL: www.spc.noaa.gov/obswx/maps/. That’s over 138,000 maps online and it’s still going!
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
These have been responsible for the deaths of millions of colored pencils over the last quarter-century.
Word on the street at my kid’s kindergarten is that because it snowed, tomorrow is Christmas. So good luck with your last minute shopping everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Word on the street at my kid’s kindergarten is that because it snowed, tomorrow is Christmas. So good luck with your last minute shopping everyone.
An early November snow day in Toronto.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
An early November snow day in Toronto.
Well, I guess it’s finally time to figure out what Fëanor’s whole deal is.
Let's make it official:
SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
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SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION.
If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop:
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Shelved By Genre
These are books discussed on the podcast Shelved by Genre!
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November 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Well, I guess it’s finally time to figure out what Fëanor’s whole deal is.
A House of Dynamite is Love Actually if it was about a nuclear first strike.
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
A House of Dynamite is Love Actually if it was about a nuclear first strike.
I don’t watch cable news very often, and I’m learning about a lot of exciting new medications that may be right for me.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I don’t watch cable news very often, and I’m learning about a lot of exciting new medications that may be right for me.
The season for falling leaves and falling pressure.
November 4, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The season for falling leaves and falling pressure.
Four and a half billion years ago a nebula of rocks, gas, and dust condensed down into a primordial planetary system, retaining its angular momentum and ultimately setting the period for the Earth’s rotation and the day/night cycle.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Four and a half billion years ago a nebula of rocks, gas, and dust condensed down into a primordial planetary system, retaining its angular momentum and ultimately setting the period for the Earth’s rotation and the day/night cycle.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
But sure, do whatever you want with the clocks.
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Shoutouts to everyone having a little mini Twix with their coffee this morning.
November 1, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Shoutouts to everyone having a little mini Twix with their coffee this morning.
Trick or treat, jerk
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Trick or treat, jerk
A lot of being a meteorologist is about staring at a cloud edge and willing it to move.
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A lot of being a meteorologist is about staring at a cloud edge and willing it to move.
Dodgers organist, I’ll miss you most of all.
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Dodgers organist, I’ll miss you most of all.
Guys, slow down. I’m trying to finish my chili.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Guys, slow down. I’m trying to finish my chili.
Baseball will continue until morale improves.
October 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Baseball will continue until morale improves.
Right now we’re creating what’s called “tomorrow problems.”
October 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Right now we’re creating what’s called “tomorrow problems.”
Have they ever tried doing baseball in the daytime? Maybe something to look into.
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Have they ever tried doing baseball in the daytime? Maybe something to look into.
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Must be nice to be a meteo...home plate umpire... and get paid to be wrong 50 percent of the time
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Must be nice to be a meteo...home plate umpire... and get paid to be wrong 50 percent of the time
Say a prayer to Jackie Sherrill, the Patron Saint of Beating Texas.
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Say a prayer to Jackie Sherrill, the Patron Saint of Beating Texas.
I can see my house!
October 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I can see my house!
The ants go marching one by one. I learned all their patterns and now I’m done.
Hurrah, Hurrah.
Hurrah, Hurrah.
October 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The ants go marching one by one. I learned all their patterns and now I’m done.
Hurrah, Hurrah.
Hurrah, Hurrah.
The great thing about Canada having Thanksgiving in October is that I can get my hot takes in before the rush.
October 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The great thing about Canada having Thanksgiving in October is that I can get my hot takes in before the rush.
Toronto.
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Toronto.
Improbably, this episode titled Melancholic Murder Bug is not about Silksong.
New Side Story! Austin, Dre, and Keith played Endless Legend 2, the follow up to one of the all time great fantasy 4X games. And then, after talking about that for almost a full episode length, they just keep talking.
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Side Story: 14: Melancholic Murder Bug
The ocean is draining. Where is it going? Is there a drain down there? Is someone drinking it? Wouldn't they be getting very thirsty? I guess there are lizardly astrologists and coral-covered automato...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Improbably, this episode titled Melancholic Murder Bug is not about Silksong.
I don’t really think of myself as a “takes a picture of the moon with a cell phone camera” guy, but here we are.
October 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I don’t really think of myself as a “takes a picture of the moon with a cell phone camera” guy, but here we are.