Warren Madden
@wjmadden.bsky.social
Meteorologist, retired hunter of hurricanes, aviation, board gamer, World of Warcraft (HuntsTheWind)
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CAUTION: by following, you agree to be subjected to random puns! All opinions are mine and mine alone.
Metric - this is the weigh.
November 26, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Metric - this is the weigh.
As a left-hander who suffered with right-handed teachers and "erasable" pens in the 70s, I've always firmly believed that cursive is the mind-killer!
November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As a left-hander who suffered with right-handed teachers and "erasable" pens in the 70s, I've always firmly believed that cursive is the mind-killer!
Such a fowl expression on your face!
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Such a fowl expression on your face!
I missed that particular episode.
But I did see the SQL.
But I did see the SQL.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I missed that particular episode.
But I did see the SQL.
But I did see the SQL.
It’s easy to confuse. The weather services across the world convert local air pressures (station pressure) to sea level pressure (SLP) so they all can be compared against a common baseline. But the further you go up in altitude the thinner the air and lower the air pressure gets.
October 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s easy to confuse. The weather services across the world convert local air pressures (station pressure) to sea level pressure (SLP) so they all can be compared against a common baseline. But the further you go up in altitude the thinner the air and lower the air pressure gets.
Given she lives at 6000 ft, the local air pressure is likely close to 800 millibars on a daily basis. You are correct that only severe hurricanes go sub-900, but remember that’s sea level pressure.
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Given she lives at 6000 ft, the local air pressure is likely close to 800 millibars on a daily basis. You are correct that only severe hurricanes go sub-900, but remember that’s sea level pressure.
Yes, Wilma got down to 882 millibars, just a bit over 20 years ago. While it is possible that Melissa may dip below 900 millibars before reaching Jamaica, Wilma's Atlantic record seems safe from Melissa threatening it.
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Yes, Wilma got down to 882 millibars, just a bit over 20 years ago. While it is possible that Melissa may dip below 900 millibars before reaching Jamaica, Wilma's Atlantic record seems safe from Melissa threatening it.
I wrote up a TOON one shot for my D&D group back in the 80s. Full of sight gags and bad puns. The plot started with them meeting up at the team base to receive their mission.
Four hours and many inter-team battles later, they still hadn't left the base.
Hilarious, but so many puns were wasted! :-)
Four hours and many inter-team battles later, they still hadn't left the base.
Hilarious, but so many puns were wasted! :-)
October 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I wrote up a TOON one shot for my D&D group back in the 80s. Full of sight gags and bad puns. The plot started with them meeting up at the team base to receive their mission.
Four hours and many inter-team battles later, they still hadn't left the base.
Hilarious, but so many puns were wasted! :-)
Four hours and many inter-team battles later, they still hadn't left the base.
Hilarious, but so many puns were wasted! :-)
You know that person is a _true_ Doppler aficionado if their go to radar app isn’t a mosaic of all the radars but _single site_ Doppler
October 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
You know that person is a _true_ Doppler aficionado if their go to radar app isn’t a mosaic of all the radars but _single site_ Doppler
He's also looking for who ate the rest of the strawberries.
In other words, he's gone Wouk.
In other words, he's gone Wouk.
September 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
He's also looking for who ate the rest of the strawberries.
In other words, he's gone Wouk.
In other words, he's gone Wouk.
That day is not today 😀
September 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
That day is not today 😀
If you like mixing Downton Abbey and board games, you definitely should check out Obsession - not the perfume, the board game!
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23...
Obsession
Renovate an estate, manage servants, and pursue romance in Victorian England.
boardgamegeek.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If you like mixing Downton Abbey and board games, you definitely should check out Obsession - not the perfume, the board game!
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23...
The inevitable appeals will take a long time to sort out.
So the case has a fart way to go before it is resolved. But I’m sure it will sort itself out in the end.
So the case has a fart way to go before it is resolved. But I’m sure it will sort itself out in the end.
September 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The inevitable appeals will take a long time to sort out.
So the case has a fart way to go before it is resolved. But I’m sure it will sort itself out in the end.
So the case has a fart way to go before it is resolved. But I’m sure it will sort itself out in the end.
Be _very_ careful never to be caught in the dark with a grue jay. _Especially_ in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.
You are very likely to be eaten.
You are very likely to be eaten.
September 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Be _very_ careful never to be caught in the dark with a grue jay. _Especially_ in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.
You are very likely to be eaten.
You are very likely to be eaten.
Last year I spent quite a while listening to Mike Duncan’s excellent History of Rome podcast, which he recorded from 2007 to 2012. There were so many observations he made on how the Republic collapsed that felt _way_ too spot on to our current situation for my comfort level.
September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Last year I spent quite a while listening to Mike Duncan’s excellent History of Rome podcast, which he recorded from 2007 to 2012. There were so many observations he made on how the Republic collapsed that felt _way_ too spot on to our current situation for my comfort level.
And thus ended Descartes career as a meteorologist. :-)
September 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
And thus ended Descartes career as a meteorologist. :-)
More like “I’ll save you…in two weeks”
September 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
More like “I’ll save you…in two weeks”
And the same song provides a timely warning about democracy:
Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
September 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
And the same song provides a timely warning about democracy:
Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got till it's gone?
To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, they paved paradise, and put up a rich man's club. 😠
September 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, they paved paradise, and put up a rich man's club. 😠
Carpe fission - cesium the day!
August 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Carpe fission - cesium the day!
Sharknado chasing comes with some risks.
August 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Sharknado chasing comes with some risks.