tornadoes: Today; 4/16/12 - 04/16/12 06:54 AM
High 83  Low 61  Partly Sunny
 
"The best way to make your dreams come true is
to wake up." - Paul Valery
 
Dole Salad Recall - 'Seven Lettuces' with a use by date of April 11, -
                                 could have salmonella ...
 
Al says - I thought I wanted a career. -
               Turns out I just wanted paychecks. ...
 
Tornadoes - as many as 120 reported as the storm -
                     system swept across Oklahoma, Kansas, -
                     Nebraska, and Iowa...
 
Pakistan - the Taliban attacked a northwestern prison Sunday -
                 and broke out … (1 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 4/4/12 - 04/04/12 07:50 AM
High 84  Low 63  Some T-Storms
 
"The question in life is not whether you get knocked down.
You will. The question is, are you ready to get back up, are
you willing to get back up and fight for what you believe in?" - Dan Quayle
 
NCAA Women's Title - Baylor - 80,  Notre Dame - 61 -
                                     capping a 40-0 season. ...
 
Al says - "My favorite shots are the practice swing
                and the conceded putt. The rest can
                never be mastered." - Lord Robertson
 
Washington - 71 year old former vice president … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 2/29/12 - 02/29/12 07:10 AM
High 76  Low 61  Partly Sunny
 
"The mind may be compared to a garden, which it is as
necessary to cultivate as any plot of earth, if order
and beauty are to be manifested through it." - Marcus Manilius
 
Al says - Paraprosdokian:
               The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But -
               it's still on my list. ...
 
Deadly Tornadoes - Hit Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas overnight -
                                 and this morning. ...
 
Honolulu - Tsunami debris from Japan will -
                  make landfall soon. ...
 
Looking through the Milkglass - … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 6/21/11 - 06/21/11 09:37 AM
High 100  Low 79  Mostly Sunny on the first day of Summer! "Don't be afraid of deathso much as an inadequate life." - Bertolt Brecht Hurricane Beatriz - Heavy rains and strong winds -                              pounding Mexico's Pacific coast... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary:              Rectum - Dang near killed him... Tornadoes - as many as 40 in 5 states -                    Wild Fires burning in 7 states -                    'Snow' in Colorado... Omaha, Nebraska - The Missouri River rose to within 18 inches -                                of forcing the shutdown of the Cooper Nuclear Station... Looking through the Milkglass - The Moon moves about two inches -                                                  away from the earth … (1 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 6/2/11 - 06/02/11 09:27 AM
High 92  Low 70  Partly Cloudy "If you do not think about your future,you cannot have one." - John Galsworthy Springfield, MA - Rare Tornadoes and Storms killed 4 -                           and displaced at least 250 in Springfield -                           and 19 surrounding communities... Al says - "I don't fear death, but I sure don't                like those three-footers for par.." ... - Chi Rodriguez North Dakota - South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa -                       facing flooding from swollen rivers... Syrian - protesters demanding that President Assad step down... Looking Thru the Milkglass - "Grandma always made you feel she                                               had been waiting to see just you all day                                              … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 5/25/11 - 05/25/11 11:29 AM
High 93  Low 70 Mostly Sunny "Man is an imagining being." - Gaston Bachelard Tornadoes - 30 yesterday -                  Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas... Al says - Opportunity may knock once, -               but temptation bangs on the front door forever... Iceland - Volcanic "activity has been reducing." -             said geologist Bjorn Oddsson ... London - President Obama and the First Lady -             are visiting. ... Washington - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday -                    that the military will be facing cuts in manning, -                    pay, and benefits... Looking thru the Milkglass - Military Base Bumper Sticker:                                         "Death Smiles At Everyone - Marines Smile Back."... Egypt - Mubarak will be tried … (1 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 5/23/11 - 05/23/11 11:09 AM
High 93  Low 72  Mostly Cloudy "Spend the afternoon.You can't take it with you." - Annie Dillard Joplin, MO. - Hit by a Monster Tornado -                   as many as 70 twisters hit -                   seven states in the Midwest... Al says - Southerner's Medical Dictionary:              Morbid - A higher offer... Yemen -the crisis deepened Sunday as an armed mob -            surrounded an embassy trapping American and -            other ambassadors inside until they were apparently -            flown out by a Yemeni Military helicopter... Mississippi River - There's a war underway across the -                           Mississippi's 35,000 square mile Alluvial -                           plane. This is the toughest test of the -                           … (1 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 4/26/11 - 04/26/11 09:44 AM
High 79  Low 70  Partly Cloudy "Nature gave man two ends----one to sit on,and one to think with.Ever since then man's success or failure has beendependent on the one he used most." - George R. Kirkpatrick Violent Storms - from Texas to Tennessee -                        tornadoes tore thru Arkansas -                        Flash Floods - from Oklahoma to Ohio... Al says - Don't argue with an idiot; -              people watching may not be able -              to tell the difference... Syria - U.S. citizens urged to leave ... Libya - a Libyan government spokesman denounced Monday's -             NATO bombing ass a failed assassination attempt... Looking thru the Milkglass - Bumper-Sticker seen … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 4/25/11 - 04/25/11 09:50 AM
High 79  Low 68  Partly Cloudy "The great charm of all power is modesty." - Louisa May Alcott Weekend Tornadoes - damaged Lambert airport and -                                 hundreds of homes in St. Louis... Al says - Catholic Dictionary:              Ushers - The only people in the parish who -                           don't know the seating capacity of a pew... Libya - NATO attacked the Gadhafi compound... Boise, Idaho - Workers found the body of the trapped silver miner, -                     Larry Marek, Sunday, he was 53...                    Looking thru the Milkglass - "Perfect love sometimes does not come                                           until the first grandchild." - Welsh Proverb Tech Trash - Effective July 1st, Computers, … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 10/7/2010 - 10/07/10 08:42 AM
High 80  Low 55  Bright with Sun "Men do less then they ought,unless they do all they can." - Thomas Carlyle Army Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller - awarded the Medal of Honor by -                                                             President Obama. The 24 year old -                                                             Green Beret saved his patrol by -                                                             holding off a Taliban ambush in -                                                             a snowy Afghanistan valley two -                                                             winters ago. He was killed...  Al says - Always remember the compliments you received. -                Forget about the rude remarks... Bellemont, Arizona - at least 4 rare tornadoes -                                      damaged a hundred homes... American Airlines - recalled furloughed -                                    pilots and flight attendants... Pat … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 9/9/2010 - 09/09/10 09:44 AM
High 90  Low 71  Mostly Sunny "It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.It is healthy to be reminded that the strongestmight weaken and the wisest might err." - Mohandas K. Ghandi Washington - job openings rose 6.2% in July... Al says - Bumper Sticker:                "Don't Worry About Your Health.                 It'll Go Away."... Tornadoes and Flash Floods - Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio, Texas -                                                        from the remnants of T.S. Hermine and the -                                                        system is headed to Oklahoma... Boulder, CO - 135 Homes burned -                          still fighting the wild fire... Pat says - Why are "wise man" and a -                   "wise guy" opposites? … (2 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 8/9/2010 - 08/09/10 09:25 AM
High 92  Low 73  Thunderstorms
 
"Every man is the son of his own works." - Miguel de Cervantes
 
Tornadoes - at least 7 from North Dakota -
                    to Minnesota...
 
Al says - Adult Truths:
              Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's -
              nut that held its ground...
 
Korea - North Korea seized a South Korean -
            fishing vessel and its crew Sunday...
 
FOOTBALL - is back! -
                     Hall of Fame game -
                     Cowboys 16  Bengals 7...
 
Pat says - Place a dryer sheet in your pocket -
                it will … (2 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 6/7/2010 - 06/07/10 10:24 AM
High 88  Low 66  Partly Sunny
 
"The highest reward for man's toil is
not what he gets for it,
but what he becomes by it." - John Ruskin
 
51 Tornadoes - ripped thru the Midwest from -
                        Michigan to Ohio leaving a 7 mile -
                        path of destruction in Lake Township, OH...
 
Al says - I disagree with Kay Jewelers, -
              I would bet on any given Friday -
              or Saturday night more kisses -
              begin with Miller Lite than Kay...
 
Gulf of Mexico - the cap is enabling BP to siphon … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 5/19/2010 - 05/19/10 10:24 AM
High 88  Low 62  Afternoon Shower
 
"Success is to be measured not so much by
the position that one has reached in life as
by the obstacles which he has overcome." - Booker T. Washington
 
20 Tornadoes - from Northern Texas to Wyoming...
 
Al says - I hate leaving my house confident and looking good
              and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day...
 
Super Tuesday - Pennsylvania - Sestak defeated Specter -
                         Kentucky - Paul topped Grayson...
 
Thailand - Protest leaders surrendered to -
                put an end to the violence...
 
… (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 5/19/2010 - 05/19/10 10:21 AM
High 88  Low 65  Thunderstorms
 
"Continuous effort--not strength or intelligence--is the key
to unlocking our potential." - Winston Churchill
 
Tiffany Adkins - friend and coworker, Carolina One Real Estate -
                         last day with us is Friday, 21 May...
 
Al says - An Old Farmer's Advice:
              Live simply. Love generously. -
              Care deeply. Speak kindly. -
              Leave the rest to God...
 
Thailand - ‘Red Shirt' leader initiated -
                cease-fire talks...
 
ADHD - experts have found a link between a -
            common pesticide used on fruits -
            such as raspberries, peaches, … (0 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 4/23/2010 - 04/23/10 09:39 AM
High 84  Low 59  Some Clouds, Sun
 
"Nothing in this world can one imagine beforehand, not
the least thing. Everything is made up of so many unique
particulars that cannot be foreseen." - Rainer Maria Rilke
 
32 Tornadoes - across Colorado, Kansas, and Texas yesterday...
 
Al says - a Golf Law:
              A golf match is a test of your skill -
              against your opponent's luck...
 
Charleston - Drug Sweep nets 15 arrests -
                   more on the way...
 
$258M - winner of Powerball Jackpot -
             was a store clerk from Missouri...
 
Pat … (1 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 3/27/2009 - 03/27/09 08:26 AM
High 70 Low 62 Cloudy, A T-Storm
 
"People create their own questions because they're afraid to
look straight. All you have to do is look straight and see the
road, and when you see it, don't sit looking at it--walk." - Ayn Rand
 
Mortgage Rates - averaged 4.85% on -
                          30 year fixed rate this week...
 
Al says - I voted Democrat because:
              I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on -
              a gallon of gas are obscene. But the -
              government taxing the same gallon of gas at 15% isn't...
 
Tornadoes - … (2 comments)

tornadoes: Today; 11/18/2008 - 11/18/08 09:09 AM
High 54 Low 26 Mostly Sunny
 
"We flatter those we scarcely know,
we please the fleeting guest,
and deal full many a thoughtless blow,
to those who love us best." - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
Mickey Mouse- is 80 today...
 
Al says - The mask used by Michael Myers in the original ‘Halloween' -
              was a ‘Captain Kirk' mask painted white...
 
Somali Pirates - hijacked the supertanker MV Sirius -
                        Star 450 miles off Kenya...
 
Kenly, NC - over 60 homes were damaged or destroyed by -
                  Tornadoes last weekend...
 
Annette says - … (1 comments)