Rain, lightning, NOAA

Puttering along through the last of winter. We expected 25mm rain, but that didn't materialize Saturday. It's pouring Sunday morning. 

Aster, Jordan, and Papa went to a local parking lot to view the blood worm moon! They took a mattress and blankets. Mama is working her buns off these days both at work, and home, and took a pass. Sleep is pretty important. 

I woke at 2 a.m. coughing, looked out all our windows, and couldn't see the moon. It's not visible until later in the wee hours. I didn't want to risk cats getting out, plus it was chilly. 

I sat outside and read in the sunshine on Friday. It was lovely. My spider is back, however!

Information, data, knowledge 

AI research is problematic! I mentioned this to Joe. This was an interesting study that compared various platform AI results. I feel badly for teachers. We work so hard for kids to critically reflect on things they read. 

Measles in Canada over the years after vaccines:

Our snow is nearly gone, but the rain will do it in. The sun warms the tree and the deer have been happy in the sun. 

With all the firings at NOAA, fired employees are telling their stories. One, a meteorologist for 10 years, warns that there will be hell to pay. We know that investing in information people rely on for safety and prevention of deaths will be a dark price to pay. All these skills and techniques, institutional knowledge, will be lost. 

NOAA

This is a lightning map. It is shocking, the number of lightning strikes. Over 5000 in one grid.

Dozens have been killed (our CBC had a good article) in the tornados. It is gruesome.

They don't know what they don't know, these people. The oligarchs want to make money, but this is costing regular folks dearly. That is their bottom line.

"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast." - Oscar Wilde 

Joe fed 16 deer on Friday and Saturday mornings.