a cartoon character wearing sunglasses laying on the beach ALT: a cartoon character wearing sunglasses laying on the beach

First day in a long while I walked into my office and it was above 64.

Meanwhile my daughter just giggles and thinks they're her new best friends. Way more terrified of roly polies

2 minutes of Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array data with one flash (shown in pink dots) extending a couple of countries east of the rest of the lightning activity.

I do appreciate a good rumble before the heaviest of the precip reaches the area

a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with his eyes closed . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in the rain with his eyes closed .

Yeah, that one

Same. Especially when they were still fully stocked before our snow event in January when everywhere else was bare. But somehow they still started sourcing more sausages in there

The Robinson and Alemeda ones are 😭

It was nice while it lasted. Said store is now closing. Getting my fix while I can.

My brain, after just a few minutes of cardio: ice cream?

And at least now I feel less pressure to pay any attention

Bracket is perfect so far. Ready to see the other upsets I picked ruin it.

GLM has been game-changing
for the community that monitors meteors. Great example!

It’s also one of the many new capabilities that would be lost in the current plan to stop flying a GLM-like instrument after the current fleet reaches end of life.

I do appreciate seeing clouds from my backyard

PSA: you can now buy Conecuh sausage in Norman at Homeland!

Oklahoma Lightning Mapping Array plot over the OKC-Norman area showing the in cloud component of lightning activity in and northwest of OKC throughout 3-13 km altitude

Oh, how I've missed having lightning nearby apps.nssl.noaa.gov/oklma/curren...

To whomever left a chocolate on my office door: thank you for the reminder that good surprises exist.

TIL! Now I'll be comparing it to my other asters much more closely this year

My favorite addition to that list: frostweed. Blooms late, lots of flowers, native to a large area of North America, plus a reason to look forward to the first frost of the season.

Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

2025 IN REWIND: A Year of NSSL Innovation in Severe Storm Science YouTube video by NOAA Weather Partners

NSSL did a few things in 2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSUA...

Just made the switch to a moccamaster a few weeks ago. Very effective, when there's power.

Did I just spend too long trying to log into the AMSAnnual page only to realize I was on the 2025 page? Maybe. Good thing I'm not in person and lost in downtown New Orleans.

Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. We see Calvin’s back, holding a single balloon, and being carried away by it high up in the air, judging from the lack of other ground-level objects and the closeness of a flying bird. He observes, stoically: “that is one of the remarkable things about life: it’s never so bad that it can’t get worse.”

a man wearing a white sweatshirt that says wild and rebel ALT: a man wearing a white sweatshirt that says wild and rebel

Have I spent more time than I should have today organizing space in the office suite? Undetermined. At least the new year will start a little refreshed.

a baby is standing next to a christmas tree and looking at it . ALT: a baby is standing next to a christmas tree and looking at it .

I know a toddler who was also excited to wish everyone a Merry Christmas around that time

I've enjoyed the snow in the Chicago area today and yesterday, but wow did lake effect during LEE change my baseline for snowfall rates and accumulations.

a baby shark is jumping out of a hole in the ocean . ALT: a baby shark is jumping out of a hole in the ocean .

Oh it hasn't died, just living its best life in toddler classrooms.

Update: they are not all dead. Yet.