King Leary by Paul Quarrington (and other stuff) - Given how much I disliked the book at the beginning, I was surprised by how much I cared at the end and how affected I was. Full review: King Leary by Paul Quarrington This book was my choice for...

Environment Canada - Generally, I'm pretty cool about the weather. It happens, there's not much we can do about it, so why obsess? But with the spectacular thunderstorms last night and again this morning and all the tornado watches/warnings, I can't stop reloading...

Baseball and thunderstorms - I went to my oldest daughter's baseball game tonight. Last inning, the home team is up to bat, our girls are out in field, there's one out, and a huge thunderstorm is rolling in. Our coach asks the umpire to...