33 thoughts on “February 13, 2017: And We’re Back!”
Happy Pitchers & Catchers, folks.
bS, you're not downstream of any dams out there, are you? Hoping you don't have to duck and cover.
I grew up right on the Mississippi with four dams in my area, including one in Pops' village. One of my uncles was an area lockmaster for the Corps of Engineers. I thought I appreciated the forces that continually pummel dams. Then I lived inside this one for a time in 2004. Wow.
Was this you? Afterwards, various U.S. Marine units had been stationed at the dam, as well as a small detachment from Azerbaijan.[6][7]
Yep, we were one of those units. I remember the Azerbaijanis well.
The thing that hit me hardest about Hadith was the breeze off the reservoir, Lake Qadisiyah. It was cool and (by comparison) much cooler than the blast furnace surrounding it.
We are about 90 minutes south and west of the Oroville Dam. Folks who've been evacuated from the immediate downstream of the dam (and its at-risk spillways) are, to some degree, being sheltered at our county fairgrounds.
so, no immediate concern this far away. If the emergency spillway were to fail (as was the concern yesterday when the emergency declared and evacuation "orders" issued), we're really not in any danger. Yet.
In my commute this morning over the Yolo Bypass, I noticed that the water level had risen to within what looked like about 3 feet of the top of the levee that separates my town from the bypass (which is now in effect a wide river) and maybe 8-10 feet below the level of the levee on the Sacramento side. But the bypass itself is on the order of a half-mile wide, including the now-overflown irrigation canal. So there is a lot of room for more water volume to be pushed through.
The main danger then for us is damage to the levees, which are most earthen structures. If a levee breaks, a lot more farmland will flood and some neighborhoods on my side of town could see water in the streets. I think that's very unlikely.*
*but another big storm system is coming later this week!
Flooding cause the RR some heartache in your area, too.
If it keeps on raining, levee's gonna break.
God willing and the creek don't rise.
Nice image audible, whomever.
It took me a second to see what he did there, but that's a solid joke.
Over my head. Would it help if I knew who that was?
Lady Friend and I watched the Grammys and 12 hours later we are still confused about Beyonce's performance Twitter loved it, we were bored. (her words: "pouring my morning cup of coffee was more exciting than Beyonce!")
Perhaps I'm getting too old to watch the Grammys.
Do you also watch when they announce the Gold Glove winners?
I hear Cap'n Jetes is getting a lifetime achievement GG this year.
Ha! no
I do like watching the Grammys because its usually good-to-great performances mixed in with train wreck collaborations. Got none of that this year, sans The Time and Bruno Mars celebrating Prince
I thought that there were a lot of good performances, with a couple of excellent ones mixed in (both the George Michael and Prince tributes were top notch). They also, for the most part, avoided the stupid "watch very different two people who each had minor hit songs play them over the top of each other in a way that serves neither performer!" nonsense, so that was good, as those usually give the fast forward button some exercise.
I thought it was the first time that the show was worth watching in quite a while.
It was so boring I didn't even know it was yesterday!
Fun Grammy fact: The Beatles won the Grammy for Song of the Year once: for "Michelle".
In the version of Earl Weaver Baseball that I had there was a ballpark called Homer Heaven. I don't remember the dimensions, but it lived up to its name. My second choice ballpark was always the Baker Bowl. That fence couldn't contain Harmon when he went oppo.
Crowdsourcing has been outstanding for the field of astronomy, what with Zooniverse, etc.
Yes, indeed. planethunters.org has a similar program, but looking for transits (when a planet goes in front of a star) instead of using velocities like this new one is. The more eyes looking at the sky, the better, especially in cases like these where it takes very little training to be able to do this kind of work.
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
You have nothing at all to fear
I think we're gonna like it here
We're looking for a planet with atmosphere
Where the air is fresh and the water clear
With lots of sun like you have here
Three or four hundred days a year
Happy Pitchers & Catchers, folks.
bS, you're not downstream of any dams out there, are you? Hoping you don't have to duck and cover.
I grew up right on the Mississippi with four dams in my area, including one in Pops' village. One of my uncles was an area lockmaster for the Corps of Engineers. I thought I appreciated the forces that continually pummel dams. Then I lived inside this one for a time in 2004. Wow.
Was this you? Afterwards, various U.S. Marine units had been stationed at the dam, as well as a small detachment from Azerbaijan.[6][7]
Yep, we were one of those units. I remember the Azerbaijanis well.
The thing that hit me hardest about Hadith was the breeze off the reservoir, Lake Qadisiyah. It was cool and (by comparison) much cooler than the blast furnace surrounding it.
We are about 90 minutes south and west of the Oroville Dam. Folks who've been evacuated from the immediate downstream of the dam (and its at-risk spillways) are, to some degree, being sheltered at our county fairgrounds.
so, no immediate concern this far away. If the emergency spillway were to fail (as was the concern yesterday when the emergency declared and evacuation "orders" issued), we're really not in any danger. Yet.
In my commute this morning over the Yolo Bypass, I noticed that the water level had risen to within what looked like about 3 feet of the top of the levee that separates my town from the bypass (which is now in effect a wide river) and maybe 8-10 feet below the level of the levee on the Sacramento side. But the bypass itself is on the order of a half-mile wide, including the now-overflown irrigation canal. So there is a lot of room for more water volume to be pushed through.
The main danger then for us is damage to the levees, which are most earthen structures. If a levee breaks, a lot more farmland will flood and some neighborhoods on my side of town could see water in the streets. I think that's very unlikely.*
*but another big storm system is coming later this week!
Flooding cause the RR some heartache in your area, too.
If it keeps on raining, levee's gonna break.
God willing and the creek don't rise.
Nice image audible, whomever.
It took me a second to see what he did there, but that's a solid joke.
Over my head. Would it help if I knew who that was?
Lady Friend and I watched the Grammys and 12 hours later we are still confused about Beyonce's performance Twitter loved it, we were bored. (her words: "pouring my morning cup of coffee was more exciting than Beyonce!")
Perhaps I'm getting too old to watch the Grammys.
Do you also watch when they announce the Gold Glove winners?
I hear Cap'n Jetes is getting a lifetime achievement GG this year.
Ha! no
I do like watching the Grammys because its usually good-to-great performances mixed in with train wreck collaborations. Got none of that this year, sans The Time and Bruno Mars celebrating Prince
I thought that there were a lot of good performances, with a couple of excellent ones mixed in (both the George Michael and Prince tributes were top notch). They also, for the most part, avoided the stupid "watch very different two people who each had minor hit songs play them over the top of each other in a way that serves neither performer!" nonsense, so that was good, as those usually give the fast forward button some exercise.
I thought it was the first time that the show was worth watching in quite a while.
It was so boring I didn't even know it was yesterday!
Fun Grammy fact: The Beatles won the Grammy for Song of the Year once: for "Michelle".
Interesting piece over at The Hardball Times on the homogenization of ballparks since 1895 that contextualizes trends since the opening of Camden Yards. Andrew Clem's ballpark diagrams are a great companion to the THT piece.
Baker Bowl and League Park were something else
In the version of Earl Weaver Baseball that I had there was a ballpark called Homer Heaven. I don't remember the dimensions, but it lived up to its name. My second choice ballpark was always the Baker Bowl. That fence couldn't contain Harmon when he went oppo.
It's too bad MLB never put a team in Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium, but I'm glad for the occasional MLB visit to the Alamodome.
That fence couldn't contain Ozzie Smith.
And I thought the ballpark was named Homer Haven. I loved playing in Fenway, too, and knock doubles off the monster.
Could've been Homer Haven. I haven't played the game in almost twenty years and couldn't find a reference to the park online.
the homogenization of ballparks
Y'know they started that with milk.
Anybody wanna find a planet?
Crowdsourcing has been outstanding for the field of astronomy, what with Zooniverse, etc.
Yes, indeed. planethunters.org has a similar program, but looking for transits (when a planet goes in front of a star) instead of using velocities like this new one is. The more eyes looking at the sky, the better, especially in cases like these where it takes very little training to be able to do this kind of work.
Reminds me of T Bone Burnett.
We're humans from earth
We're humans from earth
You have nothing at all to fear
I think we're gonna like it here
We're looking for a planet with atmosphere
Where the air is fresh and the water clear
With lots of sun like you have here
Three or four hundred days a year
Actually, pitchers and catchers aren't required to report till tomorrow (maybe). My memory is the Twins almost always reporting on a Sunday with the first workout on a Monday.
I think the WBC this year throws a wrench into the Spring Training schedule
One more day to get into the best shape of their lives!
Yup, this earns a dollar from me.