We had another thunderstorm tonight. I stood under the canopy at the Citgo until I caught this lightning strike on video.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI647 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2006
WIC027-055-250045-
/O.CON.KMKX.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-
060525T0045Z/
DODGE WI-JEFFERSON WI-
647 PM CDT WED MAY 24 2006
Image courtesy of Channel 3 Madison
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR JEFFERSON AND DODGE COUNTIES...
AT 647 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME
SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES EAST OF PORTAGE TO SUN
PRAIRIE TO OREGON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
DANVILLE AND WATERLOO BY 700 PM CDT
FOX LAKE...ASTICO AND SOUTH BEAVER DAM BY 705 PM CDT
LEIPSIG...HUBBLETON...BUSSEYVILLE AND REESEVILLE BY 710 PM CDT
RICHWOOD BY 715 PM CDT
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.
LAT...LON 4361 8840 4313 8858 4286 8860 4287 8900
4362 8900
$$
KAPELA
Dispatch to all Emergency Fire/EMS, from Jefferson County. (6:38pm)
Update to all Fire/EMS (7:57pm)
Update to all Fire/EMS (8:11pm)
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wisconsin Microbrewers Beer Festival - Chilton
Today was the annual Brewer's Festival in Chilton. It was fun day with sad overtones. Earlier in the week Bob Rowland, the brewmaster from Rowlands Brew Pub and manager of this festival, died of a heart attack. To honor him, t-shirts honoring Bob were given to all vendors.
I rode up with Mark, one of the other guys that works at the Fun Hunters Brewery.
At 1:00 PM the Festival got started and the Jerry Schneider Band from Chilton was getting set up in the same building we were in.
The Band in the Arena building is jamming German tunes and a great deal of polka dancing is going on. In the beginning of this video, if you look close, you can see a little boy sitting down. Believe it or not, he is an accordian player.
Lunch
Briess Malt bought all the vendors lunch. So I had a very tasty steak sandwich and a Rowland Cream Soda.
Gilling Out (Start your diet tomorrow)
After my tasty lunch, I walked by the grills where the smoke smelled wonderful. The crew was working all out providing food for everyone at ... all » the festival and one guy was trying to convince me to have another steak sandwich.
Copperbox
In the building adjacent to ours, Copperbox was playing. The rest is just another crowd walk thru.
Toward the end of the festival, Chris became convinced that he had to go and get more people to come back and finish off the last of our beer. Here he goes off and brings back a couple.
Friday, May 19, 2006
Fire Truck Puzzle
The Monthly Meeting of the Astronomical Society
Tonight was the last monthly meeting of the Milwaukee Astronomical Society until September.
The meeting was a pretty good one. Gerry Somolyk, gave a Powerpoint presentation on his trip to Turkey, which took place on Wednesday, March 29th 2006, to see a total eclipse of the Sun that was visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow began in Brazil and extended acrossed the Atlantic, northern Africa, and central Asia where it ended at sunset in western Mongolia. A partial eclipse was seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which included the northern two thirds of Africa, Europe, and central Asia. For more information about this event, click here.
Image courtesy of NASA
After the meeting, Jordan ran to Burger King to get something quick to eat, but were disappointed to find it closed. So we had to settle for Taco Bell. We came back to do some star gazing.
We got to see Jupiter and Saturn, which thrilled Jordan, Tristan and Caleb.
I also spent some time in the building below the Z Dome using the CCD. Neil was at the helm and he found globular clusters M3 and M5 along with the Black Eye Constellation.
Messier 3 is one of the most outstanding globular clusters, containing an estimated half million stars. It is famous for the large number of variable stars discovered in it.
M5 is one of the larger globular clusters known spanning 165 light years.
M64 is famous for its conspicuous dark structure which is a prominent dust feature obscuring the stars behind, thus it's most commonly referred to as the Black Eyed Constellation.
With that, we headed to Jeff's house.
The meeting was a pretty good one. Gerry Somolyk, gave a Powerpoint presentation on his trip to Turkey, which took place on Wednesday, March 29th 2006, to see a total eclipse of the Sun that was visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow began in Brazil and extended acrossed the Atlantic, northern Africa, and central Asia where it ended at sunset in western Mongolia. A partial eclipse was seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which included the northern two thirds of Africa, Europe, and central Asia. For more information about this event, click here.
Image courtesy of NASAHere is video I took of the Society grounds prior to new member orientation:
During the meeting of the board, between and 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm, there is an opportunity for new members to learn basics of astronomy as taught by a senior member of the club. Since I have joined the club, Bob Manske has handled the orientation. New members usually meet in the Z Dome for these sessions. The Z Dome is the largest of the domes on the Society grounds.
Here are a couple of videos of the inside of the dome, one before the orientation started, and one just as it's about to end.
During the meeting of the board, between and 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm, there is an opportunity for new members to learn basics of astronomy as taught by a senior member of the club. Since I have joined the club, Bob Manske has handled the orientation. New members usually meet in the Z Dome for these sessions. The Z Dome is the largest of the domes on the Society grounds.
Here are a couple of videos of the inside of the dome, one before the orientation started, and one just as it's about to end.
Inside the Z Dome - Part I
Inside the Z Dome - Part II
After the meeting, Jordan ran to Burger King to get something quick to eat, but were disappointed to find it closed. So we had to settle for Taco Bell. We came back to do some star gazing.
We got to see Jupiter and Saturn, which thrilled Jordan, Tristan and Caleb.
I also spent some time in the building below the Z Dome using the CCD. Neil was at the helm and he found globular clusters M3 and M5 along with the Black Eye Constellation.
Messier 3 is one of the most outstanding globular clusters, containing an estimated half million stars. It is famous for the large number of variable stars discovered in it.
M5 is one of the larger globular clusters known spanning 165 light years.
M64 is famous for its conspicuous dark structure which is a prominent dust feature obscuring the stars behind, thus it's most commonly referred to as the Black Eyed Constellation.With that, we headed to Jeff's house.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Mexican Skillet at Mary's Cafe
After work this morning, I stopped at Mary's Cafe for breakfast. I ordered the Mexican Skillet and was very dissapointed. The menu said it would be made with taco flavored meat, but I didn't taste any taco flavoring! It was far from any hint of Mexican flavor, and it was excessively greasy. When I told the waitress I was unhappy with the order and why, she didn't seem to care. I'm not sure I'll go back.
The skillets at the Cafe on the Park in Lake Mills are so much better. I also recall that Mexican breakfast I had a D.B. Puffins in Jefferson with my brother, it was vastly superior to my experience at Mary's.
The skillets at the Cafe on the Park in Lake Mills are so much better. I also recall that Mexican breakfast I had a D.B. Puffins in Jefferson with my brother, it was vastly superior to my experience at Mary's.
Monday, May 08, 2006
Old World Wisconsin
We took Donna to see Old World Wisconsin in Eagle. We got kind of a late start, but still had an enjoyable couple of hours. Here are some pics and videos of our experiences.
My favorite part of the Old World tour is the Blacksmith. I split the Blacksmith portion into 3 different videos.
Part I
Part II
Part III
In this next video, we are sitting outside the farm with the black kitchen. The kitchen has this very large chimney where meat can be hung for smoking. Barak discussed this room a bit as Kimah walks in the garden and Jordan sits on the porch.
My favorite part of the Old World tour is the Blacksmith. I split the Blacksmith portion into 3 different videos.
Part I
Part II
Part III
In this next video, we are sitting outside the farm with the black kitchen. The kitchen has this very large chimney where meat can be hung for smoking. Barak discussed this room a bit as Kimah walks in the garden and Jordan sits on the porch.
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