However, if the Buckeye tree becomes the first, it will do little more than even the score.

If Buckeye trees are the markings of the infamous Ohio weather, then their total departure might actually entice many folks to move back….

According to http://www.plantguide.org/ohio-buckeye-or-fetid-buckeye-tree.html the Ohio buckeye is in trouble due to mankind after all: “The tree is gradually becoming rarer, for the strong, disagreeable odour exhaled by its bark impels people to cut it down. There is nothing about the tree to offset this disadvantage.”
Being a combination of “Laker” and “Aggie” myself, I’m wondering why one would choose a stinking tree for one’s mascot?

I really enjoy them, although it is very annoying when a whole herd of Buckeyes crosses the road in front of us on their way north, so majestic but terribly slow!

This spring we actually had several Buckeyes stop in our yard on their way North! The disappointing part is that they resumed their exodus, taking the cool treehouse that we had built in one of them. And they are messy, dropping leaves all over.

I like to have the buckeyes around, but I’m afraid that the global warming will be sending more of them through the area.

Global Warming Causes Pirate Population Decrease

According to the following chart from Venganza, I am sad to say that we are seeing a steady decrease in the number of pirates in relation to the temperature. It seems these powerful pillars of society are unable to take the heat on the high seas, driving their numbers down.

http://borkweb.com/story/global-warming-causes-pirate-population-decrease

Whar thar’s smoke, thar’s fire, I’m tellin’ ye, lads! It were enough t’ take the swash right out o’ yer buckle, me buckeyes.

Worried readers in Ohio should understand that since 1930, Michigan temperatures have risen by .09 deg. F per decade while Ohio temperatures have fallen by .02 deg. F per decade. Check this at NCDC’s Climate at a Glance web site.

Is that based on the wonderful, high quality network of temperature stations?

I’m sold!

NOT!

This spring half the cherry crop froze up there. I doubt his young vines did much better.

Yes, CO2 mitigation has some positive elements, but the researchers and the media need to get an accurate climactic story out to the public.

This is what happens when one reads too many headlines and articles. So here I am sitting at work, reading and listening to the football game while waiting for the next shift to take over. I checked on the ten day weather forecast for my area (Matthews, NC) and found temperatures later on in the 60s for highs. I was impressed and noticed a little link in red next to the temperature. It was in small lettering, but I still had to laugh at myself after I re-read it.

When I first read it “take a satanic drive” went through my mind. Why, I do not know for sure. When I rea-read it, of course, it said “take a scenic drive.” Maybe it’s just me, but I thought the connotative contrast between “satanic” and “scenic” funny.

Anyway, it seems, according to the forecast that between mid-September and late September we are going to down on average another 3-5 degrees. Right now, we are in the upper 70s to low 80s. On Sept 24th we dip to 67 and only bounce up to 74 by the 27th, the last forecast day in the period thus far. Lows are now between 55 and 60 degrees, instead of the lower 60s. Looks like Autumn is coming a bit early here! Suits me fine for now. I used less power heating and cooling my place that way. And the bugs are not near as bad at night when I check my mail after work. But it makes this Winter sure look rather interesting. We shall see. I wonder if I’ll start to see leaves changing by October 1st here. Be interesting to see how they respond to this cooler-than-normal weather pattern.

I cannot imagine such hubris coming out of anything here in the Hawkeye state. ;-)

But to give them the benefit of the doubt (since they don’t play our football team this year, and they’d most definitely smash Iowa to a pulp if they did), this sounds like a tongue-in-cheek campaign.

Go Blue!

I think that one could show a correlation between global warming and breast size in women. The ladies weren’t that well endowed when I was a lad in the 60′s during the cold times.

And we all know that its cold that causes shrinking of mens private parts. Just try swimming in Canada at any time of the year.