great day!

Something I wanna do here and there is to express my opinion on the days news. I don't wanna do it alot, but today there was a lot. So here I go...

So a lot has happened in the world today. First of all, NASA had some good and bad news. First with the bad, Shuttle Atlantis, which was supposed to take off in 2 weeks, took moderate damage from a hail storm yesturday. It will not launch in March but maybe in april or May. Atlantis has to go back to the assembly building to be fixed. a new launch date has not been chosen. The damage can be seen at NASA.gov .

---------now the good news. New Horizons is now just 4 hours and 45 mins from its closest approach to Jupiter. Thats 1,448,420 Miles. Amazing images are coming in at the link posted below.

Images of Jupiter and its moons can be seen here : Http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/gallery/missionPhotos.html

---the next new thing is a fall in the DOW. It fell 400 points at the end of the day. It was up from its 600 point drop in the entire day. I personally don't think it will last.

---Unsuprisingly, the taliban tried to bomb Dick Cheney. The only thing i have to say is, why didnt he get out his gun and shoot them? lol

---The last thing in the global news is Max Mayfields trouble with the law. I don't really wanna make the former NHC director look bad so i'm just gonna tell you the story. He caught a really big Goliath Grouper and pulled it into the boat to get the hook out and is now in hot water for doing so. In florida it is illegal to pull a Goliath Grouper into your boat. I think this is simply outrageous. I am a environmentalist and all but why cant a guy pull a hook out of a fish he caught and let it go?

Now to my life

Today it was like a summer day. We made it to 81 with some rain early in the day but nothing substantial. I'll let you go with a picture I took this eveningof the moon and a plane while i was "doing homework" as the sun was setting. At this time I counted 8 planes in the air.

murky bright day

hey everyone,

Just woke up. It feel like a spring morning, maybe even summer. The birds are singing and I can hear a lawn mower in the lot behind me. Alergies are high again this morning. I planned on going to SPC today but the person who was supposed to take lost her pink referal card and cant go, for the third time for different reasons. It's becoming normal. she's very unreliable.
Going to do some more homework late in the day. ugh its to much. My guidence councelor told me i was crazy when i signed up for the classes and she was right. lol


On the weather side of life it is 73degrees outside with a light sw wind. there is rain to my NW with the front and i expect it to fall apart before it reaches me.

new horizons, the satelite going to pluto is now only 1,593,340 miles from jupiter. You can see the latest pictures although begininng to get blurry here: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/mission/whereis_nh_jupiter.php



other than all that this is all i have to say.

Hello everyone,

today has been a laid back day so far and nothing has really happened. I've done a couple of hours of homework and have been on the comp a little. A couple things of mention include a suprise downpour at about 9:45a this morning. It only lasted 5-10 mins and it was loud enough to wake me up. the NWS recorded .01". Another mentionable thing is that New Horizons is coming very close to Jupiter on its way to Pluto, 2,006,090 miles to be exact. elow is a picture taken at 22:00. At the left you can see the Great Red Spot.

Other than this, this is all I heve to say.

Hardest post ever

well those t-storms never got here. I heard rain but there was none recorded. It was probably less than a trace. I'm kinda frustrated, I've had a headache since 2pm and now the front gets here and theres no rain. It's the fabled Tampa Bay Shield, It keeps all rain away, hurricanes and rain from fronts no matter how much we need it. It seems that every time a front goes through there is a split in the rain line that goes right over head. Alright I'm done ranting. Hopefully the seabreeze will start bringing in some rain soon. here are some pictures of the radar as the "rain" went over head:

Before:

During:

After:

This post took me an hour and 10 mins to upload. Those pics are hard to upload and even harder to get in the right place

Waiting for the T's

It's 6:30 here now and the line is forming a few hours away now. My bones are cracking any head is hurting. Temp is 73*F with a pressure of 29.95". On and off light drizzle with a lighter wind than earlier. RADAR is getting more impressive as time goes on. Looks like I might get some action now. I can hear thunder off in the distance. I'll post pictures of the storm if I can when the line come through. I'm gonna try to tackle the crunching homework and get back later.

Hello everyone,
welcome to my new blog. From now on this is where I willl post opinions, political arguments, feelings, and most of all weather. Ill try to update whenever possible. This is where I will post my weather forecasts so that they dont take up space on S2K unless it is necessary to post on S2K. I'm going to try to make it as enjoyable as possible and maybe even attain a few regulars. Anything you can recomend or comment let me know at dhhjs@yahoo.com or here. Here is my first entry:

Well its 3:22 on Sunday February 22nd, 2007 and i'm sitting here trying to figure out this blog and awaiting a line of storms to come in. I dont think the line of storms will be that bad but we'll see. Its really hot at the minute, 78*F with a strong southerly wind and a very high humidity. It's very muggy right now, comparable to the summer.

I dont have to go to school tomorrow because of the FCAT's and as any other kid that doesnt have to go i'm rejoycing. I dont have to go to school until thursday but i have a heavy load of homework that has to be done, 6-10 hours of it. I'm so glad that this is my last year in high school. Next year im going full time to Saint Petersburg College Dual Enrolled. I'm going there with my best friend and hopefully a couple other people that i know.

Ill report later during the storm

you can contact me at the e-mail posted above or at Jbelles1990 (AIM)

Jonathan/Fact789