Disappointing as a Drowning CGI Polar Bear

Looks like Tropical Storm Fay is crapping out. The eye is moving over Key West now, and judging from TV coverage, no one cares. The forecasters now think it’s very unlikely to become a hurricane. This storm is about as close to me as it will ever get, and right now there is a 10 mile per hour breeze and a light drizzle. Thank God for answered prayers. Al Gore doesn’t control the weather after all.

Judging from the satellite loop, it’s moving WNW now, which is nice for South Florida, but we really need it to come ashore if we want it to die, and there ain’t much land in the direction in which it’s heading. But I guess the weather guys know what’s what. Maybe it’s looking for Ward Brewer, up in Pensacola. Hurricanes love him.

The forecast for Miami says the wind will top out late tonight, at around 34 miles per hour. Hard to believe. The storm is actually getting farther away. I know these things aren’t completely symmetrical, but it would be pretty weird for the wind to extend that much farther out to the east than it does to the northeast. They predicted 21 miles per hour for this afternoon, and the actual speed is 7. Excuse me; 6.

I hope things don’t get rough. I have this sudden craving for chocolate, and I don’t have any on hand.