I've enjoyed the snow in the Chicago area today and yesterday, but wow did lake effect during LEE change my baseline for snowfall rates and accumulations.

Will I have unburied myself from my inbox before Thanksgiving travels? Time will tell.

With the extra time on my hands recently, I may have finally finished a blanket which was a work in progress for maybe two years.

Me: "Is the sunset pretty?" My toddler: "No!" Me: Never lose your high standards

Gals, if you're not absolutely ruining the workplace for certain kinds of men, you need to step up your game. 🩷

It feels wrong outside. Nice. But maybe also really wrong for September.

We talk endlessly about “retention in science.” Here’s a hint: retention starts by recognizing scientists as whole humans with lives outside the lab.

Open up my inbox to a response to a random email I sent in June. Of 2023. Did I double check what year it is now? Maybe.

Related question: how long can a small human go only eating various berries, avocado, and cheese? Asking for a friend.

Goodnight Norman

Here's my own reminder to stop and try to appreciate the good things out there.

The duality of the storms over my old home contributes to a pleasant sunset at my current home.

Nice setup for some horizontally expansive lightning flashes this morning

I'm once again asking, where were all of these gorgeous storms when I lived in West Texas?

I'm glad I beat most of this into the office

I've had this plant on the same windowsill for years. It has never had so many flowers at once.

This could fix me.

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In our effort to appreciate the random person in Nebraska, we failed to appreciate the two unlabeled but much larger blocks beneath even them. That was government investment. 🧵

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As a wise man once said: My world's on fire, how about yours?

In the Student Conference, I'll be on a Severe Weather Research and Career Panel with @cameronjnixon.bsky.social, @frqltg.bsky.social, and John Allen: ams.confex.com/ams/105ANNUA...

First sunset of 2025 wasn't too bad

These two pictures of nature have been licensed for a permanent exhibit display at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. A great honor. Also available in my print store if you'd like your own display :)

If you're a student at OU and interested in learning about lightning, join us next semester!

I'm going to be a little sad not to wake up to this view tomorrow

Yes, I also enjoyed watching the supercell over Norman tonight. And also this turtle chilling in my backyard.

tl,dr; it’s email

Goodnight, Norman

Cactus flower season is one of my favorite seasons

I've always wanted to see the northern lights. Who knew I wouldn't need to take a trip in order to do so.

First orange boy spotted visiting the feeder this season

Goodnight Norman

Conveniently, virtual AGU day lined up with Norman-is-covered-in-ice day. Previously, I would have said virtual conference days a month from the in person sucks. But this is convenient. Enjoying the cat attendee in this session.

Some days you try to eat a healthy afternoon snack of yogurt. Then drop the yogurt covered spoon on yourself. Then somehow drop your office badge holder in the yogurt while cleaning that up. Skills.

Reminder that our lake-effect snow @ametsoc webinar is tonight at 7 ET/6 CT/0000 UTC. Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Goodnight, Norman

Norman sunset earlier today

The frost weed this morning verified that it was cold last night.

Why I love Halloween: "is that real or did you put it there?" Nope, that would be a real spider.

In hiding from national black cat day

Some people use a calendar or temperature or pumpkin spice everything to say it's fall. I check if my daffodils are coming up.