I worry that the focus on NOAA's weather predicting value is ignoring the millions of other ways NOAA researchers enrich communities and local economies. There are no oysters without NOAA. There are no blue crabs without NOAA. NOAA trains teachers. NOAA is the lifeblood of coastal communities.

And even if the leadership team were all female, that is not indicative a problem or any indication of incompetence. Le sigh.

I’m late to the party here, hopefully fashionably so. Will share pics of my dog to get acquainted. Sometimes he rides in a stroller wearing a tux.