rita and columns

rita is scary. her pressure is lower than katrina's was. 898 mb. 3rd strongest in recorded history in the atlantic. yikes. maximum sustained winds of 145 knots.

i'll be watching it closely. i'm on another night shift tonight.

on another note, i've been asked to write a semi-regular column for canadian sight, a canadian weather discussion board. my first column is in the (edit: it's now in its own columns forum.) it still may change--and if it does, i'll try to remember to fix the link above.

the most distressing part about the column? i have to use capitals! darned shift key! ;)