ALIEN DOME

It is 6:49 a.m. and Patrick is being clingy and is up here with me, while Junior and Stephen are crashing on couches downstairs.

A strange storm passed south of us yesterday afternoon. Only the county east of us had the nexrad warning in place. The wind was blowing at a steady 30 knots from the south. 95% of our winds come from the west. 30 knot winds are common and not severe for this area. The wierd thing was the clouds. They were dead still in the air. To the north we had blue sky and white cumulus clouds. To the south rain clouds. But I watched them in all directions against the eves of the roof. No movement whatsover, like they were a painting. Even on calm sunny days, the clouds drift. And usually during a storm, they are moving pretty fast. This was very strange--to be in a 30 knot sustained wind on the ground, and no cloud movememt.

Bye, bye Katie. Good Riddance. We're sure you'll fill Rather's shoes quite admirably, and carry on his stained tradition of treason and lying perfidy.