ElOsoBlanco7

Central
Denham Springs
Brusly
Catholic
St. Michael's
Madison Prep
UHigh
Loyola
LCA
Dunham
AC
Kentwood
OC

Should be some great games. Personally, I'd love to see a Central/Denham rematch in the quarters.

I'm planning a trip to go to the 3 National Parks in Washington during June of '26 for the family. Fly into SeaTac, head to Mt. Rainier, then Olympic, and finally North Cascades. It'll be around 8 days between all the parks, so we will have about 2 days minus driving at each park.

What are some things we can't miss? Ideally we would have more time, but with the time we have, should we prioritize some things? I've traveled to Seattle, then down the Colombia River before, but I need all the pro tips I can get for the National Park scene.

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What a bunch of miserable people in this thread. It's a game 7 to go to the World Series for the first time in franchise history. There's no such thing as unwritten rules that must be followed. Put the pressure on the umpires to get the call right.

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Exactly. Dude can be a puss and trail out the line and watch the double play, or give something weird a try. And it almost worked.

Went on a Princess Alaskan cruise years ago. Best investment we ever made.

Don't waste your time on whale watching. The excursions often overbook, and it isn't worth it to see the back of one whale for a split second.

If you haven't gotten it, I would highly recommend a balcony room. Waking up, cruising next to the coastline, watching mountains that dart up is truly unlike anything else.

Our favorite excursion was driving into the Yukon Territory. I don't remember all the details, but we got in a van and just drove through the mountains, and ended up in a small brewery where we ate some grilled chicken and drank some local brews. It was amazing.

Pro tip: After the cruise, we spent a week driving down the Columbia River. It was almost as good as the cruise. Multnomah Falls is gorgeous.

I have my subscription for 1 credit per month on Audible, but will mostly use Libby. I go through a good bit of audiobooks, and I only use my monthly credit for books that have ridiculous wait times in Libby. That doesn't happen often, though, and I'm usually able to hoard those credits. Libby is real nice.

Twitch

Reed Timmer has the drone out.

We haven't won our first football game in 6 years. I think they may have it there.

PDS Watch incoming for Central LA to MS

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Mesoscale Discussion 2302
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
0134 PM CST Sat Dec 28 2024

Areas affected...portions of eastern Texas into Louisiana...western
Mississippi...and extreme southeastern Arkansas

Concerning...Severe potential...Tornado Watch likely

Valid 281934Z - 282100Z

Probability of Watch Issuance...95 percent

SUMMARY...The anticipated primary round of severe storms is expected
to take shape soon. A QLCS, likely preceded by supercells, with all
severe hazards expected. Several EF0-EF2 tornadoes are anticipated,
and a few intense (EF3+) tornadoes are likely. A particularly
dangerous situation tornado watch will be issued within the next
hour or so to address the increasing severe threat.

DISCUSSION...A QLCS is gradually organizing across eastern TX,
preceded by multiple supercells developing within confluence bands.
So far, tornadoes have been the predominant observed severe hazard,
with preliminary local storm reports suggesting that some of these
tornadoes may have been strong. Mesoanalysis trends have shown a 70
kt mid-level jet streak pivoting the trough and approaching the open
warm sector, characterized by 2000-2500 J/kg MLCAPE (given 7 C/km
mid-level lapse rates atop 70F surface dewpoints). As such, the 850
mb low-level jet has already increased to 40 kts, with regional VADs
beginning to show the first signs of low-level hodograph
enlargement.

Trends of increasing low-level shear across the warm sector should
continue into the evening hours ahead of the approaching QLCS and
supercells. Damaging tornado potential should not only persist, but
likely increase into the evening hours, both with the QLCS and
preceding supercells. The most discrete, dominant warm-sector
supercells will have the best potential to produce intense,
potentially long-lived/long-tracked tornadoes. In consideration of
the aforementioned significant tornado potential, a particularly
dangerous situation tornado watch is likely within the next hour.

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I’ve never seen discrete supercells in SELA like this. Hopefully it turns into nothing, but damn that is ominous.

Probs at 90/60 for tornados. I expect that would have been a little higher had we seen a separate watch north of the LA/MS state line.