Thursday, December 04, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
YEAH I AM A GEEK....
YOU HAVE GOT TO CHECK OUT THIS SITE, WWW.TORNADOVIDEOS.NET THESE GUYS KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO STORM CHASING!
Reed Timmer
Reed Timmer
Title: Storm Chaser
Age: 27
Stormchasing Since: 1997
# of Tornadoes Seen: 215
# of Hurricanes Seen: 6
Closest distance from a tornado: 0 meters
Reed was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI, and became interested in extreme weather at a very young age. He was also an avid insect, reptile, and amphibian collector and tree identification enthusiast, but decided to pursue his greatest passion and began studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma in 1998. Reed photographed his first tornado in October 1998, and was addicted to extreme storm chasing ever since. Every spring and summer season, he travels from the Mexican Border to Canada striving to photograph tornadoes from extreme close range (within 1/8 mile), often driving more than 40,000 miles during the spring and summer. His infamous reputation was achieved when he videotaped an F5 tornado from underneath an overpass on May 3, 1999 while it was bearing down on his location. Reed has more recently become interested in hurricane chasing as well, and documented Hurricane Katrina from "ground zero" in the fall 2005 with Simon Brewer (Stormgasm), lost Simon's car to a 20 foot storm surge, and had to hitch-hike back to Oklahoma. Notable tornado intercepts include the May 3, 1999 F5 tornado in Moore, OK; the Manchester, SD wedge on June 24, 2003; the May 4, 2003 tornado outbreak in southeast KS; and sustaining a direct hit from an F0 tornado in southern Minnesota. Reed has made several television appearances to share his storm chasing escapades, including CNN with Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn, Good Morning America with Dianne Sawyer, the Leeza Gibbons Show, Real TV, and World's Most Amazing Videos. Reed graduated with a Bachelors Degree in meteorology in 2002, Masters in 2005, and is currently working towards his PhD in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests lie mainly in the field of applied climatology, focusing on energy consumption/temperature connections, and minimizing weather-related risk in the agribusiness sector. Additional interests include oboe performance, weight-lifting, basketball, golf, and hockey. Reed will chase storms until the day he dies!
Reed Timmer
Reed Timmer
Title: Storm Chaser
Age: 27
Stormchasing Since: 1997
# of Tornadoes Seen: 215
# of Hurricanes Seen: 6
Closest distance from a tornado: 0 meters
Reed was born and raised in Grand Rapids, MI, and became interested in extreme weather at a very young age. He was also an avid insect, reptile, and amphibian collector and tree identification enthusiast, but decided to pursue his greatest passion and began studying meteorology at the University of Oklahoma in 1998. Reed photographed his first tornado in October 1998, and was addicted to extreme storm chasing ever since. Every spring and summer season, he travels from the Mexican Border to Canada striving to photograph tornadoes from extreme close range (within 1/8 mile), often driving more than 40,000 miles during the spring and summer. His infamous reputation was achieved when he videotaped an F5 tornado from underneath an overpass on May 3, 1999 while it was bearing down on his location. Reed has more recently become interested in hurricane chasing as well, and documented Hurricane Katrina from "ground zero" in the fall 2005 with Simon Brewer (Stormgasm), lost Simon's car to a 20 foot storm surge, and had to hitch-hike back to Oklahoma. Notable tornado intercepts include the May 3, 1999 F5 tornado in Moore, OK; the Manchester, SD wedge on June 24, 2003; the May 4, 2003 tornado outbreak in southeast KS; and sustaining a direct hit from an F0 tornado in southern Minnesota. Reed has made several television appearances to share his storm chasing escapades, including CNN with Wolf Blitzer and Paula Zahn, Good Morning America with Dianne Sawyer, the Leeza Gibbons Show, Real TV, and World's Most Amazing Videos. Reed graduated with a Bachelors Degree in meteorology in 2002, Masters in 2005, and is currently working towards his PhD in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests lie mainly in the field of applied climatology, focusing on energy consumption/temperature connections, and minimizing weather-related risk in the agribusiness sector. Additional interests include oboe performance, weight-lifting, basketball, golf, and hockey. Reed will chase storms until the day he dies!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
WHAT I SEEM TO DO IN MY SPARE TIME
HEY ALL IT IS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND REALLY COULDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING TO SAY. SO I FIGURED I WOULD SHOW YOU WHAT A GEEK LIKE MYSELF DOES ON HIS SPARE TIME! ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS ONE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
THE DOORS
FOR ANYONE WHO IS INTO THE "DOORS" LIKE I AM, THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOKS EVER WRITTEN ON JIM MORRISON AND THE DOORS. IT INCLUDES ALL THE CRAZY, DRUG INDUCED ANTICS OF THE FORMER LEAD SINGER. HATS OFF TO JIM, HE HAS MY VOTE FOR PRESIDENT! LIKE MY MOTTO......."GO BIG OR GO HOME"!
GOTTA LOVE IT
NEW YORK — Anthony Bourdain suffered quietly as he dined on wart hog - encrusted with sand, fur and fecal bacteria - in the African country of Namibia.
Bourdain, host of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations,” finished the meal knowing he would become terribly ill. But who was he to complain as a VIP guest of the same arid landscape where Angelina Jolie delivered Brad Pitt’s baby?
Spitting out nasty bits of wart hog would be rude to the locals he was dining with.
“The chief is there in front of his whole tribe offering you his very best,” Bourdain said. “Show respect. I’m lucky to be there. I’m lucky to see that. I’m lucky to have that experience. Chewing some antibiotics is a small price to pay.”
Bourdain, host of the Travel Channel’s “No Reservations,” finished the meal knowing he would become terribly ill. But who was he to complain as a VIP guest of the same arid landscape where Angelina Jolie delivered Brad Pitt’s baby?
Spitting out nasty bits of wart hog would be rude to the locals he was dining with.
“The chief is there in front of his whole tribe offering you his very best,” Bourdain said. “Show respect. I’m lucky to be there. I’m lucky to see that. I’m lucky to have that experience. Chewing some antibiotics is a small price to pay.”
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
HEADS UP ALL
JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO ALL THAT DECIDE TO READ MY RAMBLINGS...I REALLY HAVE NO CHOICE IN WHAT OR WHO I LISTEN TO, I JUST HOPE YOU ENJOY THE MUSIC AS MUCH AS I DO!! NOTE: "ROCK OUT WITH YOUR COCK OUT"!!!!
FUCKING ~A~
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME...THESE GUYS ARE THE BOMB ASS SHIT!! OLD, HARD AND GOOD! ENJOY!
Monday, October 13, 2008
WOW I AM BACK
HEY HEY HEY ALL, I AM NOT DEAD...WELL AT LEAST I DONT THINK I AM ANY WAY. IT HAS BEEN QUITE SOME TIME SINCE MY LAST BLOG AND FIGURED I WOULD GET THIS THING STARTED BACK UP AGAIN.
I AM SO DAMN SICK THIS PSYCHO BABBLE MYSPACE, FRIENDSTER, FACEBOOK BULLSHIT THAT I NEEDED A PLACE TO VENT AND FIGURED THIS WOULD BE THE MOST OBVIOUS PLACE TO DO IT. WELL HERE IS THE LOW DOWN ON ME IN A NUT SHELL....MOVED FROM THE SUNNY STATE OF FLORIDA TO THE GREAT MIDWEST STATE OF MINNESOTA, ACTUALLY THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP AND MOST OF MY FAMILY IS FROM. THEY ALWAY SAY THE MOTHERS YOUNG WILL ALWAYS COME HOME. GOT BACK HERE AND WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A LITTLE BIT AT SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, I AM NOT GOING TO LIE....THAT WAS SOME CRAZY HARD SHIT TO GET! THAT WILL BE IN ANOTHER POST. BUT ANYHOW, I AM RESIDED HERE IN THE GREAT TOWN OF SAINT CLOUD AND WAS UP UNTIL RECENTLY WORKING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY RAISING FUNDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AND O'BAMA TO HAVE ALL THE DOUGH IN THE WORLD...ENOUGH OF THAT, SHEESH THEY ACTUALLY GOT ME THINKING I CARED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS!! LOL ENJOYING MY DAYS WITH THE GREATEST PERSON I KNOW...YEAH YOU TONYA!! WE ARE GOING ON A YEAR NOW, WHICH IS GOOD FOR ME, SHE REALLY HAS HELPED ME AS MUCH AS I HAVE HELPED HER! GO TONYA! YEAH YEAH TALK TALK....THIS IS MYBLOG ISNT IT? I REALLY AM GOING TO CHANGE IT UP AS TIME GOES ON..AS SO YOU ALL CAN KEEP UP ON WHATS GOING ON IN MY LIFE. PEACE
I AM SO DAMN SICK THIS PSYCHO BABBLE MYSPACE, FRIENDSTER, FACEBOOK BULLSHIT THAT I NEEDED A PLACE TO VENT AND FIGURED THIS WOULD BE THE MOST OBVIOUS PLACE TO DO IT. WELL HERE IS THE LOW DOWN ON ME IN A NUT SHELL....MOVED FROM THE SUNNY STATE OF FLORIDA TO THE GREAT MIDWEST STATE OF MINNESOTA, ACTUALLY THIS IS WHERE I GREW UP AND MOST OF MY FAMILY IS FROM. THEY ALWAY SAY THE MOTHERS YOUNG WILL ALWAYS COME HOME. GOT BACK HERE AND WENT BACK TO SCHOOL FOR A LITTLE BIT AT SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, I AM NOT GOING TO LIE....THAT WAS SOME CRAZY HARD SHIT TO GET! THAT WILL BE IN ANOTHER POST. BUT ANYHOW, I AM RESIDED HERE IN THE GREAT TOWN OF SAINT CLOUD AND WAS UP UNTIL RECENTLY WORKING FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY RAISING FUNDS FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT AS FORTUNATE AND O'BAMA TO HAVE ALL THE DOUGH IN THE WORLD...ENOUGH OF THAT, SHEESH THEY ACTUALLY GOT ME THINKING I CARED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS!! LOL ENJOYING MY DAYS WITH THE GREATEST PERSON I KNOW...YEAH YOU TONYA!! WE ARE GOING ON A YEAR NOW, WHICH IS GOOD FOR ME, SHE REALLY HAS HELPED ME AS MUCH AS I HAVE HELPED HER! GO TONYA! YEAH YEAH TALK TALK....THIS IS MYBLOG ISNT IT? I REALLY AM GOING TO CHANGE IT UP AS TIME GOES ON..AS SO YOU ALL CAN KEEP UP ON WHATS GOING ON IN MY LIFE. PEACE
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