Thursday Morning Edition - 2456687

Where's Wayne-O?  Why at Iguazu Falls, Of course!

http://earthly-musings.blogspot.com/2014/01/iguazu-falls-brazil.html

Here's the QPF for the next 72 hours.  The 7-day QPF looks much the same so
we're guessing whatever precip  happens will happen during the next three days.
Below is the meat of this morning's Area Forecast Discussion from the Flagstaff NWS.

 .DISCUSSION...THE RIDGE IS ON THE WAY OUT TODAY AS AN ACTIVE  
  SOUTHERN STREAM IMPINGES THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH A  
  FRACTURING AND RETROGRADING HUDSON BAY VORTEX TO ALLOW MORE ACTIVE  
  CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHWEST FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE FIRST WAVE TO  
  AFFECT OUR AREA IS SEEN CROSSING THROUGH 130W THIS MORNING WITH A  
  DECENT MOISTURE FETCH JUST TO THE SOUTH. PRESSURE FALLS WITH THIS  
  WAVE WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TODAY AND AN ADVISORY  
  IS ALREADY OUT. 
   
  THE MOISTURE STREAM MENTIONED ABOVE WILL ARRIVE LATER TODAY...WITH  
  DYNAMICS AND A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST WAVE ARRIVING  
  FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL LOSE SOME OF ITS STRUCTURE BY FRIDAY AND THE  
  MOISTURE WILL LARGELY BE ROBBED BY THE SIERRAS...BUT ENOUGH WILL  
  REMAIN TO BRING A DECENT AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN  
  AND CENTRAL ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. 
   
  THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER TRAILING  
  SYSTEM DUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF FORCING WITH  
  THIS SECOND SYSTEM...BUT A COLDER AND MORE UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL  
  PAVE THE WAY FOR MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY. 
   
  A THIRD SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. THE TRACK FOR  
  THIS THIRD SYSTEM IS STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT COOL AND UNSETTLED  
  CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY PERSIST. 

What a great role model for all us Baby Boomers. Check him out!

http://dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubsectionID=2&ArticleID=127701

Hard to believe Dr. Strangelove is 50 years old and Slim Pickins has been dead over 30 years. Where does time go?

http://blog.sfgate.com/mlasalle/2014/01/28/50-years-since-dr-strangelove/#20074101=0

The Pope's getting a lot of attention.  Nice street art!
We look at the Voice of America every morning.  NO ads!
And no restrictions such as a paywall, article quota, etc.
One of VOA's most fun features is their daily photos.

http://www.voanews.com/media/photogallery/january-29-2014-day-in-photos/1840322.html