Oroville Dam Spillway (California) Ready To Fail -- February 12, 2017

Damn: Weren't "we" told just yesterday the dam was in no danger of failing? Maybe it's not that big a story. It's not the top story over at The Los Angeles Times where the big story is whether Beyonce or Adele "will win the night." 819 MW.  San Onufre: 2 x 1127 MW. [Note: the dam is in no danger of failing; it is the emergency spillway, that if it fails, will unleash a 30-foot wall of water.]

   

Good, bad, or indifferent: we're seeing social media do a better job keeping us informed than news bureaus at major networks. Is this a tipping point in social media news reporting? The CNN/Iran hostage moment?

Market futures: mean "squat," but for the archives, the Dow Jones Industrials Average Index futures are up 14 38 56 points. 

Soccer. Horrendous wind. No excuse. Our team took second in the tournament, 3 - 2. Our granddaughter played the entire game despite three reserves on the bench. She took the loss very well. It was the season's opener -- the tournament does not "count" but a) the girls took it very, very seriously; and, b) the girls saw how their team "compared" in one of the best soccer clubs in America, FC Dallas. I would be curious which soccer club in America is considered the best. Must be in south Florida, or maybe California. Possibly Texas. I don't know.  A lot of FC Dallas soccer jerseys around here.

First to be fired? Michael Flynn? Al Franken leading the charge.

Photo-op: can hardly wait for the photo op of The Donald and Justin. I think we're going to see the classic Trump look. Trump is 70 years old; Justin is 45 years old. One is about as naive as one can be.

Global warming hoax / house of cards beginning to fall. Link here. 

Up to "O"? Next winter storm on its way, in footsteps of Winter Storm Niko.

Let It Snow, Dean Martin