So, a cool front blew through Austin yesterday. Not a blue northern. When a “cool” front blows thru Austin in August, it means:
- the wind shifts from the north
- the humidity drops
- it gets roaring hot, since there’s less water to heat up in the sky
Weather Underground, Austin, Thursday, Aug 18th, 2023, 3:00pm.
Note how the 0 mph (0 kph for our Canadian friends) wind is from the north.
It’s pretty amazing how much water the air can hold. A function of pressure and temperature, but for example:
This is also pretty mind-blowing, and should be taken into account each and every time you step on the scale:
But we digress. Blue Northerns, WLBOTT Blues, Songs w/Blue….
Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues. Some Gotta Win, Some Gotta Lose. This is probably my favorite Zero-Sum-Game song.
Not sure if I agree w/George here. A deep dive is needed.
Back to the blues. Our favorite Blue Northern’ song: Someday Soon, by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson:
Can’t have the blues without a train (preferable southbound). Blue Train, written by Tom Kimmel and Jennifer Kimball and was first released by Maura O’Connell in 1992. Here’s a performance by Maura O’Connell, Nanci Griffith, and James Grant.
The nuts and bolts of blue….
Late Breaking
4:05pm.
