I'm back!
P.S. I forgot to do the camp journal thing, but I'll write a story about what I did.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Camp Journal
I will write about what I did at camp once I come home. I'll bring a journal with me and I'll write one entry a day, and when I'm back I'll post all my entries so you can know what I've been doing at camp.
P.S. When I'm back from camp, I'll also start a travel forecast. Tell me where you're going (and how long you're going to be there) and I'll give you the forecast. Even the hourly forecast for the first day or two of your trip.
By the way, tell me WHEN you're going.
P.S. When I'm back from camp, I'll also start a travel forecast. Tell me where you're going (and how long you're going to be there) and I'll give you the forecast. Even the hourly forecast for the first day or two of your trip.
By the way, tell me WHEN you're going.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Glasses
I went to the doctor today, and she said I need glasses. I got to the fourth row on the eye chart and then I couldn't read anything in that row or after it.
I am getting my glasses when I come back from camp.
I am getting my glasses when I come back from camp.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
the mysteries of weather: Week 1
My experiment: Going until August. Trying to figure out lots of things about weather. First, some facts:
1. About a week ago, we had a tornado watch, and I saw a black wall cloud with weak rotation. Luckily, there wasn't a funnel cloud or tornado.
2. In late April, we got a severe thunderstorm. Mammatus clouds outside, with winds in excess of 65 mph, knocked out the power of 75,000 homes in Michigan. Ours was out for seven hours.
3. Last year, on Olivia's birthday, the sirens went off. A tornado touched down 10 minutes away.
Some things I know about weather:
Tornadoes
#1. They usually touch down on the rainless end of the Anvil, but this doesn't always happen.
#2. Signs to look for: Sudden temperature drop, a wall cloud(usually black, long, and has a flat bottom), and clouds of debris
#3. Tornadoes are often accompanied my hail, usually shortly before.
Myths:
Myth: You will always see a green sky before a tornado.
False. It is more likely that you will see a green sky during a regular rain shower. Usually, there is no need to worry, but you should turn the weather on just in case.
Myth: You will always see the funnel cloud.
False and true. Tornadoes usually happen on the rainless side of the Anvil, but this does not always happen, so it is pretty much both.
P.S. When the tornado is NOT on the rainless side of the Anvil, it is sometimes in heavy rain, which surrounds it and makes it hard to see.
Myth: The sky will always be completely cloudy.
False. Sometimes, the sky just has a big wall cloud, with blue sky surrounding it. This is uncommon, but it happens once in a while.
As for the cloudiness, that is mostly true, since the wall cloud being surrounded by blue sky is very rare.
P.S. When you have a tornado warning and the sky is blue, look out every window quickly. You will probably see the wall cloud. As soon as you see it, go to a basement or room with no windows, and bring a battery-powered radio with you. Stay in the basement/room with no windows until you hear the all clear message.
WEATHER MYSTERIES
Why do some severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes while others don't?
This question is pretty much unanswerable right now, though I will be working on it, and other meteorologists will be too.
I will post information about this as soon as I find some.
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I have discovered a NEW kind of weather! It's a Thunderquake.
What is a thunderquake?
Answer: It's like an earthquake, except thunder is the one that creates it.
During bad thunderstorms, the thunder gets really LOUD, right? Sometimes, It'll get so loud that it shakes your house!
They are not really that bad though. They might make a few things fall (like a vase or a small lamp), but they wouldn't hurt you unless something fell on you.
Here's a tip: Don't sit/stand under hanging shelves during a thunderquake!
THUNDERQUAKE SAFETY:
#1. After a thunderquake, watch for glass. Wear thick gloves, sneakers, and long sleeve shirts and jeans when you are cleaning up broken glass.
#2. Stay inside. If you are getting a thunderquake, it's likely that you'll gets a whole bunch of lightening after it!
#3. The thunder is not really that bad, it's the lightening during and after it. Stay away from wiring and electrical appliances such as televisions, telephones (cordless phones are fine), and fans.
MY THUNDERQUAKE EXPERIENCE
On Thursday night I got a thunderquake, but everything was OK. There was plenty lightening of after it, though.
The only really "bad" thing that happened was a few books fell of my wardrobe.
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1. About a week ago, we had a tornado watch, and I saw a black wall cloud with weak rotation. Luckily, there wasn't a funnel cloud or tornado.
2. In late April, we got a severe thunderstorm. Mammatus clouds outside, with winds in excess of 65 mph, knocked out the power of 75,000 homes in Michigan. Ours was out for seven hours.
3. Last year, on Olivia's birthday, the sirens went off. A tornado touched down 10 minutes away.
Some things I know about weather:
Tornadoes
#1. They usually touch down on the rainless end of the Anvil, but this doesn't always happen.
#2. Signs to look for: Sudden temperature drop, a wall cloud(usually black, long, and has a flat bottom), and clouds of debris
#3. Tornadoes are often accompanied my hail, usually shortly before.
Myths:
Myth: You will always see a green sky before a tornado.
False. It is more likely that you will see a green sky during a regular rain shower. Usually, there is no need to worry, but you should turn the weather on just in case.
Myth: You will always see the funnel cloud.
False and true. Tornadoes usually happen on the rainless side of the Anvil, but this does not always happen, so it is pretty much both.
P.S. When the tornado is NOT on the rainless side of the Anvil, it is sometimes in heavy rain, which surrounds it and makes it hard to see.
Myth: The sky will always be completely cloudy.
False. Sometimes, the sky just has a big wall cloud, with blue sky surrounding it. This is uncommon, but it happens once in a while.
As for the cloudiness, that is mostly true, since the wall cloud being surrounded by blue sky is very rare.
P.S. When you have a tornado warning and the sky is blue, look out every window quickly. You will probably see the wall cloud. As soon as you see it, go to a basement or room with no windows, and bring a battery-powered radio with you. Stay in the basement/room with no windows until you hear the all clear message.
WEATHER MYSTERIES
Why do some severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes while others don't?
This question is pretty much unanswerable right now, though I will be working on it, and other meteorologists will be too.
I will post information about this as soon as I find some.
________________________________________________________________
I have discovered a NEW kind of weather! It's a Thunderquake.
What is a thunderquake?
Answer: It's like an earthquake, except thunder is the one that creates it.
During bad thunderstorms, the thunder gets really LOUD, right? Sometimes, It'll get so loud that it shakes your house!
They are not really that bad though. They might make a few things fall (like a vase or a small lamp), but they wouldn't hurt you unless something fell on you.
Here's a tip: Don't sit/stand under hanging shelves during a thunderquake!
THUNDERQUAKE SAFETY:
#1. After a thunderquake, watch for glass. Wear thick gloves, sneakers, and long sleeve shirts and jeans when you are cleaning up broken glass.
#2. Stay inside. If you are getting a thunderquake, it's likely that you'll gets a whole bunch of lightening after it!
#3. The thunder is not really that bad, it's the lightening during and after it. Stay away from wiring and electrical appliances such as televisions, telephones (cordless phones are fine), and fans.
MY THUNDERQUAKE EXPERIENCE
On Thursday night I got a thunderquake, but everything was OK. There was plenty lightening of after it, though.
The only really "bad" thing that happened was a few books fell of my wardrobe.
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Make a pen out of paper, tape, and a bit more
What you'll need:
2 inch wide, 6 inch long paper strip
Electrical tape
Peg from Tricky triangle
Ink tube and top of a pen
1. Roll the paper into a thin tube.
2. Put the peg in the bottom end of the tube.
3. Put the ink(with the top on it)into the top end of the tube.
4. Push some of the paper into the top until the ink is touching the peg and sticky out of the top.
5. Tape this all around with the electrical tape.
I have one of these pens. It works pretty good.
2 inch wide, 6 inch long paper strip
Electrical tape
Peg from Tricky triangle
Ink tube and top of a pen
1. Roll the paper into a thin tube.
2. Put the peg in the bottom end of the tube.
3. Put the ink(with the top on it)into the top end of the tube.
4. Push some of the paper into the top until the ink is touching the peg and sticky out of the top.
5. Tape this all around with the electrical tape.
I have one of these pens. It works pretty good.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Computer Fun: Fun sites and 3 ways to make a more creative post
3 ways to make a more creative post:
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1.Write a rainbow.
2.Play with some two-tone oval marbles.
3.Write in all different sizes.
3 fun sites
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I have some fun websites you might like!
Many games at Orisinal
www.ferryhalim.com/orisnal
Webkinz World
www.webkinz.com
Barbie Girls
www.barbiegirls.com
Funny computer questions:
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What does the computer mouse have to do with real mice? What do you call more then one computer mouse?
My answer: No idea what they have to do with each other. I'll look it up.
P.S. I think you call more then one computer mouse computer mice. Computer mouses sounds weird when you say it.
This month's featured article: Getting used to the keyboard
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Did you ever wonder what your blog teaches you?
It helps with your writing and memorization skills.
Why memorization? It helps you memorize the keyboard keys.
After having a blog for a year or so, you're pretty used to the keyboard keys and don't have to look all over the place for them, but you still have to look at the keyboard. After a year and a half, you have them memorized so well that you can type without looking at the keyboard, but you often make mistakes.
Then, after two years, you pretty much do it without even looking at the computer.
I'm pretty good, I can type pretty fast for my age, since I've had this blog for almost a year and a half, and I can type short words like you and them. But I often forget I can.
I know it sounds silly to forget you can type without looking at the keyboard, but what do you expect me to do, put sticky notes everywhere saying 'Remember not to look at the computer screen'?
Anyway, with some practice, concentration, and a computer, maybe I will not forget that I don't need to look at the keyboard when I type.
Now, where do I put these sticky notes. . . . . . . . . ?
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I hope you liked this issue of Computer fun! I post a new one each month.
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1.Write a rainbow.
2.Play with some two-tone oval marbles.
3.Write in all different sizes.
3 fun sites
______________________________________________________
I have some fun websites you might like!
Many games at Orisinal
www.ferryhalim.com/orisnal
Webkinz World
www.webkinz.com
Barbie Girls
www.barbiegirls.com
Funny computer questions:
_______________________
What does the computer mouse have to do with real mice? What do you call more then one computer mouse?
My answer: No idea what they have to do with each other. I'll look it up.
P.S. I think you call more then one computer mouse computer mice. Computer mouses sounds weird when you say it.
This month's featured article: Getting used to the keyboard
___________________________________________________
Did you ever wonder what your blog teaches you?
It helps with your writing and memorization skills.
Why memorization? It helps you memorize the keyboard keys.
After having a blog for a year or so, you're pretty used to the keyboard keys and don't have to look all over the place for them, but you still have to look at the keyboard. After a year and a half, you have them memorized so well that you can type without looking at the keyboard, but you often make mistakes.
Then, after two years, you pretty much do it without even looking at the computer.
I'm pretty good, I can type pretty fast for my age, since I've had this blog for almost a year and a half, and I can type short words like you and them. But I often forget I can.
I know it sounds silly to forget you can type without looking at the keyboard, but what do you expect me to do, put sticky notes everywhere saying 'Remember not to look at the computer screen'?
Anyway, with some practice, concentration, and a computer, maybe I will not forget that I don't need to look at the keyboard when I type.
Now, where do I put these sticky notes. . . . . . . . . ?
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I hope you liked this issue of Computer fun! I post a new one each month.
How to me an Adventure Club member
You can join the Adventure club yourself! Tell me your first name and I'll write you down on our member list. Come back often to tell us about your adventures.
HOW TO BE ADVENTUROUS:
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#1. Do things The hard way. For example, at me and Diana's clubhouse, we jump off the ladder platform instead of climb down.
#2. Have The right gear. You need lots of gear for your adventures. For example, If you go on an adventure in a forest, you need a long sleeve shirt, pants, and sneakers to prevent from getting hurt by prickly thorns and weeds. And you need bug spray, especially after rainy days. That's when all the mosquitoes are out.
#3. It's more fun if you have a Team to have your adventures with. Help each other and use teamwork if something goes wrong.
#4. Sometimes it's best to have a First aid kit nearby. It depends on what sort of adventure you go on and your gear. For example, if you go into a forest with a T-shirt and shorts, you'll probably get pricked by thorns and need some Band-aids.
#5. Be Prepared. For example, if your going on a hike, bring snacks and bottles of water for you and the rest of the club. Everyone should bring some Band-aids and tissues, too.
#6. Check The weather. If it's going to rain, storm, or snow, you probably should reschedule for a day when the weather is nice. You should also check the temperature. For example, you wouldn't want to go on an adventure in temperatures as high as 110 degrees or as cold as 20 below, would you? It's best to have your adventures in Spring and Fall, when the average temperature range is 50-75.
That is how you become a member and how you be adventurous for your adventures in our club.
Remember. . .
Do things the hard way, have the right gear, have adventures with your friends, bring a First aid kit, be prepared, and check the weather.
HOW TO BE ADVENTUROUS:
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#1. Do things The hard way. For example, at me and Diana's clubhouse, we jump off the ladder platform instead of climb down.
#2. Have The right gear. You need lots of gear for your adventures. For example, If you go on an adventure in a forest, you need a long sleeve shirt, pants, and sneakers to prevent from getting hurt by prickly thorns and weeds. And you need bug spray, especially after rainy days. That's when all the mosquitoes are out.
#3. It's more fun if you have a Team to have your adventures with. Help each other and use teamwork if something goes wrong.
#4. Sometimes it's best to have a First aid kit nearby. It depends on what sort of adventure you go on and your gear. For example, if you go into a forest with a T-shirt and shorts, you'll probably get pricked by thorns and need some Band-aids.
#5. Be Prepared. For example, if your going on a hike, bring snacks and bottles of water for you and the rest of the club. Everyone should bring some Band-aids and tissues, too.
#6. Check The weather. If it's going to rain, storm, or snow, you probably should reschedule for a day when the weather is nice. You should also check the temperature. For example, you wouldn't want to go on an adventure in temperatures as high as 110 degrees or as cold as 20 below, would you? It's best to have your adventures in Spring and Fall, when the average temperature range is 50-75.
That is how you become a member and how you be adventurous for your adventures in our club.
Remember. . .
Do things the hard way, have the right gear, have adventures with your friends, bring a First aid kit, be prepared, and check the weather.
To do today: Monday, June 15th 2009
Key: * Done it- % Probably not going to get to do it- ^ Really want to do it- & it's planned that I'm going to do it- # Didn't do it
% Experiment with some recipes
Go on Barbie Girls and Webkinz and the weather and my blog for computer time
^ Come up with a good chapter for Marriana: A webkinz domino kitten
%(mowing lawn today) Go outside
* Check the weather
^ Post a guide to birdwatching(PLUS bird journal)on my blog
% Experiment with some recipes
Go on Barbie Girls and Webkinz and the weather and my blog for computer time
^ Come up with a good chapter for Marriana: A webkinz domino kitten
%(mowing lawn today) Go outside
* Check the weather
^ Post a guide to birdwatching(PLUS bird journal)on my blog
Friday, June 12, 2009
Me and Diana's Adventure Club
FACTS ABOUT OUR CLUB:
At aunt Kristy and uncle Tom's house. . .
Clubhouse/hideout: The slide and platform. The platform is only 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. But we have three adventurous ways to get in and out.
Getting in: Climbing up ladder two bars at a time, climbing up slide, climbing through hole (4 feet up)
Getting out: Jumping down place near ladder, crawling down slide, climbing down ladder (not holding on)
Adventure forest: The plants in the dirt in aunt Kristy's garden. it's about 30 feet long (with a few turns)
What's in it: Two 18-foot-tall trees, twelve 5-foot-tall trees, ten 3-foot-tall bushes, one 7-foot-tall tree(with some sort of flowers on it), one 9-foot-tall tree(some sort of fruit on it), a patch of 2-foot-tall grass, a few flowers, LOTS of prickly weeds, and about 18 flat stones(sides about 6 to 7 inches)
What we do for fun: Play on slide, have adventures, play on stones(they are set sort of like hopscotch), play tag, and talk
ADVENTURE JOURNAL
#1: Rescue Grace!
Diana heard this crying and screaming noise, and she told me. We looked at the bushes, and we saw that Grace was tangled and lost in them! The bushes were about 5 inches taller than her, so she couldn't see. I went in to rescue her.
It was easy because me and Diana play in those bushes all the time.
I got to her, picked her up, and carried her out.
#2: War!
Jack and Alex started their own club, and their clubhouse was the plastic house. Jack had to crouch down.
Because of that, they raided me and Diana's special Hideout!
Jack started a war. He and Alex threw balls at me and Diana. We got in their clubhouse and shut the windows with shutters.
Jack opened the door, which I was pulling, but I had been pulling longer then he had. I couldn't hold it anymore.
Me and Diana jumped out the back window, and Jack followed us. I'm a very fast runner, so I missed most of his hits and scratches.
I'll tell you more about our Adventure Club later!
At aunt Kristy and uncle Tom's house. . .
Clubhouse/hideout: The slide and platform. The platform is only 3 feet wide and 6 feet long. But we have three adventurous ways to get in and out.
Getting in: Climbing up ladder two bars at a time, climbing up slide, climbing through hole (4 feet up)
Getting out: Jumping down place near ladder, crawling down slide, climbing down ladder (not holding on)
Adventure forest: The plants in the dirt in aunt Kristy's garden. it's about 30 feet long (with a few turns)
What's in it: Two 18-foot-tall trees, twelve 5-foot-tall trees, ten 3-foot-tall bushes, one 7-foot-tall tree(with some sort of flowers on it), one 9-foot-tall tree(some sort of fruit on it), a patch of 2-foot-tall grass, a few flowers, LOTS of prickly weeds, and about 18 flat stones(sides about 6 to 7 inches)
What we do for fun: Play on slide, have adventures, play on stones(they are set sort of like hopscotch), play tag, and talk
ADVENTURE JOURNAL
#1: Rescue Grace!
Diana heard this crying and screaming noise, and she told me. We looked at the bushes, and we saw that Grace was tangled and lost in them! The bushes were about 5 inches taller than her, so she couldn't see. I went in to rescue her.
It was easy because me and Diana play in those bushes all the time.
I got to her, picked her up, and carried her out.
#2: War!
Jack and Alex started their own club, and their clubhouse was the plastic house. Jack had to crouch down.
Because of that, they raided me and Diana's special Hideout!
Jack started a war. He and Alex threw balls at me and Diana. We got in their clubhouse and shut the windows with shutters.
Jack opened the door, which I was pulling, but I had been pulling longer then he had. I couldn't hold it anymore.
Me and Diana jumped out the back window, and Jack followed us. I'm a very fast runner, so I missed most of his hits and scratches.
I'll tell you more about our Adventure Club later!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Storm Details: Michigan, April 2009: Roofs ripped off, shingles blown away, some tornadoes
Date: April 25th, 2009
Location: Southern Michigan
Storm type: Severe thunderstorm/tornadoes
Details: I was watching TV, and then our power suddenly went out. It was hailing. The winds in the storm were at least 60 miles per hour. My mom looked at the laptop. Our alert: Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:55.
It was 1:55 when we checked the alert.
In Lexington, there was a tornado, and there was almost one in Dearborn, which means there was a funnel cloud that didn't touch the ground. The tornado in Lexington uprooted a tree and blew a sign in half.
At my house, we saw the next day that one small tree was almost completely uprooted, and a few shingles were blown off our roof.
This was pretty much the worst storm that Michigan has ever had in April: Uprooted trees, tornadoes, 60 mph+ winds, hail, cloud to ground lightening, and rumbles of thunder the whole storm through.
Here's a link for some pictures of the storm: http://www.weather.com/outlook/photo/keywords?keywords=MI+tornado&x=10&y=7
Location: Southern Michigan
Storm type: Severe thunderstorm/tornadoes
Details: I was watching TV, and then our power suddenly went out. It was hailing. The winds in the storm were at least 60 miles per hour. My mom looked at the laptop. Our alert: Severe thunderstorm warning, 1:55.
It was 1:55 when we checked the alert.
In Lexington, there was a tornado, and there was almost one in Dearborn, which means there was a funnel cloud that didn't touch the ground. The tornado in Lexington uprooted a tree and blew a sign in half.
At my house, we saw the next day that one small tree was almost completely uprooted, and a few shingles were blown off our roof.
This was pretty much the worst storm that Michigan has ever had in April: Uprooted trees, tornadoes, 60 mph+ winds, hail, cloud to ground lightening, and rumbles of thunder the whole storm through.
Here's a link for some pictures of the storm: http://www.weather.com/outlook/photo/keywords?keywords=MI+tornado&x=10&y=7
Weather report
Yesterday, the midwest was filled with tornadoes and supercells - even Michigan and Wisconsin.
There was a tornado in Michigan, in Ithaca, which crossed over from Wisconsin, it got all the way over Lake Michigan.
That tornado was at Milwaukee, Wisconsin at one point.
Half of Lower Michigan had a tornado watch.
There were also Severe thunderstorm warnings in Lower Michigan and Wisconsin, including a Severe thunderstorm watch for a few counties in southeastern Wisconsin.
Today, the Northeast and central area of the U.S. are expected to get severe storms, especially Missouri and Pennsylvania. This may include tornadic activity.
There was a tornado in Michigan, in Ithaca, which crossed over from Wisconsin, it got all the way over Lake Michigan.
That tornado was at Milwaukee, Wisconsin at one point.
Half of Lower Michigan had a tornado watch.
There were also Severe thunderstorm warnings in Lower Michigan and Wisconsin, including a Severe thunderstorm watch for a few counties in southeastern Wisconsin.
Today, the Northeast and central area of the U.S. are expected to get severe storms, especially Missouri and Pennsylvania. This may include tornadic activity.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Jack's name
By the way. . . Here is Jack's middle name! He made it and wanted me to post it.
Price John Bob Cheeseburger Fred Frank 123Jackmagee Going to the museum Paradise
It's sooooo hard to remember! He needs to remind him ALL the time.
By the way, here's a joke I made up:
Joke: What do you call a clothes hamper that's filled with wet clothing?
Answer: A damper!
Price John Bob Cheeseburger Fred Frank 123Jackmagee Going to the museum Paradise
It's sooooo hard to remember! He needs to remind him ALL the time.
By the way, here's a joke I made up:
Joke: What do you call a clothes hamper that's filled with wet clothing?
Answer: A damper!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Severe Possible
At nana and papa's house, we're in severe possible.
We had a strong storm early this morning, it wasn't windy or hailing but I saw 5 lightning strikes at the same time, they lit up the whole sky.
Anyway, we're watching Up(Disney Pixar movie)at 1:10. We won't see it in 3D though.
We had a strong storm early this morning, it wasn't windy or hailing but I saw 5 lightning strikes at the same time, they lit up the whole sky.
Anyway, we're watching Up(Disney Pixar movie)at 1:10. We won't see it in 3D though.
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