Lord Help Me Jesus ..

Lord help me Jesus. My favorite song by my soul-brother, Kris. Army helo pilot and Nashville hell-raiser. I went his route, and survived. Now a proud follower of the Landover Baptist Church (http://www.landoverbaptist.org), my online place of worship. Pastor-Deacon Fred keeps me going. And Betty Bowers. Praise Be!

Mr. President Trump: It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks (Acts 9:5 - KJV)

The best coverage of the Mexico disaster is coming from a banned DU legend ..

Nadin Brzezinski

Graphic radar image from the Blue Ridge Escarpment (SC/NC mountains)

This is a graphic radar image of a weather phenomenon here on the Blue Ridge Escarpment, that we see from time to time. Usually with a strong southwest flow. I have tried to explain it to many folks, but - here - a picture is worth not having to listen to me explain atmospheric physics.

The strong southeast flow from Irma is piling moisture up against the Blue Ridge Escarment. The resultant phenomenon looks like a line of thunderstorms on radar (blue circle). It is NOT thunderstorms, but it IS vertically deflected rain.

I called this at about 5:45 pm, and WYFF-TV's John Cessarich described it twenty minutes later! John Cessarich says the worst is yet to come (between now and midnight), with up to six more inches of rain.

Hurricane Emergency Net - 14.325mHz on the 20-meter HAM band

Listen on 14.325 mHz. I have a 20-meter dipole in the air on the mountain at about 3200'. Strung for polarization in the direction of Irma. I'll be monitoring SSB (upper), CW, and digital (PSK-31) for the next few days. Heard some fairly strong stations in the islands last night.

Houston Zoning (on a lighter note - whorehouses)

When we lived in Houston from 1981-1986, we lived in Montrose. Montrose was the close-in place to be. Cooltown. Hiptown. Gaytown. And SIN-TOWN!

Restaurants, close grocery markets, art museums, and many other wild attractions. There were also the ubiquitous brothels, mixed into residential areas .. and a few whorehouses next to churches.

There was "Golden Girls" on Alabama, near Pasternak's Grocery and Alabama Jack's Liquor (when you didn't want to go to Spec's Liquor - the greatest liquor store in the whole wide world, where the clerks wore roller-skates and there was always the oder of a big vodka spill in the air).

"College Coeds" was a block from our condo, on Westheimer. Near the Chicken Coop (a TV bar - and I don't mean television, Vern). "Mandy's Girls" was behind "Mary's." Mary's on Westheimer was a gay biker bar.

Pacifica Radio (90.1 FM) was just north of Westheimer, across from the Chicken Coop. Radio Free Houston.

"College Girls," was next to the University of St. Thomas (one block down Montrose Blvd from our condo). Specifically, it was almost next door to the Rothko Chapel. Whores galore. Suicide black chapel, adjacent. Take your pick. Or, pick both.

Some of the whorehouses were next to "storefront" churches. I always wondered if there was a back door to enhance commerce - in both directions. Lordy! Padre!

But, all I know about whorehouses, I learned from the Kingston Trio's "Ain't it Hard." Seems that there is one in every town.

I attended a lecture by Chuck Todd (MSNBC/NBC) at Furman University this evening.

Can't say that I was inspired. Nice guy, I'm sure. And I know some DUers hate Chuckles. It was a lame evening. Lame lecture and lame panel discussion.

However, it was SRO (and I was the lone standee (couldn't find my wife, who had saved me an aisle seat!)). So my back is killing me. In that respect, it was not worth it for me.

But, it was good to see a large crowd - generally well-educated and liberal - in South Carolina. Most seemed older than me, and I am pushing 70.

I usually watch Chuck on MSNBC at 5pm (east coast time). At least I am not screaming at him on the TeeVee like I was during the 2016 campaign.

Know what I mean, Vern?