Yup, my temperature is lower than your temperature in Central Alabama. That's because I'm not in Central Alabama. Actually, I was thinking about doing a little clue laying with weather to see if you could figure out where I am. Kind of a Where's Waldo with Weather!!! But I decided against that - my brain is probably not functioning well enough this morning to write the clues. So I'll tell you that at 7 am the temperature here is 43 degrees and we had a low of at least 42. Where is West Plains, Missouri. James Beasley from Stratus Station and I are headed to an emergency planning conference in Springfield, MO, to display the camera systems that we use at ABC 3340. We're also going to make a presentation to a television station there.
James Spann said it nicely when he said there is a hint of Fall in the air. The temperature here is lowest I've felt in probably five months - since April. And there is severe clear here, too. It's going to be a sunglasses required type of day.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, too, as we headed from Hamilton toward Springfield traveling through Memphis. Low level moisture produced a few cottonball clouds in Alabama and Mississippi, but we lost the clouds completely by the time we reached Memphis. And I saw something in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri that we haven't seen in Central Alabama yet - a small splash of color beginning to show up in the trees. That could be happening in extreme North Alabama but it sure wasn't yet on my last trip to Mt. Cheaha about ten days ago.
And the briskness in the air this morning sure feels great.
I've never been to West Plains before and it has been a great experience. The Best Western is a wonderful hotel here with free wifi - yee haa!! We asked the desk clerk, a wonderful, friendly white-haired grandmother like lady about a good place to eat. She suggested Cafe 37 on the town square, so we jumped at the chance to eat at a special place that was not some sort of National or regional chain. Wow, were we rewarded. Cafe 37 is on the square in the Opera House built in 1893 with one of those really neat embossed metal ceilings. And the food choices revealed that there must be a real chef in the kitchen. The service was exceptional and the food was superb. I talked James B. into dessert since he'd never had Creme Bruhle, and it was a wonderful taste sensation in my opinion.
Got to hit the road shortly to get over to Springfield, so I'm going to polish the sunglasses to view southern Missouri as we head west. I hope you have a great day wherever the road takes you! Springfield, here we come.
-Brian-
James Spann said it nicely when he said there is a hint of Fall in the air. The temperature here is lowest I've felt in probably five months - since April. And there is severe clear here, too. It's going to be a sunglasses required type of day.
Yesterday was a beautiful day, too, as we headed from Hamilton toward Springfield traveling through Memphis. Low level moisture produced a few cottonball clouds in Alabama and Mississippi, but we lost the clouds completely by the time we reached Memphis. And I saw something in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri that we haven't seen in Central Alabama yet - a small splash of color beginning to show up in the trees. That could be happening in extreme North Alabama but it sure wasn't yet on my last trip to Mt. Cheaha about ten days ago.
And the briskness in the air this morning sure feels great.
I've never been to West Plains before and it has been a great experience. The Best Western is a wonderful hotel here with free wifi - yee haa!! We asked the desk clerk, a wonderful, friendly white-haired grandmother like lady about a good place to eat. She suggested Cafe 37 on the town square, so we jumped at the chance to eat at a special place that was not some sort of National or regional chain. Wow, were we rewarded. Cafe 37 is on the square in the Opera House built in 1893 with one of those really neat embossed metal ceilings. And the food choices revealed that there must be a real chef in the kitchen. The service was exceptional and the food was superb. I talked James B. into dessert since he'd never had Creme Bruhle, and it was a wonderful taste sensation in my opinion.
Got to hit the road shortly to get over to Springfield, so I'm going to polish the sunglasses to view southern Missouri as we head west. I hope you have a great day wherever the road takes you! Springfield, here we come.
-Brian-
on September 20, 2006, 9:06 am
You young snapper-whippers probably never heard it in your lifetime.
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on September 20, 2006, 9:25 am
Elvis Presley also sang that song. I think it was on one of his country albums.
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