Weather and Politics

The 2 shall never meet...Wx and politics.  Nor should they aside from in this brief post.  Many times, political agendas want climate study and politics to meet; and often they need to in order for funding of said research to be continued.  But none of that here.  I fund my own research by analyzing openly both sides of the debate.  But that is not today's political discussion.  Today's political posit is of a far more local flavor; more on the scale of say...microclimatology!  How about the size of a school district or even more specifically a region within a school district.  And even more specifically, electoral Region 2 of the Central Dauphin School District.  My political post here is for support of my former colleague, building level administrator, and good friend Mr. Richard Mazzatesta.

I've known "Mazz" for my entire professional career.  One of the reasons Mazz was such a strong leader as a building level administrator is due to the fact that he taught in a secondary classroom for 19 years!  Once he "paid his dues" mixing it up with the students and staff on a daily basis in the classroom setting, he moved on to various levels of administration in a diverse setting of buildings and districts.  Experience has no equal; it's concise to state, Mazz has a boatload of experience both in the classroom and in the hinterlands of various administrative positions in public education.  It is my belief that Mazz would be an excellent addition to the CDSD school board of directors and a strong voice for the advocacy of education for both the students and staff working in the district within the constraints of fiscal and societal realities.  Simply put, Mazz finds ways to "get things done".

So Smitty, what can I do to show support for Mazz?  Please understand, I'm not a big FACEBOOK guy, but Mazz now has a Facebook page where people can keep up to date with his ideals, posts, etc...  Just simply "Friend" him and he will reciprocate in kind.  He is slowly learning Facebook to help get the word out for his interest in the Region 2 CDSD seat.  He states that Facebook is new to him, but the PA Public School code is NOT!   His Facebook link is...

https://www.facebook.com/richard.mazzatesta.7

Many of you reading this were also colleagues of Mazz'.  So go ahead, "friend" him on Facebook and support his bid to venture into local politics and make a difference where his experience is second to none in the public schools.  Let's spread the word for Mazz both verbally and electronically!

As for the weather, we all know February was quite warm when compared to normals; in fact, it was warm not even comparing it to anything but the absolute temps!  Take a look...

But March showed a late winter reversal both in terms of temps...

...and nearfall backpoints with that one nice late winter snowfall...

and a satellite view of above storm...

It looks as if April might return to above normal temps as the CFSv2 indicates on its recent runs...

But an astute observer might notice a coolish signal from the Mid-Atlantic and lower Lakes up through New England.  The dirty work of wet ground and melting snows will tend to keep temps "squashed" to some extent, especially the 2-3 weeks prior to Easter Sunday.  Here is the Euro's take on precip for the next 10 days; regular and repeated bouts of precip in these parts to be sure...the GFS is very much the same, albeit a tad wetter...

OK...enough.  Time to stretch my aching back and perform more of my recently learned ELDOA exercises.  These are to help elongate the disk space within the vertebrae and alleviate compressional pain.  Sometimes, I think I'm just getting old!  But I'm really trying not to do so...

I'll leave y'all with this favorite of mine...in keeping with the politics...or trying to avoid political affiliation and simply working for sensible solutions as Jackson Browne is advocating...

Enjoy the remainder of your week!

Smitty

AA:  In support of Mazz for CDSD school board and it looks as if a wet 2-3 weeks is on tap.  The next rain will come Friday; +/- 1.25" by Saturday I believe in these parts.  Then about every 3 days, another soaker here in our region...