So this week is Bike 2 Work week here in the Old Pueblo. I decided that was as good of time as any to dust off the bike from its winter storage and let it get some use. Of course, it also means I have get to wake up at the butt crack of dawn so that I don’t have to ride home in the dark, but still get a good days work in.

This also means it’s frickin’ freezing when I start riding in the morning. Today it was 45 F (7.2C) when I began the journey. Those observant folks might notice that it didn’t officially get as low as 45 F last night. “Officially” is recorded at the airport. Which only proves I don’t live at the airport. I sure could go for some local warming in the mornings. And for sure I could use some local cooling in the afternoons when I get to ride home in 80 F (26.7 C) heat. By the end of the week, it’s supposed to get to almost 90 F (32.2 C) already. Ick.

In other news, WAG has declared the end of global cooling. Not that there was any global cooling to begin with, but I can’t let it slide that record highs in the United States prove nothing about global temperatures.

I’m now taking bets on when will atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide will first reach 400ppm.

My money is on May December 2014. (Note: I originally was going to only use Mauna Loa data, but then realized that some people live in the Southern Hemisphere, and I shouldn’t arbitrarily exclude them.)

And when I say money, I mean fake money. There’s no illegal gambling allowed at this site.

Register your vote below and get in on the action.

Added: Let’s use only global monthly mean data from here.

So there are fighter jet aircraft flying in formation buzzing the building today, which can only mean one thing. The United States Air Force Thunderbirds are practicing for tomorrows airshow. (Actually, I think I saw one of their aircraft as early as Monday of this week, but that’s neither here nor there.) A quick check shows I’m right. They’re pretty good, so if you like that sort of thing and they come to a city near you, check them out.

We now resume your regularly scheduled non-blogging blog.

I’ve unsubscribed to Revkin. Concluded he is part of the problem. Does anyone else find he’s worth reading?