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Jared P Bostic
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Coffee, Food, Quintana Roo y Yucatan, Internet, Weather, Nerd Stuff. Did I mention coffee? Sysadmin for okclimate and @mesonet.org at NWCNorman. Also @[email protected] and https://www.jaredpbostic.com/about/
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Earlier this month, when paying a bill online, I happened to click the "Choose Currency" button for the payment website. The web browser's suggested choices for currency were, um, interesting.
A screenshot from the currency selection pop-over dialog on a payment website. It has the header "Currency" and says "Select your preferred currency to pay with". Below that is a text box to type and search. Below the text box is the top of an alphabetical list of national currencies from around the world. The mouse cursor is in the text box, and a pop-up of browser-suggested items is displayed. The items include "brush", "toothbrush", "filter", "remote", "coffee", and "usb", all of which obviously have nothing to do with the search box intent.
October 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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October 21 marks 20 years since an incredible record was set in my beloved #IslaMujeres.

On 21-22 Oct 2005 this weather station set the Western Hemisphere 24-hour rainfall record, 1633.98 mm (that's over 64.3 inches in 24 hours!) during Hurricane Wilma.
A photo of a weather station on the east side of the Isla Mujeres Airport (IATA callsign ISJ), taken 2014-04-26.
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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I had visitors stop at my house this weekend, on their way south. #MariposaMonarca

📷: courtesy my friend Jessie
A photo of a monarch butterfly, seen from the side, perched on a flowering plant. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. A photo of a monarch butterfly, seen from above, perched on a flowering plant. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Another photo of a monarch butterfly, seen from the side, perched on a flowering plant. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
September 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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There were more aww and wow moments than I can count.
A photo of a person in a cartoon bear costume holding a sign which says "Abrazos Gratis" (Free Hugs). Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. A photo of the lady at the Mexico information booth wearing a gorgeous dress version of the Mexican flag. It is green, white, and red, with the traditional eagle and serpent seal in the middle. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
September 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Estoy en el lado sur de OKC para #FiestasOKC y es lo maximo.

I'm at the annual OKC Fiestas De Las Americas on SW 25th and it is the best.
A photo of me and a High School student who was wearing a t-shirt that said "NWC Army JROTC". The NWC looks like the NWC on some t-shirts from my work. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Photo of a man walking past, carrying a Mexican flag, in front of a parade float. There are walkers behind the float with the flags of other Latin American nations. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Parade walkers passing me while carrying the flags of several Latin American nations. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Parade walkers passing me while wearing gorgeous dresses and/or indigenous ceremonial garb. Taken 2025-09-27 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
September 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Seen in the NWC Flying Cow cafe. I'm not saying that this is actual @mesonet.org Ticker material, but given where the author is from, I'm not saying it's not, either. 😉
A photo of a factoid calendar entry for September 25, 2025, which says " 'Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is a grammatically correct sentence."
September 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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What caught my eye was that there was a bee on this sunflower, but it flew off the instant before the photo snap. Have a bee-utiful day, friend.
A photo of a sunflower in one of the flower beds near the entrance to the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-09-23.
September 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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/bin/bash
A photo of an outdoor trash can (or "bin" as some friends might call it). Taken 2025-09-12 at the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. A photo of a temporary sign which says "Welcome Back Bash". Taken 2025-09-12 in front of the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
September 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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We have nice sunsets at my work.
A photo of the sunset, seen looking past the Kenneth Crawford Oklahoma Mesonet demonstration station and the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-09-10.
September 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Feliz cumpleaños a mi lugar favorito.
/ Happy Birthday to my favorite place. #175
August 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Beauty can be found everywhere. I'm at a gas/petrol station. In one direction are the pumps. In the other, this.
A photo of the beautiful sky at sunset, with clouds whose bottoms are turning orange from the glow, seen from southeast Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-08-12.
August 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Even better.
A photo of the sun low in the western horizon, seen through clouds before sunset, with storms nearby. Taken 2025-08-11 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
August 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Wow
A photo of the glow of the sun low in the western horizon, seen through clouds, after storms passed. Taken 2025-08-11 on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
August 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Here comes the rain!
A photo of storm clouds over the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-08-11.
August 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Marvin the Martian: "Where is the Kaboom?"
A photo of a thunderstorm seen in the distance looking south from Norman, oklahoma, USA. There are mammatus clouds evident underneath the anvil of the storm. Taken 2025-07-15. A screenshot of an Oklahoma Mesonet severe wind report at the weather station near Burneyville, Oklahoma, USA. The wind gust to 67 mph occurred at 7:20 p.m. CDT on 2025-07-15.
July 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Glorious.
A collage of photos of a hole in the clouds with a bright phenomenon of sunlight reflecting off the clouds at The far side. Taking 2025-07-08 at Sutton Wilderness Area in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
July 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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I saw this as I left work.

Life is short and fragile. Life is also beautiful. Live. Just like this little one, go out there and live.
July 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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A photo of Champian Fulton's latest album, "At Home", along with a Jazz In June 2025 t-shirt.
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Yesterday had the perfect evening for Champian Fulton at Jazz In June in Norman.
June 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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We're doing surplus at work and it's finally time to send this little one on its way. After nearly 26 years, it still works like new and has been used until now, because it readily accepts funky video frequencies from various rackmount servers at which expensive KVM systems balk.

#GotOurMoneysWorth
A photo of an Apple 15 inch blue and white ("blueberry") flat panel studio display. Taken 2025-06-13.
June 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Apparently for something this important, Amazon is getting straight to the point.
A screenshot of an email I received from Amazon after I ordered some coffee. Its From line is Amazon.com and it's subject is simply: Ordered "Coffee". Taken 2025-06-01.
June 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hey @deke-arndt.bsky.social, Gary and I were at lunch and well... Missing you and the Justins!
A photo of a can of Diet Coke with the word "Dude" on the side. Taken 2025-05-22 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
May 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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The clouds this evening... 🤩
A collage of photos of clouds. The top photo shows clouds reflecting yellowish orange light just after sunset, with a small airplane flying in the foreground. The lower right photo is of the same cloud band but zoomed out. The lower left photo is from earlier and shows the edge of a cloud bank with the sun in the background. Taking 2025-05-15 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA.
May 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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At the Mesonet, when we say that we use the Bird Model for solar radiation measurements, we mean that literally. 😉
A photo of a bird sitting on the boom which holds the solar radiation sensor at the Kenneth C Crawford Demonstration Mesonet station at the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-05-07. Another photo of a bird sitting on the boom which holds the solar radiation sensor at the Kenneth C Crawford Demonstration Mesonet station at the National Weather Center facility on the Research Campus of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Taken 2025-05-07.
May 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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And yes, it is THAT GOOD.
A photo of a sign which says "A Top 100 Best Desserts Restaurant in Mexico. Gelateria Monte Bianco. Restaurant Guru 2024." Taken 2025-04-30 at Gelateria Monte Bianco in Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
April 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM