My Thursday Miscellany: Page 3.14; Global Warming's Tipping Point; Barometer Bob....

Discover insights on global warming and its tipping points in this engaging article inspired by the Live Earth concert.

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So: Scienceblogs interviewed me. How cool is that? I say stuff like this:

What's your greatest habitual annoyance?The slow middle elevator in my building. What's your most marked characteristic? I'm a recovering workaholic. What's your fatal flaw? Aging. What would you like to be? A professional soccer player and then a professional musician--five years of each. And then go back to being a writer.

You have all just peered deep, deep into my soul. And stop laughing, Sheril, you'll be doing one of these Q & As soon enough....

MEANWHILE: Timed in anticipation of the Live Earth concert Saturday, I've started a two part series of posts at Huffington Post entitled "Why Did Global Warming 'Tip'?" The first is now up and featured on the HuffPost home page. The second will post tomorrow....

FINALLY: For those interested, I'll be appearing on a really cool weather-centered radio program, the Barometer Bob Show, starting at around 8:20 ET tonight. You'll be able to listen live, here's how. Either click here, or go here and click one of Media Player links in the upper right hand corner. There is a Windows Media Player that starts automatically on the site. But I'm told that this will be best if listened to on your own Media Players...

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