Dennis Mersereau 🛰️
@wxdam.com
I make it rain and then write about it. 📡 Weather reporter, author, aspiring flâneur. Bad opinions are all mine. He/him. 🏳️🌈
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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️
@wxdam.com
· Feb 22
My latest book—The Skies Above—is a celebration of what we overlook when we look up.
I cover everything from asteroids to hailstones, and even why every rainbow you see is unique to you.
Get your copy today! www.damweather.com/p/the-skies-...
I cover everything from asteroids to hailstones, and even why every rainbow you see is unique to you.
Get your copy today! www.damweather.com/p/the-skies-...
I think Mittens is smitten with me.
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I think Mittens is smitten with me.
It's been so long since I've gotten fan mail! It feels like a warm hug. 😊
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It's been so long since I've gotten fan mail! It feels like a warm hug. 😊
You know what goes good with that? A hot cup of dirt.
McDonald's Shrimp Salad (1985-1986): A garden salad topped hardboiled eggs and mini shrimp cocktail. This offering made national headlines when improperly stored shrimp led to a typhoid outbreak in Maryland. This salad has popped back up in some European markets in recent years
November 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
You know what goes good with that? A hot cup of dirt.
This year I've worked up the courage to start dating, go on television, and fly across the country alone.
But I still feel like a kid walking to the principal's office whenever I have to email IT at work. 😬
But I still feel like a kid walking to the principal's office whenever I have to email IT at work. 😬
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This year I've worked up the courage to start dating, go on television, and fly across the country alone.
But I still feel like a kid walking to the principal's office whenever I have to email IT at work. 😬
But I still feel like a kid walking to the principal's office whenever I have to email IT at work. 😬
I wanted to be a meteorologist my whole childhood.
By sophomore year I discovered I wasn't interested in forecasting or calculus, so I switched to polisci hoping to take up teaching.
I wound up landing a gig writing Gawker's weather blog three months before graduation, and the rest is history. ⛈️
By sophomore year I discovered I wasn't interested in forecasting or calculus, so I switched to polisci hoping to take up teaching.
I wound up landing a gig writing Gawker's weather blog three months before graduation, and the rest is history. ⛈️
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I wanted to be a meteorologist my whole childhood.
By sophomore year I discovered I wasn't interested in forecasting or calculus, so I switched to polisci hoping to take up teaching.
I wound up landing a gig writing Gawker's weather blog three months before graduation, and the rest is history. ⛈️
By sophomore year I discovered I wasn't interested in forecasting or calculus, so I switched to polisci hoping to take up teaching.
I wound up landing a gig writing Gawker's weather blog three months before graduation, and the rest is history. ⛈️
What's my best friend's ex doing in England?
An enormous wall of trash about 500 feet in length and up to four stories tall was recently discovered near a highway in the English countryside, leading to a national outcry across Britain.
A Colossal, Hidden Pile of Trash Ignites Outcry in Britain
The discovery of a mountain of garbage near a highway is the latest example of what experts say is a growing problem of criminal organizations profiting from illegal dumping.
nyti.ms
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
What's my best friend's ex doing in England?
"There is no 'plan to save the world' or insane 4D chess game being played."
The chamber's top conspiracy theorist rose to power, saw there were no backrooms, and noped out.
The chamber's top conspiracy theorist rose to power, saw there were no backrooms, and noped out.
Marjorie Taylor Greene:
“I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for…”
“I have too much self respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for…”
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
"There is no 'plan to save the world' or insane 4D chess game being played."
The chamber's top conspiracy theorist rose to power, saw there were no backrooms, and noped out.
The chamber's top conspiracy theorist rose to power, saw there were no backrooms, and noped out.
Pop-up thunderstorms over the Amazon today. Always love watching them bubble up.
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Pop-up thunderstorms over the Amazon today. Always love watching them bubble up.
The President of the United States called for the execution of opposition party lawmakers this morning and it's the currently the #5 story on the Newspaper of Record's website.
It's just crazy—totally crazy!—that this stuff is just "normal" now.
It's just crazy—totally crazy!—that this stuff is just "normal" now.
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The President of the United States called for the execution of opposition party lawmakers this morning and it's the currently the #5 story on the Newspaper of Record's website.
It's just crazy—totally crazy!—that this stuff is just "normal" now.
It's just crazy—totally crazy!—that this stuff is just "normal" now.
Pinkies up while eating your Biscoff...OR ELSE.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Pinkies up while eating your Biscoff...OR ELSE.
Ms. Now if you're nasty.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ms. Now if you're nasty.
A nice walk on the trail to clear my head before work. 🍂
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A nice walk on the trail to clear my head before work. 🍂
I've always been interested in Python but I can't seem to find a good resource to learn it from the beginning.
I tried using AI a few times to make weather maps in Python. It almost gets me there, but the last step—understanding what it did wrong and fixing it—requires an entire education.
I tried using AI a few times to make weather maps in Python. It almost gets me there, but the last step—understanding what it did wrong and fixing it—requires an entire education.
I decided to code entirely with AI today. I got ~95% of the way there far faster (and better) than I could do myself, but the remaining 5% took so long — due to needing to learn the code — that in the end it probably took as long as if I’d done it myself. But I learned new functions in the process.
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I've always been interested in Python but I can't seem to find a good resource to learn it from the beginning.
I tried using AI a few times to make weather maps in Python. It almost gets me there, but the last step—understanding what it did wrong and fixing it—requires an entire education.
I tried using AI a few times to make weather maps in Python. It almost gets me there, but the last step—understanding what it did wrong and fixing it—requires an entire education.
"Illness is a moral failing" is a widespread, unspoken belief in the United States.
You see it in businesses and schools punishing people for calling out sick.
You see it in politicians and voters unwilling to fund even the most basic health programs.
And you see it in statements like this:
You see it in businesses and schools punishing people for calling out sick.
You see it in politicians and voters unwilling to fund even the most basic health programs.
And you see it in statements like this:
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Illness is a moral failing" is a widespread, unspoken belief in the United States.
You see it in businesses and schools punishing people for calling out sick.
You see it in politicians and voters unwilling to fund even the most basic health programs.
And you see it in statements like this:
You see it in businesses and schools punishing people for calling out sick.
You see it in politicians and voters unwilling to fund even the most basic health programs.
And you see it in statements like this:
I just got excited because the store had no-salt-added green beans.
Getting older really sneaks up on you.
Getting older really sneaks up on you.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I just got excited because the store had no-salt-added green beans.
Getting older really sneaks up on you.
Getting older really sneaks up on you.
I'm a mature adult until the moment I pull into the bulk store's parking lot.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm a mature adult until the moment I pull into the bulk store's parking lot.
I just realized while writing today's date in my journal that it's the tenth anniversary of the Gawker layoffs.
My life is immeasurably better for having had and lost that gig. What a weird career trajectory I've had.
My life is immeasurably better for having had and lost that gig. What a weird career trajectory I've had.
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I just realized while writing today's date in my journal that it's the tenth anniversary of the Gawker layoffs.
My life is immeasurably better for having had and lost that gig. What a weird career trajectory I've had.
My life is immeasurably better for having had and lost that gig. What a weird career trajectory I've had.
My data speed is throttled to 156 kbps and they're giving me no option to top-up my data or incur overages. It's "deal with it" or "double your monthly bill for unlimited."
What's the best alternative to Verizon? I don't play those games.
What's the best alternative to Verizon? I don't play those games.
They won't let me shut off "safety mode," so now my phone is on the speed of dialup until December 1st. Humbling.
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My data speed is throttled to 156 kbps and they're giving me no option to top-up my data or incur overages. It's "deal with it" or "double your monthly bill for unlimited."
What's the best alternative to Verizon? I don't play those games.
What's the best alternative to Verizon? I don't play those games.
They won't let me shut off "safety mode," so now my phone is on the speed of dialup until December 1st. Humbling.
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
They won't let me shut off "safety mode," so now my phone is on the speed of dialup until December 1st. Humbling.
I keep thinking about this with regard to the National Weather Service.
We're real accustomed to tornadoes and blizzards not hitting by surprise anymore.
Don't mess with that.
We're real accustomed to tornadoes and blizzards not hitting by surprise anymore.
Don't mess with that.
good example of how people have no idea of what makes a modern country work in a day to day sense but will miss those things when they are gone
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I keep thinking about this with regard to the National Weather Service.
We're real accustomed to tornadoes and blizzards not hitting by surprise anymore.
Don't mess with that.
We're real accustomed to tornadoes and blizzards not hitting by surprise anymore.
Don't mess with that.
This is so cool.
My friend showed me Bolinas Lagoon from the hills overlooking Stinson Beach. The fault runs directly beneath (and created!) the lagoon. Wild to see it with your own eyes.
My friend showed me Bolinas Lagoon from the hills overlooking Stinson Beach. The fault runs directly beneath (and created!) the lagoon. Wild to see it with your own eyes.
Fly along the San Andreas fault in Southern California in the Coachella Valley near Palm Desert and Indio. 🧪
November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is so cool.
My friend showed me Bolinas Lagoon from the hills overlooking Stinson Beach. The fault runs directly beneath (and created!) the lagoon. Wild to see it with your own eyes.
My friend showed me Bolinas Lagoon from the hills overlooking Stinson Beach. The fault runs directly beneath (and created!) the lagoon. Wild to see it with your own eyes.
I love that I get nonstop ads for random vacations now.
Come visit sunny Jefferson City, Missouri!
Come visit sunny Jefferson City, Missouri!
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I love that I get nonstop ads for random vacations now.
Come visit sunny Jefferson City, Missouri!
Come visit sunny Jefferson City, Missouri!
My doctor sent in the prescription for my ADHD med two weeks ago and the pharmacy still doesn't have it in stock.
Great healthcare system we've got in this country.
Great healthcare system we've got in this country.
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My doctor sent in the prescription for my ADHD med two weeks ago and the pharmacy still doesn't have it in stock.
Great healthcare system we've got in this country.
Great healthcare system we've got in this country.
I got a political science degree and now I'm in my fifth year working for The Weather Network. At least clouds make sense.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I got a political science degree and now I'm in my fifth year working for The Weather Network. At least clouds make sense.