Monday, November 05, 2007
ArachnophobiaWeather monitoring equipment needs to be maintained in order to function properly. Rain guages are particularly vunerable to mud, rust, hail, and insects. In San Angelo, TX they have a problem with spiders.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Hey, October was warm!You don’t need a meteorologist to tell you that October was warm, but I can tell you how October 2007 ranks compared to years past.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
NOAA: New public website tracks droughtNOAA has developed a new web site (http://www.drought.gov/) containing everything you need to know about droughts.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Noel moves across CubaTropical Storm Noel moved across Cuba today as a much weaker storm than the one that hit Hispanola yesterday.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Winter OutlookThis is the winter forecast from NOAA, which forecasts a continuation of the warm, dry weather we have been having for the past 10 months.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Woodstock WeatherWhile reflecting on this year’s hurricane season, my mind drifted to Janis Joplin and Woodstock.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The garden takes shapeI have been gardening for over 30 years, but moving from Oklahoma to South Carolina makes me feel like a beginner again.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Clio Cotton FestivalThe Clio Cotton Festival was held this past Saturday in downtown Clio (at the town’s only traffic light). I was an emcee from 9am until Noon, and it was a fun way to spend a Saturday. My family came along, and my girls had a great time. Olivia’s comment on the ride home was “I want to do this again and again and again!“.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Scoping Out the CompetitionOne of the best ways to stay on top of your game is to occasionally look back and see what your competition is doing. You don’t want to be too fixated on them and lose focus of what you are doing, but you still want to check them out once in a while to see what they are doing that is new.
Monday, October 01, 2007
A good day fishing before it got roughI got in some fishing before the sea turned angry. Now the source of our wind may turn tropical.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Would you evacuate?I recently came across an interesting poll that questioned 5,000 people aged 18 or older that lived within 20 miles of the coast from Texas to North Carolina. The subject was hurricanes, and how prepared people are for a hurricane.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tropical UpdateThe tropics are becoming a little active this week, with four areas to watch, but none of these areas are threatening the Carolinas.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Hot gasoline is less of a bargainI guess I never thought of this, but filling up the gas tank is a better deal in the winter than summer. The temperature of gasoline plays a big part in how much fuel is actually going into your car.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
A tale of two cold frontsWe cannot really complain about the hot weather in July and August, because it is supposed to be hot in July and August. But once school starts and Labor Day comes and goes, this day after day of 90-95 degree weather starts to take it’s toll. Football is on TV… it is supposed to cool down by now. And where is the rain? We have been watering our lawns all summer long, we need a break!
Monday, September 10, 2007
Gabrielle teases North CarolinaThe drought across the Carolinas this summer has been especially bad in North Carolina, where much of the state remains in extreme drought. While it has been dry in South Carolina as well, many places to the north are measuring the 2007 rainfall deficit in feet. Some people have been looking toward the tropics for relief from the drought, and that relief almost came this past weekend.
