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Active Days Ahead in the Tropics.
Of course, Jared is watching.
Eugene blogs about the storm train.
Three named storms the Atlantic (so far). According to Josh…
…We have Ana, a wimpy little system headed toward the Leeward Islands. But don’t give up on her just yet, she may come back in a big way once she makes it to the Gulf of Mexico later in the week. Claudette-to-be will make landfall later today or tonight along the Florida Panhandle and likely dump buckets of rain for days across portions of the Deep South. Bill will likely be a monster by Tuesday or Wednesday, and then another system looks to develop behind Bill from a wave that will rocket off of Africa over the next day or two.
Lets go back to Bill. This one needs the most attention for two reasons. Number one, it will become a monster storm and number two because it is in an area with a favorable track to POSSIBLY affect the US. Right now, a good bit of the track guidance is swinging the storm harmlessly out to sea. That is the solution I’m rooting for and I hope the guidance is correct…
A Pandemic Chronicle sees a connection between hurricanes and pandemics. Preparation is the key.
Yes, hurricanes and pandemics have a lot in common, right up to and including all the messy and unnecessary burdens inflicted upon those trying to do their jobs by those who did not do theirs.
For our approaching flu season we have all been asked to minimally prepare with an in-hand stock of what we will need to care for our families and ourselves for a minimum of three days and optimally for two weeks. How many have already done so? Probably roughly the same proportion that prepares for a hurricane before one is a threat knocking at their door. In other words, about 10% [rough estimate]. The rest will either do nothing or they will be out fighting the crowds over the limited supplies on store shelves, and many of those will walk away empty handed because of stock depletion or sheer frustration over long lines and unruly competing shoppers.
It takes so little to prepare in advance….
Lisa has made it to 31 weeks with the quads!
Ian’s paternal grandfather would have been 100 years old yesterday, and he has a lovely tribute to him
Some cool steampunky photos of the old Navy base power plant.
Last week, I attempted to re-heat a boiled egg in the microwave, took it out, and it exploded in my face. What do you have to confess?
Yellow Pages, Post Office, and a Tale of Customer Service. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to the post office or looked in the Yellow Pages.
Geoff’s no Utah Saint.
Birds, snakes, and moths spotted from the boardwalk at the Audubon’s Francis Belder Forest.
Kevin’s got the handwriting blues.
Remembering guitar pioneer Les Paul.
Coming next month–Green-Flix–The South Carolina Green Fair Movie Night
Yes, there’s a lot going on, but try to take time to be silent and still.
Photo Courtesy of The Charleston Observer
A simple stone bench in a private Charleston garden. Just waiting for someone to approach gently, sit quietly, and do nothing but take in a moment of existence. Even from the street, gazing at this scene through the garden fence, a passerby can realize that there is a quiet place within where nothing touches you. No event. No person. No thought or feeling or worry. Nothing at all…
Vera Thomas-Hannford is the author of Vera’s Crafty Blog. She also can be found on Twitter as vhanna26. She’s not certain that be banned from microwaving hard-boiled eggs is necessarily a bad thing.
