Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category

Flooding roulette

Friday, September 1st, 2006
On Wednesday afternoon we drove home from NC's Crystal Coast which is roughly centered around Morehead, NC. We were down for a house inspection and had planned to come home Wednesday evening even without a tropical storm. Yesterday I wrote...

Flooding roulette

Friday, September 1st, 2006
On Wednesday afternoon we drove home from NC's Crystal Coast which is roughly centered around Morehead, NC. We were down for a house inspection and had planned to come home Wednesday evening even without a tropical storm. Yesterday I wrote...

Flooding roulette

Friday, September 1st, 2006
On Wednesday afternoon we drove home from NC's Crystal Coast which is roughly centered around Morehead, NC. We were down for a house inspection and had planned to come home Wednesday evening even without a tropical storm. Yesterday I wrote...

Flooding roulette

Friday, September 1st, 2006
On Wednesday afternoon we drove home from NC's Crystal Coast which is roughly centered around Morehead, NC. We were down for a house inspection and had planned to come home Wednesday evening even without a tropical storm. Yesterday I wrote...

So where’s the local reality in the news?

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
I sometimes wonder if I'm living in a different world than the folks who publish the newspapers. Then again maybe they've just outsourced the news. I snapped this picture on the waterfront in Swansboro, NC. recently come in on the...

So where’s the local reality in the news?

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
I sometimes wonder if I'm living in a different world than the folks who publish the newspapers. Then again maybe they've just outsourced the news. I snapped this picture on the waterfront in Swansboro, NC. recently come in on the...

So where’s the local reality in the news?

Thursday, August 31st, 2006
I sometimes wonder if I'm living in a different world than the folks who publish the newspapers. Then again maybe they've just outsourced the news. I snapped this picture on the waterfront in Swansboro, NC. recently come in on the...

Our own personal reality bubble

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
This morning I was reading George Will's Washington Post article, The Triumph of Unrealism. His article mentioned the intellectual contortions that the current administration is having to accept in order to justify that the war in Iraq is the central...

Our own personal reality bubble

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
This morning I was reading George Will's Washington Post article, The Triumph of Unrealism. His article mentioned the intellectual contortions that the current administration is having to accept in order to justify that the war in Iraq is the central...

Our own personal reality bubble

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006
This morning I was reading George Will's Washington Post article, The Triumph of Unrealism. His article mentioned the intellectual contortions that the current administration is having to accept in order to justify that the war in Iraq is the central...

The “Eastern Garbage Patch” and fall coming

Monday, August 14th, 2006
The signs of the changing of the seasons are starting to show up slowly. We've had a few cool mornings. I've seen two or three leaves turning yellow. The sunrises are headed back towards downtown Roanoke, and the politicians are...

A change in the weather

Friday, August 11th, 2006
The weather has changed up here on the mountain. It's only a taste of things to come, but some showers and cooler temperatures are a welcome break from the oppressive heat and humidity. That's especially the case since I was...

A change in the weather

Friday, August 11th, 2006
The weather has changed up here on the mountain. It's only a taste of things to come, but some showers and cooler temperatures are a welcome break from the oppressive heat and humidity. That's especially the case since I was...

Foggy morn and natural cooling

Thursday, August 10th, 2006
It's been pretty hard to escape thinking about the weather and our climate this summer. If you link the warmer weather to rising energy costs for our air conditioned cocoons both the automobiles and our homes, it almost an inescapable...

Foggy morn and natural cooling

Thursday, August 10th, 2006
It's been pretty hard to escape thinking about the weather and our climate this summer. If you link the warmer weather to rising energy costs for our air conditioned cocoons both the automobiles and our homes, it almost an inescapable...

A fine southern day

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
It's another fine southern day as long as you haven't had to go outside since 6 am this morning. I was pleased to at least see an outline of the mountains this morning. It's reassuring to know that they are...

A fine southern day

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
It's another fine southern day as long as you haven't had to go outside since 6 am this morning. I was pleased to at least see an outline of the mountains this morning. It's reassuring to know that they are...

A fine southern day

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006
It's another fine southern day as long as you haven't had to go outside since 6 am this morning. I was pleased to at least see an outline of the mountains this morning. It's reassuring to know that they are...

Hot enough to melt the candles on your deck

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Officially the temperature outside is 96 degrees Fahrenheit. Unofficially it's hot enough to melt our citronella candles on the deck. There's not a lot to say about this heat except this is Virginia in August. What did we expect snow...

Hot enough to melt the candles on your deck

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2006
Officially the temperature outside is 96 degrees Fahrenheit. Unofficially it's hot enough to melt our citronella candles on the deck. There's not a lot to say about this heat except this is Virginia in August. What did we expect snow...