Monday, September 13, 2021

Tropical Storm Nicholas is about 70 miles south of Port O'Connor, Texas. It's moving fairly slow and should make landfall sometime late tonight or early tomorrow morning. Right now, it looks like it'll hit somewhere on the middle coast of Texas around Corpus Christie, head west over Northern Louisiana, and moving on through Mississippi. It looks … Continue reading Monday, September 13, 2021 →

The Weekend: September 11-12, 2021

Yesterday was the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I wrote about all I'm probably going to write about that here. While we're at it, Thursday's Gibberish was a meditation on old graveyards and ghost towns. Tuesday was just me complaining about professional fan fiction, which never seems to have the love of the amateurs' stuff. Go figure. A heads … Continue reading The Weekend: September 11-12, 2021 →

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall today around 11 a.m. local time in Taylor County. Although it had made a Category One in the Gulf of Mexico, it had downgraded into a Tropical Storm. A Tropical Storm is still pretty fierce, and as Elsa moved up through Florida, it kicked out several tornados. For the record, Taylor … Continue reading Wednesday, July 7, 2021 →

Monday, July 5, 2021

Today was the government holiday for Independence Day. That's why all the banks and government buildings were closed, and why the mail didn't run. For some reason, the garage I go to was closed as well, but I don't blame 'em. Where to start. Just because I think it's funny, there was a rash of … Continue reading Monday, July 5, 2021 →

Friday, July 2, 2021

It's the end of the week, so let's see what all we can lash together here. Maybe it's just a sinking suspicion on my part, but it's been a rather dumb one as far as I can tell. Something that grabbed my attention was today's announcement that track-and-field athlete Sha'Carri Richardson tested positive for marijuana use after … Continue reading Friday, July 2, 2021 →