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The following draft — and that’s all it is, a “shitty first draft” as Anne Lamott likes to call them — is the first segment of my NaNoWriMo novel, Sail Away. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is held each November, where writers are offered the challenge to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. In…
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I could sense it all afternoon. The chatter on the radio and television stations was strong from our local officials and civil leaders: We are in control; it wasn’t as bad as we thought; we were prepared; we are returning to normal. And “returning to normal” included school systems returning to a regular schedule on…
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It’s just before 6 p.m., and the lights just won’t stop flickering. About 30 minutes ago, one of the generators in my neighborhood exploded, and our lights went with it — for just a second. They came back on, but I don’t have any confidence that they will stay on for too much longer. In…
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“THIS WILL BE A DEADLY STORM. IT’S GOING TO BE A LONG 24-36 HOURS.” Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley The magnitude of this storm continues to overwhelm me. The images are staggering, but my heart breaks when I see what is happening to our Ocean City. The two pictures below, one released by the OC Tourism…
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“HISTORIC, DESTRUCTIVE, LIFE-THREATENING.” Bernie Rayno, Meteorologist, AccuWeather.com (photo: Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun) 6:22 a.m. – We still have power, as does nearly every other family in Central Maryland. BGE is reporting less than 500 outages, but we all know that we are still in the “calm before the storm” phase of this monster weather event.…
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Statement From President Obama: TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. “So my main message to everybody involved is that we have to take this seriously. The federal government is working effectively with the state and local governments. It’s going to be very important that populations in all the impacted states take this seriously, listen to your state and…
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“This Is A Serious Killer Storm.” Governor Martin O’Malley Current Conditions/What To Expect (From The Weather Channel) The winds are definitely picking up now at 14 mph, gusting to 21 mph. By 4 p.m., we should see light rain throughout the entire area. Rain will continue to increase over the next 24 hours. Temperatures will…
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Storm Track Shifts NORTH of Bay Region; Surge Threat Weakens According to the latest storm track posted by the National Hurricane Center at 5 a.m., the storm is shifting to the north with a New Jersey landfall expected. This is good news for the Bay region. Although it is still too early to predict exactly…
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It amazes me how just a few miles in one direction can change so much about a storm of this magnitude. In my last update, I stressed how significant it was that the storm had shifted south, and if the center of the storm traveled up along the Chesapeake Bay, the storm surge would be…
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Projected Path of Hurricane Sandy Shifts SOUTH and Back Into The Chesapeake Bay Region This shift, if it stays on course for the next 36-48 hours, will mean a storm surge of at least 10 feet throughout the Chesapeake Bay region, including its tributaries. This means increased risk of flooding at many local areas throughout…
The Baltimore Writer 