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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…
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Romancing the Storm is a collection of blog posts and articles that I will be publishing from Saturday, October 27, through the first week of November. In these entries, I will be chronicling the approach, landfall, and aftermath of hurricane Sandy as it makes its way toward and through the Mid-Atlantic region, adding my own…
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Adam Byatt recently posted a piece about artists getting paid (or not), in response to a piece written by an artist named Amanda, who was responding to a letter that was sent to her by an artist named Amy. Adam, Amanda, Amy… All artists. I’m thinking of changing my name to Arus (and it shall…
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If you are interested in capturing some great images this weekend of the Perseid Meteor Shower, here are a few tips that might help you. Find The Darkest Area Possible It’s getting harder to find such a place these days, but scope out a site that is free of city or suburban lights. It’s not…
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It sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Put YOURSELF first to be selfLESS? Such a contradiction, right? I mean, it goes against everything that we’ve been taught. How HORRIBLE of you to think of yourself first! Do you realize how much more helpful you could be if you devoted more time to others? Instead of taking that…
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For the last 90 days, I have been on a new and challenging path training for the Baltimore Half-Marathon on October 13 (you can follow my progress at my fitness blog here). One of the most common questions I get when I share this journey with others is about my motivation, and what happens after…
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