On New Years Eve 2019 (a week ago) we did a 12-month reading and I heard the Def Leppard lyric to the song “Rock of Ages” off the Pyromania album: “Rise up gather round // Rock this place to the ground // Burning up let’s go for broke // Watch the night go up in […]
Weather
A Darkness Fell … Could it Be Mercury?
Yesterday I really fine for most of the day. When I kissed my wife goodbye I had no clue anything was going go amiss. Little did I know. The first sign something was wrong was when I began experiencing gastrointestinal distress (though that was nothing new) around 1 PM. My next clue when when I […]
Winter Driving in Iowa: Tips for Staying Out of the Ditch in Snowy Weather
After an unseasonably hot September and first week or so of October in the Wiregrass region of southern Alabama, last night (10/11/18) temperatures finally began to cool (in Alabama, cool temperatures means mid to low seventies, Fahrenheit). In fact, the day prior, Hurricane Michael (which waffled between a category 3 and category 4 hurricane or […]
Hurricane Michael Geneva Alabama morning report (Oct 11, 2018)
According to Alabama Power’s Twitter feed, as of 4:30 AM today, October 11, 2018, Hurricane Michael left 45,000 customers without power. including 5,800 in Geneva County and 10,000 in Houston County (Dothan). Crews are working quickly to get power restored in the Wiregrass this morning.
Geneva, Alabama Hurricane Michael vids Oct 10, 2018
Hurricane Michael caused power outages and down trees in Geneva, Alabama between 2 and 5 PM today, Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Our power went out at #HepperleManor at exactly 4:20 PM CAT.
This is footage I was able to shoot before we list power.
Breaking News: Geneva, Alabama Braces for Hurricane Michael
I’m sitting in my living room as I write this listening to Hepperle Manor’s 3 sets of wind chimes bang and clash as the rain pours down on our metal roof. Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall today and residents of Geneva, Alabama are bracing for the storm.
Brad Pitt And Sustainable Housing For Katrina Survivors
Brad Pitt and his “Make It Right” foundation are doing amazing things for Katrina victims! Originally published: 02/29/2012 In 2007. Hollywood actor Brad Pitt put up $5 million of his own money and raised another $12M to help build new houses for several victims of hurricane Katrina, residing in the lower 9th ward of New […]