Being out of town and in a science meeting meant I forgot that the Republican National Convention is in Tampa Bay next week. And of course t...

I didn't forget about you all yesterday! :-) I couldn't quite get to a working computer because I was driving, from St. Petersburg (...

How did it become Sunday evening already?!? Time flies when you are having fun and/or have a long to-do list. I better have some pretzels di...

I hope you are all having a jolly Saturday because the Atlantic certainly is! Hurricane Gordon Hurricane Gordon is now a nice looking sto...

A relatively rant-free Friday! No steaming ears or muttering needed today. ;-) The NHC downgraded TS Gordon's forecast to say that it is...

This evening I was minding my own business and I wandered into an impromptu mini single-malt scotch tasting. Funny how these things just hap...

This evening my random movie to watch (chosen by a friend) is Moonstruck. It's been years since I've seen this! Ok, it's not so ...

The Caribbean Blob did get a little better organized and the convection improved, but then suddenly Central America appeared and now he is a...

It looks like St. Thomas did get a bit of rain this morning. From Tom: “Rain came in short bursts...but enough to keep plants watered for th...

I am watching the Olympics Closing Ceremony. What a concert! What a party!! Just a quick update on the blob in the Caribbean. Here is a sa...

Things are apparently calming right down in the tropical Atlantic , which makes a nice change from most weekends. Unfortunately Mother Natur...

An easier day in the Atlantic today. Let’s see. Tropical Storm Ernesto was downgraded to a Tropical Depression overnight and the NHC issued ...

Today was another exciting day of record breaking news! In the Olympics earlier I watched David Rudisha from Kenya break the world record fo...

Tropical Storm Ernesto behaved quite as expected throughout the day today. After making landfall last night, he lost some intensity and his ...

Hurricane Ernesto, a mid-strength cat 1 (range: 74-95mph) storm with winds of 85 mph, is making landfall at the very southern end of the Yuc...

Oh the irony: The first real flying saucer is from Earth and it landed on Mars! ;-) (thanks NASA/JPL). Yay! Curiosity successfully lands on ...

Dear NBC Olympic commentator for the equestrian sports, when it is raining the British say “it’s chucking it down” not “it’s shucking it dow...

Time for a quick update. TS Ernesto Ernesto is heading WNW at a brisk 22mph. Officially he is currently centered at 15.4N, 72W and the win...

I thought I’d take the day off yesterday as nothing much was happening out there so I figured you wouldn’t miss me…. J Hurray, it’s the wee...