Monthly Archives: August 2011

Irene

August 27, 2011 Hurricane Irene made landfall near Cape Lookout, North Carolina, early this morning as a category one storm with 85 mph winds.  It, now, begins its slow slog up the eastern coast of the United States.  Out of … Continue reading

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Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

August 20, 2011 Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death … Macbeth, Act 5, … Continue reading

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Jabba the Heat Dome

Sorry to be so late, one of those days where life kept cutting in. July 13, 2011 The big dome of high pressure and heat that squatted for weeks atop the central US like Jabba the Hutt has now begun … Continue reading

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Looking for America

August 6, 2011 “Kathy, I’m lost,” I said, though I knew she was sleeping. I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why, Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike; They’ve all gone to look for America … ” … Continue reading

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