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Soaking ahead
TweetSubtropical storm Nameless is creeping up the coast from Florida. I’ve been watching the rainfall estimates as it moves northward. Looks like we’ll get something out of it in the Piedmont. Down...
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November almanac
Tweet The husky, rusty russel of the tossels of the corn, And the raspin’ of the tangled leaves, as golden as the morn; The stubble in the furries—kindo’ lonesome-like, but still A-preachin’ sermuns to...
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December Almanac
TweetWinter along Snow's Cut For the record (since it’s so late) The wintry west extends his blast, And hail and rain does blaw — Robert Burns, Winter: A Dirge The Winter Solstice slips into December...
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January Almanac
Tweet The days are short, The sun a spark Hung thin between The dark and dark. — John Updike, “January” Here in the Piedmont, January is not the coldest month of our year. It’s close, but December and...
View Article‘I’m about usual,” he said. “Just able to get about. How are you?’
TweetNice story out of WNC. Asheville Citizen-Times writer Susan Reinhardt interviews a couple of fellows who made it to triple digits. I’ve interviewed several 100 year old women, but never any guys....
View ArticleBlaming Nixon for NOAA in Commerce
TweetInteresting headline from Politico for a sidebar about President Obama’s proposed consolidation of several agencies and departments. The President explains how the NOAA came to be a part of the...
View ArticleLangston Hughes in Chapel Hill
TweetLangston Hughes was born 100 years ago today. The author, essayist, poet and newspaper columnist visited North Carolina a few times in his career including a trip to Chapel Hill which he later...
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February Almanac
Tweet If the recent spell of warm weather has you thumbing through the seed catalogs you may want to check out the new zone map site at the United States Department of Agriculture, which has a nifty...
View ArticleStudy finds areas with high rates of cervical cancer
TweetUsing a new cancer registry UNC researchers discovered some areas in North Carolina with unusually high rates of cervical cancer. The counties with the highest overall rates and highest mortality...
View ArticleAnother year of high heat
TweetThe cool that has settled in to the Piedmont has everyone going ‘ahhhh’ and windows opening in homes where the ac has been on high for more than a month. The stretch of heat busted records and...
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