The latest in the adventures of the character I created in Grunch Road is now available, the seventh novel in my series. The Nick of Time, like the rest of the series, includes historical references to its times, except in this case those times are the home stretch of the 2012 Election Cycle. It starts after Isaac has passed because I’ve written enough about hurricanes. It ends with the predicted apocalypse on December 21, but might have if not for the intrepid if not somewhat bumbling exploits of Nick “Iceman” Eismann. You never know when you’re gonna end up saving the world. On the other hand, it also means he’s gonna have to get started on Christmas Shopping after …
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Hurricane Isaac is now just a memory and a page in the National Weather Service archives. It wasn’t another Katrina, thankfully. I’m starting to hear from friends and family that the power is back on and their homes are still there. My biggest concern was my sister Mary, who lives in Laplace, Louisiana. It was supposedly the worst hit area of the storm. The trailer court she lives in was in the news recently when two sherrif’s deputies were shot there. My brother John’s roof was damaged, and it looks like he’s gonna need a new one. Fortunately, he’s insured for that kind of thing, and at least his house didn’t flood this time. I’m also starting to hear … ShareThursday, August 30, 2012
It’s been a brutal couple of days back in my hometown. While great strides have been made on the reconstruction in the seven years since Hurricane Katrina, the improvements are being put to the test by Hurricane Isaac, a very slow-moving storm that has been unleashing tropical storm and hurricane force winds on Southeastern Louisiana for a couple of days now. Usually, when a hurricane hits, it’s over in about 6-8 hours. Not so with Isaac, who paused after landfall and slowed to a snail’s pace, increasing the amount of time those winds were buffeting the coast. Almost thirty-six hours after landfall, it’s still drifting slowly upriver, dumping bibilical amounts of rain on the area. How fitting that a … Share |
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