Frontiers – Hurricane Helene Storm Track

Hurricane Helene just completed her mad dash up the Gulf of Mexico and right over the southeaster United States.  Here’s a brief look at the storm’s development and movement from several hours of NOAA and National Hurricane Center satellite loops I stitched together.  The barometer readings were here in Pensacola—and we were *barely* grazed by … Continue reading Frontiers – Hurricane Helene Storm Track

Pierside – And So It Begins, Part 1

I joined the Navy on September 16, 1997. Everyone who serves in the military has some great stories to tell! In the Navy, we call these “sea stories,” but, whatever a person’s branch of service, these stories have to begin somewhere. For enlisted servicemen and servicewomen, that’s a place called Boot Camp! The Navy—it’s not … Continue reading Pierside – And So It Begins, Part 1