Breathing Room When I was a boy, I found out that I had asthma and was given all the great medicines that come with the disease. Inhalers, prescription nasal sprays, horse pills named Theo-Dur that had to be broken up into apple sauce, putting me off the desert for life, as well as a daily […]

Downburst: If you were up early enough on the morning of April 2nd, you might have noticed that we had a thunderstorm that got a little out of control. That was especially true if you rode out the storm in Port Lavaca. That was because Port Lavaca fell victim to a weather event called a […]

Since 9/11 we have become a country that (rightly so) has become a bit more wary of some of the dirtier aspects of modern warfare, such as suicide bombings, booby trapped explosives and what could be inside our daily mail, something we have sadly seen in action before with the Uni Bomber and Anthrax attacks. […]

Skywarn I’m not really too sure of exactly when I became phobic of severe weather, but I do know that it is something that has shaped my life deeply over the last two years. Imagine watching weather reports days in advance, letting the weather severely impact your daily activities and also being embarrassed that you […]

419 Scams Have you ever checked your email and found a letter from a poor refugee who is suffering in another country and needs assistance? Ever received a letter stating that an American soldier serving in the Middle East has a trunk stuffed with cash from a terrorist compound and he needs your help to […]