How about that weekend wind-whacking!? It blew me away, almost literally. On Sunday, I was metal detecting in an open mainland area when this uppity gust decided to take me to task. The sucker forearmed me one good, literally knocking me back 3 or 4 feet, all but knocking me down. I’ll venture it packed a 60-mph-plus punch. In fact, […]
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‘Norse Variant’ Lost at Sea
200 PlusThis is the second in a series. During March 1973, the Jersey Shore had suffered a near miss, as a spring nor’easter traveled north parallel to the East Coast but remained just offshore. What few knew at the time was that two Norwegian 514-foot-long bulk carriers loaded with coal had left Norfolk, V. within two hours of each other, bound […]
Behind the Scenes, In Studio, Part Three: Ty Mares Entrusts ‘Still Breathing’ to Zach Jones
Sound WavesAs an imminently approaching spring teases us with longer, warmer days, we are also buoyed through the rainy season with the promise of music festivals and big summer releases. For many small independent artists, late winter/early spring is the time to cook up some music to drop for their fans during big summer shows, soon to be announced. Part one […]
Roadways Remain Wet Behind the Ears As Frequent Flooding Goes Nowhere Fast; The Universe’s Whitest White and Blackest Black
The Fish StoryWith March moving in, we enter the most precipitated upon month of the year for LBI, based on “Brant Beach” data stats from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Oddly, the second most drenched LBI month of the year is July. I can only guess July rain arrives from thunderstorms since, on a sunny whole, it’s also among the brightest […]
Gulf Stream Becomes Hot Topic; Infrasound Resounds Throughout Oceanic Realm
The Fish StoryThere’s quite an in-genre brouhaha forming over, of all things, a warm oceanic current. It is quite a current, though, especially from our point of view. Enter the Gulf Stream, though it may be entering a lot slower than in the past. The Gulf Stream is no stranger to this column. It is a crucial artery for transporting larval fish […]
Could There Be New Category for Hurricanes? Tropic Talk During Long Days of Winter
Liquid LinesI recently reread a column that I penned back in October 2016. A formidable Hurricane Matthew, a massive spinner that reached winds of 165 mph in the Atlantic and would tear a vicious path through the Caribbean and Carolinas, was churning through the Atlantic. New Jersey was still in the window of possible danger. To quote that Liquid Lines, “Hurricane […]