The section for Jack (that’s my new grandson) is finally online, though it’s a bit bare at the moment.

I hope to fix that up in the next week, because I’ll be on my way to Calgary Monday morning. I should be able to add a few photos and other stuff right away.

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So there’s a batch here that should have been posted before, but instead were just saved to my private space. There’s nothing too exciting. so you haven’t missed much…

The section for Natasha is up, and since she’s my first grandchild, she might get special treatment and get two or three pages.

That is the hardest thing to do. Try it yourself. it’s hard to come up with notable and interesting facts about yourself that you feel worth sharing or mentioning.

So I took the easy way out and added pages about my kids. It’s still a work in progress. Much easier for me to write about them.

Graham Amy

Apparently, “growing up” and “storm chasing” is a contradiction in terms according to some. My sister said (not relating to this subject at all, just as a comment in general about my sanity – thanks for your opinion, Sherry )

“I dont really think you are losing it all that bad (yet) Unless you do the storm chasing thing. Then I might think so. It does sound interesting, however, it does sound just a little crazy too. Not so sure that that is the thing I will do when I get as old as you (just had to throw that in there) I mean have you watched Twister???”

Regardless, I still intend on spending a summer doing just that. At least one summer.

That’s what the little logo for this blog symbolizes. It’s supposed to be a ribbon, twisting up like a tornado.

Most people never see a twister when they are storm chasing. I don’t expect to be one of the few lucky ones. If nothing else, it will be a chance to see some parts of North America I’ve never seen. I plan on doing it as cheap as possible – camping as often as I can, cooking my own food, etc.

I checked out some storm chasing stuff after that comment, beginning at Wikipedia, and then at Google.

Wikipedia had this to say:

“Storm chasing is broadly defined as the pursuit of any severe weather condition, regardless of motive… While witnessing a tornado is the biggest objective for many chasers, many chase thunderstorms and delight in seeing cumulonimbus structure, watching a barrage of hail and lightning, and seeing what skyscapes unfold.

“Storm chasing is chiefly a recreational endeavor, with motives usually given toward photographing the storm for personal reasons.”

So, as crazy as it may seem to some, I’m sticking with “recreational endeavor” and “personal reasons.”

I have more to say about my storm chasing ambitions at Storm Chasin’.

So, if you stop by here in the next few days, expect things to change regularly as I work on it

In fact, I’m not exactly sure what I’m going to use it for.