For a while there, I thought I would have to get over to the microwave to warm up a hearty meal of crow as a result of my earlier post about where Ivan would end up. But I may not have to, after all, after seeing the latest track from the National Hurricane Centre. The tracks over the past several days have been going farther west, and with a high pressure ridge developing eastward across Florida, is should keep Ivan The Terrible away from us. The five day track does take the storm into the Panhandle, but I'm just not ready to make book on that quite yet.

It looks as though although we will definately get some wind and rain from this storm, it will certainly not be to the extent that we saw with Charley and Frances. Unless Ivan makes some unpredictable curve --- and these storms DO have a mind of their own, it seems --- it looks as though we will dodge a major bullet...no trifecta, this time.

And ya know what? I'm REALLY HAPPY this afternoon, because MY SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI GOLDEN EAGLES BEAT NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON 21-17!!! A really nice way to open the season for the defending Conference USA Champions. Some good talent on the roster, including several from Florida. Seems like USM tends to attract talent from Palatka; three grads from Palatka HS, including two brothers play for the Eagles. Well, they can't rest on this victory...they host the California Golden Bears in Hattiesburg on Thursday night.