The primary TV attraction today is Hurricane Isaias .    Was a Category 2 yesterday at 110 MPH. Strengthened today into a Category 3 at 120. Reports indicate that landfall will occur at around 10PM ET (9PM CT) tonight just east of Pensacola, Florida. Looking ahead to tomorrow, note that the eye will probably just have passed Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where Georgia is scheduled to play Alabama at 7:30PM ET (6:30 CT). But who knows for sure what will happen. As tailgating can begin at noon on the Alabama campus, there will almost certainly be chaos that afternoon. My recommendation is that they postpone the game until Sunday. More seriously, landfall will be near Navarre, Florida. Located 25 miles east of Pensacola and 15 miles west of Fort Walton Beach. Once a town of 1500 in 1970, the population must be around 45,000 today, and is the third-largest community in the Florida Panhandle. Suffered terrible damage from Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Dennis (2005). Storm surge is the most ser...

This is one of those days when nothing important seems to be happening anywhere.  My travel companion will be flying to Darwin, Australia tomorrow, so I thought I would educate you (and me ) about this city. First of all, I don't ever plan to visit Darwin. However, if I did, I would consider also catching The Ghan to Adelaide. I am known for taking long-distance train trips, and somewhere in my memory was something about this one being unique.   So I asked Google AI: Yes, The Ghan is widely considered one of the most significant and legendary long-distance train journeys in the world . [ 1 , 2 ] Epic Route: It spans 2,979 kilometers (1,851 miles) straight through the center of Australia, running between Adelaide in the south and Darwin in the north (via Alice Springs and Katherine). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Duration: The standard journey takes about 53 to 54 hours, while the extended southbound "Ghan Expedition" takes up to 75 hours with extra excursions. [ 1 , 2 ] Luxur...