Derek_James's Blog

As of this post, the evening of July 26th we are still in an extreme drought across a majority of the FOX Charlotte viewing area.  Over the last two weeks, Charlotte Douglas International has only recorded 0.87" of rain.  We are now in the negative (barely) for the month of July. For the year, we are down 4.22" compared to a normal year. An active hurricane season and some tropical remnants are what we really need to make a true dent in this current longstanding drought. 

And now for something totally different...my wife Kristen and I are expecting our first child (A BOY!).  Actually the due date passed yesterday. She's a trooper, hanging in there as best she can in this humidity and with some major hip pain.

Some of our family & friends are telling us he won't arrive until we come up with a name for him, which we haven't.  We've each come up with names, but can't agree on anything. For some reason naming him after Kiefer Sutherland just does float with my wife.

Anyway, as soon as he does arrive, I'll post a few pics up on the site.  I'll be taking some paternity leave and the wonderful Steve Lyerly will be doing what he always does for everyone here, allowing us to be off by filling in.