Wholistic Thinking: WEATHER REPORT

Today while listening to YolandaAdam's gospel program(6-10 A.M.), Gene Norman, Chief meteorologist, at TV station KHOU, in Houston Texas, had a segment explaining to the listeners that we are now in the early stages of hurricane season(June-Sept.) and just how important it is to "prepare for stormy weather, while the skies are blue". He was so professional yet personal I googled him. The following is a summary of his creditals:

Chief Meteorologist Gene Norman leads the 11 News Weather Team at KHOU-TV Channel 11. Gene joined KHOU in January 2008 and in June of that year was promoted to Chief Meteorologist. His ability to provide the most detailed weather forecasts is attributed to his extensive education, experience and knack for relating to viewers. Gene brings to Houston more than 20 years of meteorology experience at NASA and on television, along with a lifelong passion for science.

While at NASA's Johnson Space Center, Gene spent eight years developing weather monitoring software for the space shuttle. During that time he landed his first meteorologist job moonlighting at a TV station in Beaumont. From there he became a weekend meteorologist at KTRK-TV in Houston and then moved on to WGCL-TV in Atlanta where he served as Chief Meteorologist prior to his Houston return.

Throughout his career, Gene has received numerous accolades. He has been honored with five Emmy awards for his extensive weather reporting, including one in 2009 for the KHOU hurricane special “Storm Warnings: Lessons Learned.” Also in 2009, Gene received the Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Award for Best Weathercast.

Gene is a member of the National Weather Association, holds the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorologist Society (AMS) and has earned a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation. He also previously served as president of the American Meteorology Society’s Broadcast Board.

Originally from New York, Gene holds a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in meteorology from the University of Maryland. He is very active in the community with charitable organizations, and serves on the board of the Freeman Weather Museum. In his spare time, Gene enjoys watching movies, listening to music and spending time with his family.

In my next Blog I will share what I have learned from Meteorologist Gene Norman as well as my own extended research; but in the tradition of our ancestors; do your own due diligence and by all means share his gift with others and let HIM know that you know he is out here...

Too often WE recognize Unsung Hero after their flame has grown dim or gone out.....

THOUGHTS ARE THINGS

When The Student is ready...The Teacher will show up!

Success Runs In Our Race........Really

Each week tens of

thousands of diners eat at an Olive Garden or

Red Lobster restaurant. Few of these diners know

that the CEO heading these large restaurant

chains is a black man.

Clarence Otis Jr. Is the

CEO of Darden Restaurants Inc., the largest

casual dining operator in the nation. The firm

operates nearly 1,400 company-owned restaurants

coast to coast serving 300 million meals

annually. Darden employs 150,000 workers and has

annual revenues of $6 billion.

Born in Vicksburg ,

Mississippi , Otis moved to Los Angles when he

was 6 years old. His father was a high school

dropout who worked as a janitor. The family

lived in Watts at the time of the 1965 riots. In

the post-Watts period, Otis recalls being

stopped and questioned by police several times a

year because of the color of his skin.

A high school guidance counselor recommended him for a scholarship

at Williams College , The highly

selective liberal arts institution in

Massachusetts . Otis graduated Phi Beta Kappa

from Williams and went on to earn a law degree

at Stanford. Otis landed on Wall

Street as a merger and acquisitions attorney for

J. P. Morgan Securities. He joined Darden

Restaurants in 1995 as corporate treasurer. He

became CEO in 2004.