Welp, my name is Zack Hargrove... used to be MarteFuture (thank God I can finally be rid of that cursed screen name) on Scout and Fanhome before that (I was a member of the board before Fanhome, but I can't remember what it was called for the life of me). In short, I've been a poster/lurker on these boards since about 1998. I'm 32 and have been obsessed with the Braves ever since the 1991 miracle season that I was so excited for as a kid. At various times throughout the board's history, I've been a more active poster than other times. Over the last couple years, I have slowed down quite a bit simply because of being crazy busy with my first born son, Ethan who is now 10 months old... and graduate school
I guess I am most famous for tag-teaming the weather situation with weso... I am a meteorologist by profession. I am currently finishing my Master's in North Dakota in Atmospheric Science and I received my B.S. degree in the same from the University of North Carolina Asheville. I mainly grew up in Alpharetta, Cumming, and Cartersville. I graduated from South Forsyth High School in 1999. I played JV baseball but was really too small to be a quality player. I was also the extremely rare left handed shortstop.
My next step in life is to either continue on for my PhD or work with the National Weather Service, where I have just applied. If I end up with that job, I could be in any of 40+ different locations around the US. I've been married for almost 2 years now to a fantastic woman, Leah... and I am absolutely addicted to chasing tornadoes. In the past 3 years I've witnessed and recorded 15+ tornadoes. Have always enjoyed this community in whatever form is has morphed into! Great idea for a thread!