Tortured Hope
March 14, 2014High overcast and calm this early Friday on California’s north coast — the sky placid and easy. Weather around here the last few days has been incredible with tons of sunshine and warm breezes, spring…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Normal vs Abby Normal
March 13, 2014Another clear and breezy morning this Thursday on California’s north coast as we prepare for the weekend — and the weather is cooperating. Yesterday was pure gorgeous. Bright sunshine with very-little wind, which is abnormal…
Spy-lover Turnaround
March 12, 2014Clear and windy this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast — all seems quiet. Appearances, though — the ground is settled here, but a 5.1 earthquake was reported yesterday afternoon off the Oregon coast, about…
Rock-n-Rain
March 11, 2014Clear and quiet this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — no heavy-duty ground movement either in the wake of a cluster-swarm earthquakes on Sunday. And we “…dodged the bullet…” again — although the 6.8…
Shaken, Stirred, and Scared
March 10, 2014Rain and a bit of wind this early morning, but knock all the weather aside, the big event happened a few hours ago — a 6.9 earthquake about 70 miles from me. Seventy miles ain’t…
Worse-Case
March 8, 2014Gray skies covered by thick-looking clouds this early Saturday on California’s north coast — no indication, though, of the end results. In exactly 24 hours from exactly now, I’ll be an hour ahead of myself,…
‘Happy Grenada’ — Not!
March 7, 2014Overcast with a chilly breeze this early Friday on California’s north coast — the best couple of words almost-ever: It’s Friday! Yesterday was like summer around here — bright afternoon sunshine and warm temperatures. The…
Zombied by the News
March 6, 2014Windy with drizzling rain this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we await another storm system expected to sweep through the area tonight. This morning’s precipitation is just a continuance of the ‘wet haze’…
Fly-By Krazy
March 5, 2014Overcast, drizzly and warm this mid-week Wednesday, and here on California’s north coast we feeling like spring. Yesterday was pure sunshine and heat — March came in as a soft, sweet putty-cat. And today, earth…
‘We Are All Ukrainians’ — or maybe it’s just a case of Insomnia, Stomach Gas and Hyperarousal
March 4, 2014Overcast and some ground fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — a long night and an exhausting morning. The last five years or so, I’ve suffered episodic bouts of insomnia and the cruel,…