Mitch McConnell & Company: The ‘Old Age’ Of American Politics
September 19, 2023In this age of old age, I am close to the subject as a matter of fact — I turn 75 in a couple of months. Joe Biden will be 81, also in a couple…
Category Archives: Health
New Environmental Study — ‘Earth Is Now Well Outside Of The Safe Operating Space For Humanity’
September 13, 2023Comfortable warmth in bright sunshine this late-afternoon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — a nice niche point on livable weather on a livable planet. However, maybe not for long. A new, scary study/assessment published…
CDC OKs COVID Updated Shot — Vaccine Rollout Later This Week
September 12, 2023Quiet sunshine with temperatures in the low 90s (which is another world from anywhere near ‘hot‘) this late afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. Another day in the life. And this afternoon, another bit…
22 Years Later
September 11, 2023Today 22 years ago was a Tuesday. And a swift change of direction for America, and the world. Of course, this day a couple of decades and change ago, we really didn’t understand just how…
Time Break For Climate Change — Hot Is Just Going To Get Hotter
September 8, 2023Bright sunshine with comfortable temperatures a few minutes past the noon hour Friday here in California’s Central Valley — again, a nice ending to a rather nice work week as we stagger into the autumn…
Earth Just Experienced ‘The Hottest Summer On Record’ — Duh!
September 6, 2023Lazy-warm late-afternoon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — despite boiling-like scorching temperatures just about worldwide (especially tight now in the Eastern US), we’re experiencing a cooler-than-normal summer-into-fall transition, and it’s nice. Although our situation…
Culprit Climate Change Not Serious Enough — Sea-Level Rise Brings Hurricane Surges
September 1, 2023Ashen-gray (if there’s such a coloring) skies this Friday evening — weather is just climate done locally. In between sea-level rise and hot-ass ocean water, the just churned through Hurricane Idalia is a notable and…
COVID Creep — Not Again!
September 1, 2023Overcast and breezy warm just after the noon hour Friday here in California’s Central Valley — coolest day yet as we’re forecast for temps in the high 80s for today and the weekend as we…
Cannabis Due Its Time
August 31, 2023I’ve smoked marijuana for nearly half a century, and I’m a much better person for it, so this is long, long overdue: Marijuana has a shitty history due to asshole history. Americans and Europeans had…
Hilary And Rain In Southern California
August 20, 2023Overcast and humid this near-noon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re awaiting the impact from former Hurricane Hillary, now categorized a tropical storm, in the maybe form of rain and wind. Although the…