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…
Category Archives: Health
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…
Hawaiian Hello To Facing The Future Of The Now — Climate Change Death Rattle
August 11, 2023Overcast with an occasional sliver of sunshine this noon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — although still quite warm and humid, the heat is on a downward slant today, which makes summer in these…
Enough Ugly Shit To Induce A ‘Spew’
August 6, 2023In the course of current events, T-Rump really, really sucks. He has to be one of the worse — if not the actual worse — human beings who’s ever lived. One wonders at the low-form…
Climate Change: ‘Era Of Global Boiling Has Arrived’
August 6, 2023Warm with a hot breeze this noon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re starting a small run of triple-digit temperatures for a few days (high of 105 forecast for today), but we’re still…