Caffeinated 99 Percent
April 17, 2014Ground fog and a little warm this way-too-early Thursday on California’s north coast as we cruise toward the weekend. And tomorrow’s Friday, so we ain’t that far away. Up this early, I down a cup…
Category Archives: Health
Accelerating Irony
April 13, 2014No-more-excuses point, in a kind of watershed moment this morning — via the Guardian: Catastrophic climate change can be averted without sacrificing living standards, according to a landmark UN report published on Sunday. It concludes…
Fat-cat Living in the USA
April 9, 2014Thick ground fog and a deep quiet this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, normal for this time of year, and pretty-much the look of the place all the time. Gray mist, then sunshine about…
Monday! And Surviving Sleep
April 7, 2014A bit of an overcast this dark and chilled Monday on California’s north coast as no matter how hard I tried, this is Monday again. Start of another work week, which although appears from this…
Reality Repose
April 3, 2014Clear and chilly again this early Thursday on California’s north coast — the weekend’s finally in sight. Forecasts call for a “chance of rain” for the immediate future, which up here really means a drizzle…
Smokin’ Lamp Be Lit
March 30, 2014In the pre-dawn hours this last Sunday in March, and the quiet north coast of California is under-overcast skies with more rain forecast for maybe tonight or early tomorrow. Up earlier than usual for a…
Poe Me
March 25, 2014“Ever read any Poe?” “No, but I loved her last album.” — “Panic Room” Raining and warm this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — we’re forecast for wet weather for the next week-to-10-days, so…
Parts-Per-Denial
March 20, 2014Overcast with a chilly breeze this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we grind through another work week. Friday is just a flip-of-the-finger away. We had a bit of nasty news yesterday afternoon from…
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…
‘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,…