Netflixation
January 14, 2017In a post from 2008 (titled ‘Media and the Brain‘), I quoted Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy,” and the “Ted” movies, amongst a whole lot of other shit, and an entertainment future: “I think…
Category Archives: History
Presser Pulp-Fiction
January 12, 2017Clear and sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we catch a break from the wet weather — supposedly ‘Mostly Sunny‘ through early next week. Surreal is a tip-top word to continue into 2017…
‘Smearing’ the 2016 ‘Leap Second’
December 30, 2016A quick-arriving marine layer this early Friday on California’s north coast blocked a clear, bright sunrise — despite the gray, it’s supposed to be ‘Mostly Sunny‘ today with no rain expected until Sunday. Snow flurries…
Platforms of ‘Anxiety’
December 29, 2016Clear, bright sunrise this early Thursday on California’s north coast. Supposedly nice weather the next couple of days — no decent-sized rain expected until late-Saturday/early Sunday. Weathering the unease of the new year is mostly…
‘Good’ Pot
December 28, 2016Glaring, bright sunshine this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and still well on the chilly side, too. Supposedly the next couple of days, the weather will cooperate in a similar pattern with ‘Mostly Sunny‘…
‘The Worse People’ in Charge
December 27, 2016Overcast-gray with some layered ground fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — sprinkles/drizzle forecast for sometime this morning. In context of the coming new year, and a newly-minted/old word I’d never heard of…
Lamenting the Deplorable
December 22, 2016Slivers of faded-yellow sunshine this early Thursday on California’s north coast — big rainstorm due this afternoon, and will supposedly drench-over into all day tomorrow. Weather the system, but not the climate — an unpresidented gloom…
Solstice of Winter’s Discontent
December 21, 2016Crystal-clear with bright sunshine this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and cold, too. Frosted rooftops in the neighborhood this morning as temps right now just a few degrees above freezing. No rain until sometime…
Raining Reality
December 19, 2016Overcast with occasional sunshine this early Monday on California’s north coast, as more rain expected starting tonight. Even as the Electoral College does its shitty thing today, T-Rump and climate change don’t mix — especially…
Vlad the T-Rump Impaler
December 15, 2016Overcast-gray this Thursday morning here on California’s north coast, a respite from the rainstorms sweeping the area this week. Sunshine maybe tomorrow… Peculiar and frightful the chart to the right, Republicans have gone insane —…