Mortifying Memories
May 25, 2015Overcast with enough thin clouds for a occasional ray of sunshine to peek through this Memorial Day afternoon on California’s north coast — a chilly breeze, too. War is on the mind today — during…
Category Archives: History
Memorial to Memories
May 25, 2015Overcast and dark with what sounded like sprinkles pattering on the back patio this early Monday on California’s north coast — supposedly just another daily segment in a mundane weather-routine this week, even for Memorial…
Holiday Oil
May 21, 2015Early, pre-dawn dark this Thursday on California’s north coast, the outside as partially-peeped from my back patio, appears cloudy up-top, layered with a fine mist of floating ground fog down around street-light level, and off…
Friday Already
May 8, 2015Sunshine clear and bright this afternoon, the sparkle tempered by a brisk, gust-filled wind — par the course. Breeze carries a sharp chill, but was way-pleasant this morning during a walk to Safeway — once…
Espresso Sleep
May 7, 2015First-faint light in the east this early Thursday on California’s north coast, and at this particular moment, the skies are clear — this close to the Pacific shoreline, clouds and fog are most-likely already forming,…
Iraqi Irrupt
May 1, 2015Bright sunshine with a wisp of a cool breeze this afternoon here on California’s north coast — another weekend in store. As a retiree, I’ve come to appreciate the work week way-more than the next…
Mayday, Mayday!
May 1, 2015Thin, hazy sunshine this early Friday, the first day of May and 2015 keeps whistling on down the tracks. And rain’s gone, too. We’re not showing anything but fog, clouds and sun (in that order,…
Saigon Redux
April 30, 2015In a flight of American history, today is the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, actually bringing to a shitty end America’s shitty experience in Vietnam — iconic photos of helicopters lifting people off…
Unquiet Riot
April 29, 2015Overcast this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and from my little back-patio perspective, looks like some patchy ground fog, too. Earlier, the NWS also nailed our situation just about right with a forecast of…
Despondent Melancholia
April 28, 2015Ominous clouds approaching-thickly from the east this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, but around my apartment right now the sky is near-clear with just a wisp of white vapor way up — supposedly another…