Punch-Drunk Palin Poppers
October 9, 2014In the parlance of close calls, American dodged one nasty, dangerous bullet in 2008. Last month, that projectile was actually a fist — Sarah Palin and her whole family got involved in a drunken brawl…
Category Archives: History
‘Blood’ Money
October 7, 2014Misty, wet fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast as the fall weather pattern fits more like summer — this attitude will rob us of the lunar phenomenon due tonight. A ‘blood moon‘ and…
Toxic Climate
October 6, 2014Another bright morning here on California’s north coast, and a Monday at that, and the summer-like weather continues as we’re forecast for ‘warm’ temperatures and gentle ocean breezes. All masquerading as weather. And climate, though,…
Iraqi Boots
October 4, 2014Maybe an ominous turn of events in the anti-ISIS campaign in Iraq — the crazy horde might secure Abu Ghraib, just outside Baghdad, and could place their captured US 155 mm howitzers within range of…
No Country for Old People
October 3, 2014The Global AgeWatch Index, a study on the influence of old folks, reported the worse country in the whole world to grow old in is Afghanistan — a horrible tribute to a lost, terrified country,…
Gonzo and the SS
October 2, 2014Near-crystal clear this early Thursday on California’s north coast, bright sunshine tempered by a chilled breeze — scheduled for the mid-70s today, maybe even 80 tomorrow. Odd, a frost advisory just a few miles inland.…
Reality Numbers
September 30, 2014Clear and chilly this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — we’re forecast for some warm weather the next few days, supposedly near 80 tomorrow. Here so near the shoreline, though, all bets are either…
Era End
September 29, 2014Monday morning overcast and chilly on California’s north coast — sunshine later on is in the forecast. Maybe, maybe not. In the ugly business of news gathering, this was historically sad: Former Washington Post editor Ben…
Magnetic Minds
September 25, 2014Overcast with a sharp-chilly wind this Thursday morning on California’s north coast — maybe more rain today, but the chances are slim. We did get some good totals from that last couple of days, especially…
Marked Clarification for the Confused
September 24, 2014Rain in the gutters this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — NWS reports ‘Heavy Rain’ today with three-quarters to one inch expected. After just waking up sometime this morning between one and two o’clock,…