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…
Category Archives: History
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,…
‘Real Deal’ Climate
September 23, 2014Windy, darkly-overcast, and storm-awaiting this afternoon here on California’s north coast — supposedly this up-coming wet-weather front could maybe douse us with a couple of inches of rain. And the wind is more-than brisk, gusting…
Cakewalk Creep — ‘Shock and Awe’ Edition
September 23, 2014Overcast and awaiting some forecast rain this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast — right now, warm and quiet. And once again, the spark of ‘shock and awe’ in darkness as the US started its…
Detail the Details
September 22, 2014Overcast and quiet this early Monday on California’s north coast — outside my apartment the world seems slow in moving, as if putting off a hardscrabble reality a few minutes longer. And the forecast does…