Momentous Monday
August 18, 2014Light fog and cool this early Monday on California’s north coast as we start another work week. And from this vantage point, Friday looks years away. Today is special — for me. This is my…
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Worse than Half-Empty
August 17, 2014Deep-blanket fog, bordering on drizzle this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, but unlike a shitload of other places all over this anxiety-riddled, ridiculous world, in a little while we’ll get sunshine and warmth. Technically,…
Climate Collective
August 15, 2014Quiet and still this early Friday on California’s north coast, with the normal patchy fog and a slighty-chilled breeze for our late summer — weather up here is really consistent, and if it’s not, it…
Nostalgic Happiness
August 14, 2014Foggy and chilly this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we wind-down the work week — seemingly, not fast enough, though. We closing in on the weekend, but at a snail’s pace. In a…
Harness the Hemp
August 13, 2014The more the work, the better the result, as even the waste off marijuana, or ‘hemp,’ can produce more than a high — how about a energy boost? Via the BBC: They “cooked” cannabis bark…
Lick the ‘Loss Frame’
August 10, 2014Last Friday 40 years ago, Dick Nixon quit. He babbled a few words, jumped on a helicopter after performing his standard idiot’s wave, and flew home to somewhere near the house his daddy built. I…
‘Fcked at a Certain Point’
August 8, 2014Fog and overcast again here on California’s north coast, but the ordinary is punched out of significance by it being Friday — yipee, yipee. Days seem to get shorter and shorter — weeks and months…
‘Little Boy’ Mon Amour
August 6, 2014Deep ground fog this early Wednesday here on California’s north coast, and a bit on the chilly side, as we clutch our way on down through the work week. Hard to fathom the summer’s almost…
Paradoxical Forests of Fire
August 3, 2014Blanket fog again this Sunday on California’s north coast — and if the shit remains the same (and it’s forecast to do so), in a couple of hours, sunshine and a cool ocean breeze. Conditions…
The Unbearable Sadness of Shame
August 2, 2014Yesterday, a bridge created going nowhere: “We tortured some folks. We did some things that were contrary to our values. I understand why it happened. I think it’s important when we look back to recall how…