Smoke and Liquor
January 8, 2014Overcast, foggy and damp this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and although there’s moisture in the air, it ain’t rain. Or what we want to be considered rain — yesterday afternoon, last night, at…
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Frigid Weather — ‘Counterintuitive’ Warming
January 7, 2014Clear and cold this Tuesday morning here on California’s north coast, but: In northern Minnesota right now, the temperature has dipped to a staggering -42 F. The chill is running so deep in the North…
Hot-House Icicle
January 5, 2014(Illustration: Alder Point Road in southern Humboldt County, about a two-hour drive slightly southeast of the northern coast, taken Feb. 24, 2011, and found at Kim Sallaway Photography). “Polar Vortex!” A couple of words used…
Terror
January 3, 2014A nightmarish cauldron is mushrooming out of control in Iraq, and apparently there’s not anything to be done. Bloody mess George Jr. cooked up, then left on the grill to burn — from the Washington…
Bored?
January 3, 2014Crystal-clear and cold again this Friday morning here on California’s north coast as we wedge deeper into the new year. Not that 2014 will see anything of retentive value to aid in warding off all…
The End…of 2013
December 31, 2013High clouds and a bit chilly again this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast, the final day of the year and the last we’ll see of them days. A whole-lot of shit will continue, though,…
STP-n-Speed
December 30, 2013.An icon of American motor sports, Andy Granatelli died yesterday at age 90. A generation ago he was at the heart of US folklore — STP stickers seemed everywhere, with Granatelli becoming a household name.…
Snoop the ‘Plumbing’
December 30, 2013Clear and chilly this coming-too-fast Monday morning here on California’s north coast as we trot out the final few hours of 2013 — another holiday work-week, the last of the year, and on Wednesday we…
California Drought — ‘As dry as a box of popcorn in the desert’
December 29, 2013Clear, sunshine-filled skies this Sunday morning on California’s north coast — but no rain in sight for the rest of this year, and not much predicted for 2014, either. Walking-the-dog environment: “Increased heating from global…
Not Bright — Starfish ‘Goo’
December 28, 2013Bright sunshine sprinkled twixt clouds and fog along California’s north coast this Saturday morning, and onward into the weekend. Most of what humans do in order to continue civilization has great effect, even a small…