Tortured Hope
March 14, 2014High overcast and calm this early Friday on California’s north coast — the sky placid and easy. Weather around here the last few days has been incredible with tons of sunshine and warm breezes, spring…
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Spy-lover Turnaround
March 12, 2014Clear and windy this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast — all seems quiet. Appearances, though — the ground is settled here, but a 5.1 earthquake was reported yesterday afternoon off the Oregon coast, about…
Clap If He’s Full Of Shit
February 18, 2014Drizzling rain and chilly this early Tuesday on California’s north coast with extra precipitation forecast for the rest of the day. Tomorrow and the rest of the week is expected to be rain-free, and maybe…
Throtteled — WTF!
February 12, 2014High overcast, quiet and dry this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and the feel is not unpleasant. Soundless and near-weather-less here, but back in the US southeast, a possible “catastrophic event” via an enormous…
Eye on the ‘Nugget’
January 27, 2014Another off little Eddie’s never-ending entrée-menu (via the Guardian): The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been developing capabilities to take advantage of “leaky” smartphone apps, such as the wildly popular Angry…
No-Show Intelligence
January 23, 2014Clear and chilly this way-too-early Thursday here on California’s north coast — and apparently earthquake weather, too. We had a 4.7 last night, but I didn’t feel a thing — it was located more than…
Worse Not Yet
January 18, 2014We elect presidents in the hope the asshole will handle shit correctly, keep war and pestilence at bay. Some Americans pay more attention than others, and sometimes can actually see the smell — history provides…
‘Extra Freaky’ Friday
January 17, 2014Clear and near-balmy this early Friday on California’s north coast as we rally for the weekend. Once again this morning, the moon hangs like a white-bright-eye in the western sky. And speaking of the eye…
Backyard Eye
January 15, 2014Clear and feeling a bit warmer, too, this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — the moon a bright light in the western sky. Mid-week move-a-long. A couple of privacy spots this morning, both leading…
‘Scary’
January 12, 2014Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the suicide death of Aaron Swartz, Internet activist and one of the builders of Reddit, who was then facing federal hacking charges. And yesterday, a fitting memory — from…