Cups of Coffee Curbs ‘Cirrhosis’

Bright sunshine and near-windless this Monday afternoon on California’s north coast, which makes for most-pleasant weather — no precipitation scheduled until Friday, though, the NWS says only a ‘Slight Chance Rain‘ even then. The next 10 days appear ‘normal‘ in what’s already a most-definitely ‘not normal‘ year. Also seeming not to conform is the changing health-wise…

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Hot-&-Hotter

Overcast with thick storm clouds, coupled with a gusty wind this early Wednesday on California’s north coast. Supposedly, we’re in for a good-sized drenching sometime today and to continue on into Thursday — and snow, too, maybe two-to-five inches at some higher elevations. Despite it all, once again we’re cooking — via Climate Central: ‘This…

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Foggy Drought

Fog with a bit of sunshine every-once-in-a-while on a Tuesday afternoon here on California’s north coast — a little chilly, but not unpleasant, seemingly feels seasonal, maybe spring or early summer. Some rain forecast for tonight and tomorrow, and another system due supposedly for Friday. Cold fronts both, according to the NWS, a low pressure…

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Bush League Lying

Damp-fog of a marine layer this Monday afternoon, as bright, clear sunshine much earlier has been replaced by deep-gray, amplified in muffled tones. Beyond ‘Fat Tony’ dying and the ensuing GOP cluster-crazy over President Obama’s constitutional rights, was a truth-chime from The Donald among the chaos of last Saturday night’s Republican debate: “Obviously, the war…

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Reined-In Rain

Chilled sunshine and scattered, deep-blue skies this early Saturday on California’s north coast, and although the air feels a sharped-coldness, we’re well above any freezing temperatures. A bit of drizzle yesterday, but no rain expected until Wednesday when a decent-sized front is forecast to swing across the shoreline. This morning, the NWS released preliminary rainfall totals…

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Oily Financials

Buried beneath continuous news awash with death, destruction, and The Donald, events in the oil industry are low-key, but financially catastrophic on many levels. Good nutshell-analysis at OilPrice.com: This downward spiral will lead to further credit downgrades and bankruptcies within the oil patch. All the while, access to credit is shrinking across all sectors due to…

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