War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Overcast with occasional sprinkles this early Sunday on California’s north coast, with more rain expected to spatter-through later today. Last week,the NWS released preliminary rainfall totals for November — a bit better than last year (5.30-inches vs 5.11 in 2014), but well under the average for a ‘normal‘ month (6.73-inches). Not much in the way of…
Clear and cold this Friday morning along California’s north coast, after a night of heavy rain, a bit of hammering hail, and a faded-yellow sunrise, looks like a nice weather-day ahead — shivery as shit, though. On this peculiar holiday, another sad, hypocritical example of human idiocy — via NPR: ‘Parents of children with severe…
Occasional heavy rains mixed in with near-continuous drizzle this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, as the holiday storms force-feed their way through the region. Strong thunder with a bit of lightning, too, last night — dramatic, reminded me of my origins, Alabama, the Deep South, where they’re also experiencing some gnarly weather. This the…
In short-sweet intervals, bright sunshine this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast, a sharp happy-face in a sea of gloomy rainstorms. An oddity, too, sunshine while it’s raining — a meteorological phenomenon referred to as a ‘sunshower,’ such as rain from a storm miles away shifted by winds, or a single rain cloud that passes…
Overcast-darkly awaiting rain this early Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast, as the ‘conveyor belt’ storms continue According to the NWS 48-hour rainfall totals note this morning, we received nearly two-and-a-half inches of the wet stuff in just a couple of days — a goodly drench. And a goodly-long war without results continues, too. Another…
(Illustration: ‘California Redwoods3,’ by Will Borden, found here). In this neck of ground — the north coast of California — we’re whimsically-considered as secluded behind “The Redwood Curtain,” coined in reality of the ginormous trees making up that cloak fencing us off from the big, old and much-ugly world. The redwoods do make a fortress,…
Overcast with an occasional heavy-downpour this early Monday afternoon on California’s north coast — we’ve been drenched the last three days, and apparently we’re going to remain drenched into the whole-coming week. According to the NWS weather-conditions thingy, my little drowned-spot/area received more than a good-inch of rain since midnight, and from all indications, the…
Overcast and a period of rain-relief this early Friday afternoon on California’s north coast, as the becoming-usual atmospheric river continues to drench the region. According to the NWS, we could get four-to-six inches of rain in another storm front expected to glide through here staring this afternoon, maybe eight inches in the northeast corner of…
Rain the key ingredient this early Thursday morning on California’s north coast — the NWS advises fairly-gusty wind is scheduled to accompany more of that noted component this afternoon, the storms seemingly continuing indefinitely, at least until way-into next week. Our weather, our climate, especially in the nowadays, and so distinct, influencing the future — the…
Overcast and growing darker by the minute this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast — beautiful sunrise, followed by some gorgeous sunshine for awhile, then a rapid cloud gathering as another storm is slated for later in the evening. In a rain-respite is what we are — according to the NWS, ‘Heavy Rain‘ forecast from…
