Touchy Not-So-Feely

Bright sunshine curdled by a chilly breeze this early Friday afternoon on California’s north coast — clear sailing supposedly until Sunday with another rain-front expected, and more cool temperatures. In this particular age of much-ado ‘political correctness,’ comes an odd/normal study of how humans actually physically touch: As expected, emotionally closer individuals in inner layers of…

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Debate Heads

Another debate-episode this evening in the creepy-clownish GOP traveling circus — via the Guardian‘s live blog of the event, and The Donald’s closing statement: Our country doesn’t win anymore. We used to. We lose on trade, we lose with Isis. With Iran. We don’t win. These folks, CNBC. $250,000 for a 30-second ad. Nobody wants to…

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Rainless Rainstorm

Breezy-bright sunshine and rolling, blustery clouds this near-noon Wednesday on California’s north coast. The rainstorm from last night gone this morning — leaving a small, barely-damp footprint, and a clear, sparkling sunrise. Photo at the right is a sky-shot off my back patio a little-bit earlier, an overall epitome-picture of the weather around my abode…

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Tremble Time

As a paranoid-resident of quake land, the 7.5 shaker in northeast Afghanistan is remarkable in its longevity. Tremor time is most-best in brevity — in Kabul, five hours and 150 miles south of the epicenter, intense way-too long, as ‘…buildings trembled for up to 45 seconds…‘ Forever on a seismic clock. (Illustration found here). Deep…

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Bow to Rain

Bright sunshine and clear skies this Monday morning on California’s north coast, as the bit of rain we felt this past weekend now only a memory. Supposedly, we get a respite today and tomorrow with another storm front due to move through the area Tuesday night — rain/showers expected every three-four days as we seem…

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Economic Climate

Wet outside this Sunday morning on California’s north coast with rain becoming drizzle, then back to actual rain again — heaviest rainfall earlier in the dark, and now this particular storm-front appears fading away. And seemingly-maybe the season be upon us, more rain forecast for Tuesday night, or sooner. Weather-related: Another climate-change study — this…

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Rain and Cat 5

Overcast with some faded sunshine this Friday morning on California’s north coast, and a sense of a chill to the air — more than a sense, though, more like a reminder of October. Rain expected this weekend, but not much wetness predicted. And even though right now the ‘most intense hurricane ever recorded‘ in the…

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