Stick the Pipe
February 4, 2014High overcast again this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, and as the planet spins into oblivion the dark lingers. And sunshine won’t change matters. In light of the EPA’s okay last Friday of the…
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News Dump Sunday
February 2, 2014High overcast again this still-dark early Sunday on California’s north coast, and most-likely will play out like the last week — clear with a chilly wind. One cup of espresso-blend coffee, and half-way through a…
‘Our Children’s Children’ — Oh, Frack It!
January 31, 2014Clear-as-a-bell and cold this early Friday on California’s north coast, but we can taste the fruit-filling of the weekend already and take courage from it. President Obama’s suicidal boast this week: America has “…more oil produced…
Dry Rain
January 30, 2014Overcast with shimmering ground fog this early Thursday on California’s north coast — but no rain. Our latest storm front is history. And so is water — the San Francisco Chronicle: It is a bleak…
Drizzling on the Drought
January 28, 2014Misty-drizzly rain this afternoon on California’s north coast, though, actually it’s really just heavy moisture in the air — we’re forecast for maybe some real rain tonight and tomorrow, but it won’t much help shrinking…
Dry Politics
January 27, 2014High overcast this early Monday on California’s parched northern coast, and after summer weather the last last few weeks, rain, precious wet rain, is expected this week — 60 percent chance tonight and tomorrow, and…
Dry-Gulch Monday
January 20, 2014Clear and a bit on the chilly side this early Monday on California’s north coast — a big chunk of the moon still lights the western sky, shimmering now out over the Pacific Ocean. And…
A Bright Warm
January 15, 2014A most-beautiful afternoon of warm sunshine and nearly-no wind — here on California’s north coast, a rare day when all you need is just a T-shirt, or at least for my old, skinny ass. We…
Heavy Melt
January 13, 2014Another report signifying lack of an actual, deep-understanding of the swift-boat capabilities of climate change, in this instance, the Pine Island Glacier, largest single contributor to sea-level rise in Antarctica, is not-so-slowly melting away —…
‘The Rain in Seville is Marvelous’
January 12, 2014High overcast and way-quiet this early Sunday morning on California’s north coast — we had some rain, and that some rain is gone. Although we received a strong downpour for a little while yesterday, the…