Friday Reality Bubble
July 25, 2014Overcast and way-dark this early Friday on California’s north coast as we look forward to the weekend, now within earshot. Hairy week past with airplanes falling out of the sky at an alarming rate —…
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Wages of Monday
July 14, 2014Foggy and chilly this way-too-early Monday on California’s north coast as the weekend officially comes to an abrupt end without much fanfare. An ugly morning is a Monday. And speaking of pure ugly — on…
Fork the Rich
July 2, 2014Another normal early-morning here on California’s north coast — foggy and a bit warm even for the middle of the work week, though, this particular Wednesday is sucking up this nation’s birthday. Friday is the…
Boom! Goes a Boomer
June 30, 2014Clear on a Monday here on California’s north coast with the skies still dark and chilly. Weekends move much-too fast and always it seems the first day of the week is the quickest on the…
Seven Years Later
June 22, 2014Today is a personal anniversary of sorts — on this date in 2007, I walked into Cask & Flask Liquors, located in the McKinleyville Shopping Center, right next to the Safeway grocery store, in McKinleyville,…
Too Old for this Shit
June 20, 2014Near-crystal-clear this early Friday on California’s north coast with a jagged half-moon rising late in the far eastern sky. And the sun should come up like cold thunder in a couple of hours. But it’s…
Burglar-Shopping
May 17, 2014Clearly not an optimistic view of the near-future — last week, from the best news source up here on California’s north shoreline, the Lost Coast Outpost: When a security alarm went off a little after…
Seven Years Later
April 24, 2014Overcast with a bit of drizzle this early Thursday on California’s north coast — and warmer than expected as yesterday afternoon and evening were pretty chilly adding to the wet air. We’re here now, though,…
Caffeinated 99 Percent
April 17, 2014Ground fog and a little warm this way-too-early Thursday on California’s north coast as we cruise toward the weekend. And tomorrow’s Friday, so we ain’t that far away. Up this early, I down a cup…
Mid-Week and ‘The Walmart Effect’
April 16, 2014Overcast, some ground fog and really quiet this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast — the environment typical for this area. Yesterday about the same. Fog in the morning, clearing with bright sunshine in the…