Bowie By-Gone
January 11, 2016In my own personal history, one of the weirdest, disconcerting moments for me was when I first glimpsed David Bowie’s, ‘Diamond Dogs‘ album in a record store — a freaked-intellectual stare of madness right out…
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IQ and Being Alive (Update/Add-On)
January 8, 2016Update/Add-on, interesting related thingy below Overcast with some wisps of sunshine this early Friday on California’s north coast as we finish the first week of a new year. The NWS this morning echoes the season: ‘Slight…
Shake the Coastline
January 7, 2016Sunshine on occasion this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, a bright-spot in between sprinkles and outright-rain. Another storm is due in on Friday, and according to the NWS, maybe the next sustained sunshine on…
El Niño — ‘Textbook’…’Relentless’
January 6, 2016Cold, drizzling rain this near-noon Wednesday on California’s north coast and we’re expecting maybe some thundershowers later on toward evening. According to the NWS, we should catch a small break tonight and into early Thursday,…
Year’s End Eve
December 31, 2015Sunrise bright and way-clear this New Year’s Eve on California’s north coast — a way-rapid week since last Thursday, and a freaking-quick year now-swiftly coming to conclusion. A cold morning, too. Maybe just getting old,…
The El Niño Influence
December 30, 2015Clear, bright sunshine and not-so-cold temperatures this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast, enveloped in a nice stretch of outside-conditions this week — no rain forecast until Sunday. The NWS is ‘expecting quiet weather‘ to…
Rain-Feeble Drought
December 29, 2015Bright sunshine with a whole-lot of cold this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast as it appears we’ll be rain-free for a few days, with no wet stuff expected until next Sunday. You’d think after…
Extreme Normal — Gas Up
December 27, 2015Overcast 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…
‘Chicken-Tender’ Asteroid and a Full Moon
December 24, 2015Occasional 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…
‘Sunshower’ Senior Moment
December 23, 2015In 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…