Ta Ta, Tees ~ #1
My tees are kind of my brand. And when I find a tee that suits me to a tee, I wear it till it just about falls apart. Well, some … Continue reading
Stormy weather
I hate to sound negative all the time, really I do, but it’s come to my attention that everything is unraveling. First, there’s a gigantic fire. Then all the trees … Continue reading
Bare trees
It’s starting to look like the live oaks in my area are dying. I’m no arborist, and I haven’t been able to nail down whether these trees typically turn yellow … Continue reading
The Mosquito Fire: Day 5
Tuesday. I’m thinking this will be the last of my running posts on the fire, which this morning maps to 49,761 acres. The growth has been slowed substantially, though I’m … Continue reading
The Mosquito Fire: Day 4
Monday. Super-smoky morning, thanks to the diurnal wind patterns. The first update from the fire status website says there was no significant change in acreage overnight, but I’m waiting for … Continue reading
The Mosquito Fire: Day 3
Sunday. We woke to find the fire has grown to 41,443 acres, which is a positive. Apparently the winds weren’t severe overnight as expected, so there was no scary expansion … Continue reading
The Mosquito Fire: Day 2
Saturday. We drove around a bit Friday afternoon, getting a feel for what might be going on out there—grabbed some ice in case the power goes off again because of … Continue reading
The Mosquito Fire: Day 1
Here’s part I of a fire journal I’ll run till this thing burns itself out. Each post refers to the day before. Friday. As I write this, I don’t know … Continue reading
Coming soon: Climate nostalgia
On Sunday evening, the power went out at 8 pm. We were enticingly close to finishing the new Baz Lurhman movie, Elvis, and having a lot of fun mocking it … Continue reading
To rant or not to rant …
It seems odd to me, after all these years of blogging, that most posts I write nowadays never make it onto the blog. Why is that? I think I know … Continue reading
WHAT THE HELL 