“I have famously huge turds.” – Drax, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Somewhere in the Santa Cruz Mountains some wily coyote is enjoying a nice turkey dinner. Here’s the backstory: For a month or so this wild turkey’s been trolling my pool — taking dumps on the coping and[…] Read On
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Who’s Responsible for California Wildfires? Environmental Bureaucrats and Lawyers
I hate Nextdoor. I really do. In case you’ve never had the pleasure, Nextdoor is where your neighbors get to display their idiocy and feel important at the same time. Like a neighborhood Twitter feed. Today one of my idiot neighbors posted this: “We need to begin preventing megafires, not[…] Read On
The Weird Science of Climate Change
There have been times in Earth’s history when the polar ice caps were nothing but lush tropical forests and the planet was mostly flooded. Other times the equator was in a deep freeze, along with the rest of the world. Make no mistake, Earth has seen its share of climate[…] Read On
Who’s Responsible for California Wildfires, PG&E or Environmental Bureaucrats?
At this moment I’m sitting on the veranda of my Silicon Valley mountain home. It’s a gorgeous sunny day – a little on the dry side, but not atypical for this time of year. This would be heaven on Earth except for one thing: The serene sounds of chirping birds[…] Read On