September 15, 2015

Another hazard to keep in mind during the California drought:

L.A. drivers forget that pavement is slippery when wet.
(So. Cal. freeway system on a rain soaked Tuesday morning commute, Sept. 15, 2015).

September 11, 2015

Some time back, I asked what DU was like in the last Presidential primary...

I was told (in so many words) it got ugly.

After witnessing this primary on DU (especially this past week for some reason), I'm finding the Presidential primaries on DU are more than ugly: they're scary!

My hope is that by the time the general election rolls around, most of these be fences will be mended. I find it hard to believe, though.

September 7, 2015

I guess weather patterns are still very difficult to predict past a week...

This prediction came out at the end of August (and appears to be way off). In southern California, we're well into the first week of September (as we all are) and we have another recording breaking week of high temps coming, because the jet stream positioned itself in such a way that allows the highs into the west (again), and the colder fronts move down into the mid-west (again). I just hope the jet stream positioning itself like this, won't affect the El Niño event California has been predicted to get. We really need rain.

September Forecast Calls For Warm East, Cool West...
http://www.weather.com/forecast/national/news/september-2015-temperature-forecast

August 30, 2015

Ah...that damn So. Cal. heat wave is finally moving it's slothy behind outta here...

It's still warm this morning, but we actually had some cloud cover for a couple of hours.
Welcome home, marine layer—my best bud!

August 25, 2015

August rain, in Southern California...I guess it's more like very light rain showers.

Actually, I just stepped outside and it's coming down pretty hard.

August 6, 2015

A lot of anger lately...

I just got yelled at via mail from a member for something I didn't post.
I told the member I thought they replied to the wrong person, and they shot back screaming louder still.
I respect some for their ability to shout back and forth, but I stay out of the yelling.
Crazy daze here on DU.
I'm grateful DU has the "ignore" feature.
Sheese!

July 20, 2015

Strange post, I know...I had a dream that I worked for Bernie last night (I know dreams are boring)

I was assigned as a temp to work for Bernie Sanders.
He was a lawyer (maybe a senator), and his office was outside. His outside area sat in a yard near some old motel that had been turned into low income apartments. He had stacks of files and paperwork all over the ground, and some sitting on a long buffet table.

When I showed up, Bernie was kneeling on the ground going over some papers. He handed me a stack of papers, and said he wanted me to organize them.

The papers were collectable pictures, stickers, etc that were given to him by an older black lady whom he was assisting.
The lady was trying to put her son or grandson through school and had given them to Bernie in hopes that these collectibles would help in getting her some money.

As I was thumbing through them, Bernie told me that when she first gave them to him, he didn't think they would be worth anything, but he was surprised—after looking up some of the artifacts—that they were worth over $20,000. I recall looking at some of them and seeing old stickers, posters, pictures. It was pretty cool.

I put them in a manilla folder and placed them on the banquet table. I then left because my work day was over.

As I was headed home, I remembered that I had left the lady's $20,000 of collectibles out on the table and I was worried they would be stolen. $20,000 gone because of me!

I hurried back and started looking for them in the stacks of files on the buffet table, but couldn't find them.
And that's how it ended.

It was great working for Bernie, though. And sorry Bernie, I hope you find that manilla file!

July 18, 2015

Lightning strike in Echo Park, Los Angeles (July 18, 2015)

I saw this picture on FaceBook this afternoon.
In Southern California, we are having a very rare July rain storm pushing through (remnants of hurricane Dolores, I believe).
There was lots of lightning and heavy rain in many parts (including at my home in the San Pedro area—more to come, too I hear).

Someone in Echo Park (an area just outside of Hollywood) posted this picture of a poor palm tree who was a bit too tall, and took a hit from lightning.

July 16, 2015

'Gang mentality' of middle-age surfers keeps outsiders off Palos Verdes Estates waves

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lunada-bay-20150716-story.html

'Gang mentality' of middle-age surfers keeps outsiders off Palos Verdes Estates waves

Jose Lopez, a 38-year-old fisherman from Bell, stepped gingerly to the bluff's edge.

He scanned the trail where, for years, beachgoers who don't live in Palos Verdes Estates have complained that they get bombarded with rocks thrown by a local surf tribe that calls themselves the Bay Boys.

He noted that from the beach, 100 feet below, he would not be able to see the parking area, where outsiders' cars have been vandalized.

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Middle-aged adults pelting visitors with rocks, and vandalizing cars.
Many of these high income Palos Verdes residents have the mentality that they own these beaches, and it should be no surprise that their police department looks the other way.

July 10, 2015

"The Living Room Candidate" - Presidential Campaign Commercials 1952-2012

http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1952

I found this last night while looking for old campaign commercials. I sifted through these videos, etc for a few hours.
I'm sure it's been posted here before, but for anyone who's not seen it...sift away!