Bonny Doon in Ruin
Much of the area burned is dense Redwood Forests over 400 years old. An odd string of lightning storms from the Pacific during a short period of record heat set…
Why I Live on a Sand Dune—Part 2
Sunday’s incredible lightning storm of 11,000 strikes set off hundreds of fires in its path. Joby Aero’s home in Bonny Doon (top yellow circle) and its quarry operation have been…
Why I Live on a Sand Dune
Remnants of a Pacific tropical storm got sucked up to Monterey Bay at the peak of this wonderful heat wave (wonderful only if you live on the coast). It was…
Cleaning Out the Pantry
All those provisions I ordered from Amazon Pantry in a panic likely are no longer needed, at least as things are looking today. To reduce my canned-good inventory, here’s my…