Category: General

  • Come Join the Fun in the Sun on Saturday!

    (OK, it’s supposed to be Sunny in the morning at least!) In support of http://350.org and Climate Action Day Event #1: A Guided Hike up to Three Sisters. Starts from Coombs Country Candy at 9AM. 3 1/2 to 4hr hike. Bring a lunch! Event #2: Starting at 10AM and running all day, get ready to…

  • Blog Action Day: Climate Change

    Today is Blog Action Day. This is a annual event held throughout the blogosphere where each year blogs take up one topic of world importance and blog about it only to raise awareness. With the Copenhagen summit coming up in December, world leaders are right now deciding how best to approach a new climate pact…

  • Catch the Lunar Impact Early Friday Morning! Rain next week

    So tomorrow morning, Oct 9, there will be a spectacular show for anyone with a clear sky and a pair of binoculars (or telescope of course). The LCROSS lunar probe will be completing its mission… to blow a chunk off the moon! Ok, not really a chunk, but it has been aimed at the souther…

  • Frost and 20 Degrees this week

    (Edited for updated GFS long range forecast) We had a windchill below 0C this morning. BRR! That said, it’s shaping up to be another wonderful week of sunny warm fall weather. At or near 20C everyday from now through Saturday. After Saturday, as Bill pointed out this morning in the comments… and as I’ve seen…

  • Tropical Storm, Tsunami, Earthquakes, Typhoon

    It’s not local weather, but it has been such a crazy week, with places getting hit multiple times with devastating effect, that it’s worth mentioning. If you have anything to spare, it would be worth donating to aid organizations like the Red Cross in the South Pacific and South East Asian countries hit this week.…