It rained last night. I was awake around 4:00 a.m. I could hear thunder in the distance, its low-level rumble, like nature clearing its throat. Then it came closer and in ten minutes was above us. More
Tag Archives: climate
Be There
The reminders come. You only have so long. This morning I’m online checking in for a flight. Asked for my date of birth I enter 10/29. Then comes the year. I have to select my birth year from a pull-down menu. When I pull it down, I scroll and scroll, watching the birth years fly…More
Why Don’t Italians Get Hot?
“It’s warm in here.” Anyone entering our apartment in San Marino makes this observation. They don’t mean warm. They mean warm. Hot.More
Smoke Signal–what’s wrong with the sun?
We’re facing east on Lone Pine Road when my wife asks, “Are you going to take a picture?” I could take a picture, yes. At 7:00 a.m. the sun is rising in the east. At the end of the road, just above the horizon, the sun is sandwiched between two stands of trees. The sun…More
T-shirts, Cobblers, Invasive Species
Finishing lunch I turn to my wife and smile big. “Do I have fleas in my teeth?” It’s a potential danger up north, where fruit flies appear out of nowhere, dive into your wine glass, and drown. In the last ten minutes I’ve probably swallowed a couple of them “No.” “You didn’t look.” I smile,…More