A little after 9:00 am Thursday, (9/1/16) I heard a loud boom. The sky was overcast and Tropical Storm Hermine was off the west coast, sending unpleasant weather across the state so I initially thought the sound was a loud clap of thunder. There was a second smaller boom, and I thought maybe it was all sonic boom of the SpaceX Dragon capsule returning from the International … [Read more...]
Is Fall on the Way?
Some of the trees on my commute are starting to show red leaves. I'm not sure if they are harbingers of fall, a symptom of the lack of rain or a by-product of the scorching sun this summer. I'd like to believe the first, because fall is my favorite season & maybe that would mean cooler weather is coming. Of course fall means almost another year has passed and I still don't … [Read more...]