As we've been discussing over the last few months, this past year's La Niña has been a bust in Southern California. What was expected to be a dry winter with winds and heat turned out to be a wet, blustery winter with massive Sierran snowpack. But not so across the U.S! As the NY Times reportedContinue reading “La Niña misses SoCal, hits Sun Belt”
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Tennessee Williams: Sex positive activist
Although considered politically naive by some, Tennessee Williams did know how to make a scene. Especially when it came to love. If you want the unbuttoned Tennessee Williams, you have to read Dotson Rader's entertaining Cry of the Heart. It's a wonderfully breezy and entertaining book about the mature Tennessee Williams, but even better, it's a sortContinue reading “Tennessee Williams: Sex positive activist”
The GOP vs. the Democrats: it’s not the rich vs. the common man
Still one of the best lines of the year, from Jeffrey Sachs, of The Earth Institute: The idea that the Republicans are for the billionaires and the Democrats are for the common man is quaint but outdated. It's more accurate to say that the Republicans are for Big Oil while the Democrats are for BigContinue reading “The GOP vs. the Democrats: it’s not the rich vs. the common man”
Kit Stolz 