Will publish a story on the Scenes from an Explosion story I have been recently slightly obsessed with soon, but for now:
Author Archives: Kit Stolz
The John Muir Way — now in Scotland too
Mark Grossi, a California reporter of long standing, recently retired, and his paper republished some of his best work, notably this recounting of a stretch on the John Muir Trail, walked in memory of Gross’s late father. Mount Mendel’s jagged profile turned a surreal pink at sunset. Staring at the spectacle — it’s called alpenglowContinue reading “The John Muir Way — now in Scotland too”
Ben Carson’s shameful past — as a nerd!
Yesterday the Wall Street Journal joined the chorus of media outlets scrutinizing Ben Carson’s past (as detailed in his memoir). Like CNN and the Washington Post, they discovered it’s a lot less colorful than Carson and his co-writer claimed. The WSJ concludes: One reason that Mr. Carson’s stories are difficult to check is that he navigatedContinue reading “Ben Carson’s shameful past — as a nerd!”
FORECAST: GODZILLA (take two)
Another paper published my FORECAST: GODZILLA story, which includes an amusing history of the “meme” from the weather reporter’s friend at JPL/NASA, Bill Patzert. Don’t usually repost my reporting, but I really like this story, and this paper used my headline. They didn’tContinue reading “FORECAST: GODZILLA (take two)”
Poll: US sees no problem with climate change
Have been struggling a bit with climate “overwhelm” — the volume of bad news is drowning out my efforts to keep up and post, even my own thoughts. I sympathize with a JPL/NASA scientist and publicist named Laura Faye Tenenbaum: The energy it takes to make honest, interesting and informative content for NASA’s climate website,Continue reading “Poll: US sees no problem with climate change”
Hillary as an action hero: take two
Apparently Clinton as a killer is “a thing” as they say in pop culture. Turns out that the artist, Sarah Sole, has been “obsessed” with Hillary for years. She told the New York Times a year or twoContinue reading “Hillary as an action hero: take two”
Hillary and Bill on the road to the White House
Don’t see Mad magazine much anymore but I think this is freaking hilarious: Regardless of your affiliation, you get the point. Don’t mess with the Hill, that’s all.
People of the PCT: Dirt Stew and Dormouse
About eleven months ago, I ran into a couple of thru-hikers as I approached Kennedy Meadows on the PCT. I was coming off the end of a super-hot section of the Mojave with little or no water, and they were south-bound. In SoCal, mostly hiking earlier in the year, heading north I hadn’t met manyContinue reading “People of the PCT: Dirt Stew and Dormouse”
Ballet of the bats over Lake Aloha
At Lake Aloha, mile TK on the PCT, I saw a sight the likes of which I’ve never been so privileged. A ballet of bats, so to speak, dancing over the still waters of Lake Aloha, chasing I think big fat whitish moths that unaccountably flutter around the water there (or so I’ve seen). TheContinue reading “Ballet of the bats over Lake Aloha”
FORECAST: GODZILLA
Here’s the image that inspired scientist Bill Patzert to call a particularly epic El Niño “Godzilla.” See that monster lurking off Central America? With the jagged jaws and the beady little green eye? Here’s the story that explains whyContinue reading “FORECAST: GODZILLA”
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