When I first arrived here in the early 60s, I really do remember the weather being almost monotonously beautiful almost all of the time. In fact, 50 years ago, the local TV news programs rarely included weather reports. There was no need. The guy delivering the news gave the forecast and It was almost always…
As I write this, we’re supposed to being getting the effects of Hurricane Ignacio, which is supposedly passing a few hundred miles due north of us. And I’m feeling . . . well . . . nothing. There’s no wind; there’s no rain. There’s only the humidity. Oh, yeah … and the mosquitos. Both are…
… it really rains! This photo of a serious rain squall about 10 minutes away from landfall was taken the other day on Oahu’s north coast by Ian Lind, former investigative reporter with Honolulu’s daily newspaper and now a semi-retired-but-prolific blogger. Here on Maui, we have pretty much the same conditions. Typically, it will rain…
Over the years, my visits to Boston to see the Red Sox play has morphed from an occasional treat to an annual event. As soon as the NARP* Spring meeting schedule is announced, I check the Red Sox schedule to see where they’ll be playing and start laying plans. Most of the time seeing a…