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  • I have had The Who's "Who by Numbers" stuck in my head all week. Today's earworm is "Imagine a Man."

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  • RELEASED YESTERDAY:

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    ...(although mine was delayed a day due to inclement weather). Ringo's last five releases have been EPs, but Look Up is his first LP since 2019's What's My Name? It is also his first country album since 1970's Beaucoups of Blues.

  • SANTA ANA WINDS

    [Prior to climate change, known primarily for bring good surfing conditions]
     
    Here in Southern California, there is a weather condition known as the Santa Ana Winds

    Fire wind
    O desert wind
    She was born in a desert breeze
    And wind her way
    Through Canyon Way
    From the desert to the silvery sea

    In every direction
    See the perfection
    And see the San Gabriel Mountain scene

    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes
    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes

    Fill my sails, O desert wind
    And hold the waves high for me
    Then I will come
    And test my skill
    Where the Santa Ana winds blow free
     
    In waves of elation
    My part of creation
    Becoming one with the boundless sea

    Santa Ana winds blow gently 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)
    Santa Ana winds blow gently 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)

    I am the wind, O desert wind
    On my pilgrimage to the sea
    I will prevail
    I will not fail
    To bring life into humanity

    My song is creation
    I've been through the nation
    Whispering the wisdom and its purity

    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)
    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)
    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)
    Santa Ana winds keep blowing 'cross my eyes (Santa Ana winds keep blowing)
     
  • As someone who can see the San Gabriel Mountains every day, here are a couple of things I’ve learned.

    The Santa Ana winds are so powerful because they come from the North and are compressed by the canyons, increasing their power.

    It was pointed out by my favorite meteorlogist that this time the often challenging Santa Ana winds were combined with winds from a different direction to create the horror show we just went through. I live in a pocket that is mostly sheltered from the winds, but I got my share this time. Luckily, there were no fires that were close to me.

    • One of my nephews lives in LA. They also managed to be away from the fires. A horrible natural disaster-- not helped any by inaccurate propaganda raining down.

       

    • When Elon Musk blames DEI for the firestorm I keep wondering how hiring Black people causes long-term drought and hurricane-force winds. Alternatively, how would hiring only white people prevent those things? I guess I'm just not as smart as Elon Musk.

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