My part of LA is expecting 5" of rain in the next 24 hours and my question is Will the delivery robots know not to try to navigate flooded streets?

Hockey butts!!! @hbomax.bsky.social

I spent some time at the site where protestors incinerated five Waymos—all lined up neatly in a row in downtown LA—and spoke to journalists, eyewitnesses and activists who were there. This is how protestors weaponized Waymos and Lime scooters, and turned them into icons of the anti-ICE uprising

Minor earthquake, Los Angeles, about 8 seconds.

This is where you go to tell the National Park Service to restore the word "transgender" in its entry on the Stonewall monument. (Scroll down.)

I'm a believer in smart policy, but all the finger-pointing in the LA firestorm about hydrant flows and LAFD budgets seems like arguing about the adequacy of Hiroshima's 1945 building code standards. It's a way to evade the big questions.

I was sweating bullets at work today while forecasting. This is the most concerning weather event I’ve forecasted in my young career. Southern Californians: Prepare for the worst, hope for the best. Stay vigilant the next few days. #CAwx

People celebrating Luigi Mangione, the health care CEO assassin, need to understand that vigilante killings are not celebrated or in any way condoned in the United States. We are a civilized country that values the lives of its citizens.

Got a call from AAA today saying my wallet was found and to call (LA suburb) police station, which I did. I thought they must have the wrong person because I haven't lost my wallet. But contents did prove to be mine, DL, CC, med ins, etc. Then I remembered I had lost my wallet in Oct 2023 1\

Just found out that they're remaking 1 of my favorite LGBTQ films from the 90s, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet. Not sure how I feel about that, especially if it is set in current day. 30 yrs ago there were comedic aspects of immigrant gay boys being closeted w their parents back home. Not today.

It's all tied together and don't let them trick you into thinking it's for safety

Brilliant observation by @maxkennerly.bsky.social to a whole pot-full of parboiled frogs.

Happy tenth birthday to Casper, Joey, Billy, Chester, and Charlotte, born between 10 and midnight Halloween night 2014. 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈(🐈).

Cars that I've owned in my life: 1963 Olds (white) - while in high school 1976 Ford Pinto (gray) - while in grad school 1985 Nissan King Cab (black) 1995 Jeep Cherokee (black) 2002 Mini Cooper (blue) 2012 Mini Cooper Coup (red) and now 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SE (blue)

Home from my Türkiye trip. Never seen so much snow on the San Bernardino mountains. And was unable to get a pic but the wildflowers in between the runways were amazing. Glad to be home.

On my way to Istanbul airport. Next stop Berlin. Used the BiTaksi app to call a cab. Was waiting outside & a taxi picked me up. A few minutes later got a call from my taxi. The taxi I was in was not part of BiTaksi. Then my driver tried to convince me that it was a holiday & no buses were running 1/

Haven’t been to a barber in 20+ years. Usually buzz my head every few days. But I forgot to pack the charger. So on my last day in Istanbul I went to one near my Airbnb. Buzzed my head, shaved my neck, cleaned up the beard. Charged me 150 lira, less than $5. I gave him 300 lira.

Prices in Türkiye: Transportation very cheap. Metro 🚇 🚎 🚌 US$0.70 for each on and off, including the ferries⛴️. Food each dish $3-$5 but easy to spend US$30 for dinner. Museums very expensive $30-45. Should have bought the 5 day pass. Entry into dance clubs $6, beer $9.

My first night in Istanbul went to a nice restaurant. Had many small dishes: beans, yogurt&spinach, grape leaves, chicken kebabs. Total was TL 850. I gave them 950 but I had a mix of Lira & Euros in my wallet & gave them a €50 instead of a 50 TL. Fortunately they noticed my mistake & gave back the €

First trip longer than an extended weekend since before the pandemic.

Thirty years ago today was the Northridge Earthquake. I was at the Johnson Space Center in Houston preparing for JPL’s Spaceborne Imaging Radar missions flying on the space shuttle in April and again in October. To this day I, with my degrees in geology and geophysics, feel I missed out.

Saw a guy in locker room of gym having trouble opening his thumb print activated lock. Was getting very frustrated. Could it have been that you just came from the sauna/hot tub/showers and your fingers are water logged???

From my bedroom window I see fireworks at The Grove. Which means Mario Lopez is filming his Christmas special already!

A good chunk of most every day I spend trying to convince some one the difference between people being nefarious vs those people (usually complete strangers) just being irresponsible.

Sunny and 79 F in Los Angeles today. But 7% humidity!!! My poor sinuses. 🤧

At my condo we ripped out the lawn a few years ago and planted things native to Southern California. I made sure to include local milkweed for the Monarch butterflies. Their caterpillars seem to be doing well. The rain from Hurricane Hillary helped a lot.

So sad to hear of the passing of Michael Gambon. You know him as the second Dumbledore. But he starred in my favorite version of A Christmas Carol, and my favorite Dr Who episode: the 2010 Dr Who Christmas special. www.imdb.com/title/tt1672...

Lots of articles about a possible Red, White, & Royal Blue sequel. Here is my proposal: It's 20 years later. Alex and Henry got married and had a kid via surrogate. Alex is the father, Bea secretly donated the eggs. 1/

Timed my workout so that I could be on the roof of the parking garage just before 9 for #spaceX launch out of Vandenberg. First stage was visible at about T+30 until engine cutoff. Second stage barely visible for maybe 10 seconds.

August is almost upon us. Time for gay romance on the streaming apps. Heartstopper season 2 Aug 3 on Netflix, Red White and Royal Blue Aug 11 on Prime.

Something has to be my first post.