Yuckiness Fading..Here

After several days of gloom & fog

Will sun appear as I write this blog

Stuck in the low 50, hardly winter

Earth tendencies continue to splinter

Colorado, wild wind, fire, now snow

Maybe..it's not the place to go

Hundreds of home, burned to the ground

Which is bone dry w/ no rain around

Chinook winds raging down Front Range

100+mph, sadly that is not strange

Sun, beginning to peek out

Another warm day coming, no doubt

Another 1,417 'Mericans, no New Year

Falsebook over science, oh my dear

Average quake day, reminders, not concerns

As we wrap one of 4.5+ billion turns

Around our nearby, life giving star

Seems.. we have come so far

Yet, to our planet, we continue to mar

Hydrocarbons, a boon & lasting scar

Years, Earth is not counting

But, for humans, issues mounting

Easy to spot the the issue here

Any photo.. too many people there

Want a handout but deny reality

Have hope, soon, more, enough will see

Today On Earth

What a handsome dog!!

Gloom & Doom?

Fog & damp is what we got

While Delta & Omicron are hot

Half a million more cases..yesterday

It ain't a hoax & it don't play

Another 2,100+ unvaxed, unhealthy

DEAD!!

DEAD...

No new year for any of them

No shot, chance of sympathy slim

Prez Joe may care, I do not

Had a whole year to get a shot

Denied reality, stuffed in more food

Turns out obesity & Da Nile, not good

Around the planet, big ole shake

Banda Sea with a deep 7.3 quake

Cuz it was deep, seems no big wave

Allah, no whiny folks to not save

S. Carolina, Texass also with shakes

Fracking in west, east old plate breaks

22 volcanoes on this weeks list

Canaries La Palma will not be missed

Usual suspects shaking & spewing

Steer clear, if ya know what ya doing

Here front has oozed to the south

Yet we remain stuck in damp, foggy mouth

No more rain, but 1/4" we'll take

More coming after tomorrow's break

Then it seems the cold is coming

Northern border, currently bumming

Wind chills down to -40 below

Cali Sierra's with 10' of snow

Mix in southern tornadoes to scene

Global Warming, if your brain is keen

It's here right now, this very day

Likely centuries 'fore it goes away

Will there be humans, remains to be seen

Or will big planet wipe itself clean..

With 1/2 million cases, 2K+ dead

Seems 2022 will continue the dread

The dreaded TrumpVirus surges on

Fixed with one bullet, problem be gone

Just a hope, for a better new year

Lying donnie gone, billions would cheer

Have hope...

Today On Earth

Gotta love, lotta green

On the costco scene

We're Killing It, 'Merica

Another 2,500 unvaxed dead, yesterday

And, w/ none in MI, 1 in Floriduuh, no way

ICU's are full, nurses crushed, a test? Nope

With 70 million mo-rons, ain't a lotta hope

World spins on, unconcerned we are here

Little rain, w/ skies very unclear

Warm side of the front, so, not cold

But, with no sun, temp not going bold

Few quakes above mag. 5, but no issues

Far from folks, mostly undersea fissures

Solar blast turned out to be a dud

But, down south, warnings, twisters/flood

Maybe tomorrow or weekend; rain

Put this drought into wane

Moon, a waning crescent in morning sky

Venus, about to say bye-bye

Will I get another look before it's gone

Might be Friday before clouds move along

Until then, stay safe, I'll be in a mask

Venturing out for a public task

Today On Earth

Seems like good advice

Stuck On The Cool Side

Forecast said front's gonna push north

But, we know what forecasts are worth

Good thoughts, that usually work out

But, with Earth, always lingering doubt

So, it's still cool, still mostly cloudy

National radar, there is rain I see

Will it make it here? maybe in 2 days

Until then, gradually warming haze

Earthquake scene, not one above 5

But, little 3.3 got S. Carolina alive

And, 4.5 near Midland, W. Texass

Earth's comment on fracking, quake sass

Comet Leonard sporting quite the tail

Nearing the sun, who's heat will prevail

Not an easy spot in northern hemisphere

And, really long exposure to see clear

Another 1,700+ TrumpVirus dead

Average, 1,400/day, to forever bed

Donnies virus lingers worldwide

Revealed hate, racism folks used to hide

Now so proud, fat, racist, hateful & dumb

Not sure of depths we've yet to plumb

So many mo-rons, with so many guns

Future issues, there's gonna be tons

So, stay safe, mask on & steer clear

Too many that don't think life is dear

Gonna worship death, go right on

Just don't bring me along..

Today On Earth

Come on, Dad, let's go!!

January..On & Off Earth

 Cooking heat in the south

Deep freeze to the north

Usual quake, volcano, sunspot scene

And, a monthly column

2 years...whoa!!

January 22 - On & Off Earth

While some will recap the old year, and others will make predictions and resolutions for the new year ahead, I will boldly forecast change: subtle, dramatic, catastrophic, unexpected and seasonal. Anyone that goes into much more detail than that is sure to be wrong; but we all know, more changes are coming.

My hope, that you would get outside daily onto our still delightful, but wild, little planet, remains as true today as in my first On & Off column 23 months ago. Get out daily and you will notice both the subtle and the dramatic changes as they unfold in 2022.

While not a cause for concern here in the Piedmont, the world’s coastlines will kick off 2022 with another reminder of the reality of a warmer world and sea level rise; major coastal flooding from Super King tides.

The combination for January 2nd’s New moon, when our natural satellite is directly between the Earth and Sun, of more water in the ocean, the moon near perigee (closer to Earth) and the Earth near perihelion (closer to the sun) will send high tides sloshing far into the streets of Norfolk as well as into the nooks and crannies of the Bay and Virginia’s tidal rivers.

Our growing concern in the Piedmont, and much of the rest of Virginia, is the ongoing drought. With less than half an inch of rain in both November and December the soil is very dry; only the reality most plants are shut down for the cool of winter keep things from being much worse.

While not the Alps or Rockies, the Appalachians wring out much of the moisture coming our way from the west; the water for our big rain and snow events coming up from the Gulf or off the Atlantic. Climate change is spreading and extending droughts worldwide and while forest fire dangers here are not high, yet, that, too, will change quickly if the winter remains dry.

Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter begin 2022 in a line in the southwest after sunset (binocs will help with Venus and Mercury), are joined by a thin but growing crescent moon on the 3rd through 5th. Mercury and Saturn move toward each other over the first two weeks of the month (closest on the 12th). Venus passes between the Earth and Sun on the 9th and later in the month is left of Mars and now the Morning Star.

The Full Wolf moon is on the 17th and near apogee (farther from Earth), and is noticeably smaller, though still bright. The sun begins 2022 in Sagittarius, moving into Capricorn on the 20th. The bright stars of winter, dazzling in our dark, country skies, are worth a look on any clear night.

I’d like to finish this month’s column with my thanks to David Holtzman for the opportunity and support to pen this column over the last two years. Also, to readers for all the surprising, far ranging, positive comments I have received. My goal remains to get folks outside to wander and wonder about our amazing planet. Being able to share my passion and sparse knowledge about our shared world has been my pleasure. Time for another walk…

Randy Holladay

Can you see Venus in the V the trees make?

It was there...

Balmy Boxing Day..

Even though a weak front came thru

It won't effect much you wanna do

Sunny, warm with just a light breeze

Truly a Boxing Day to please

Well, out west there is a blizzard on

Northern tier, all the heat is gone

But, in the south & east, October-like

Nice day to get out, ride a new bike

Or take a walk, try out a new chair

A day for decking, basking, Vit. D aware

Round the world, few good shakes

Usual spots, keeping locals awake

Off the Earth, sunspots getting big

Earth about to get solar wind swig

Planet show in the darkening west

But, a quickly fading eyeball fest

Venus gone soon into new year

Comet, seems telescope to see clear

Volcanic La Palma quiet for 10 days

Remains, just a minor gassy haze

Fuego, Popo, San Cristobal, Santa Maria

In Meso-America, wouldn't wanna be ya

Usual suspects, wild planet still

For some a nightmare, some a thrill

Time to go, homeward the goal

Stay safe, lotta idiots on patrol

Got no mask, got no a shot

Obese..life chance not so hot

Stay safe out there

Today On Earth

Former squirrel access

Denied!!!

Happy Holladays!!

Winter, hardly, certainly not here

Warm & windy, not really clear

Above average for the coming week

Golf, not skiing, you should seek

Earthquakes, nothing crazy anywhere

Plate boundaries, sea floor, they appear

Comet brighter, if you have a view

But, check the lovely planets, too

Poppers cooking, time to go

Family xmas show...

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Gretchen's sausage casserole..

Killing 'em In Tennessee...Blog #1,401

Down RockyTop way, anti-vax, anti-tax

Deny evolution, but filling up black sacks

2,128 dead in their "daily" report

"He's in a better place", the likely retort

Well, yea, better than in Tennessee

If country music & death's only way to be

In other news, this seems to be blog # 1,401

Onward with Randy's ranting fun

Laos got rocked today, Greece, Turkey, too

SW breeze, high clouds, blocking solar view

Here, xmas day is looking warm

Out west rain & snow does swarm

Comet Leonard still in the southwest

Supposedly near Venus after sunset

Even with binocs, not spotted here

Planet show still dazzles, if ski is clear

More solar wind coming, auroras up north

That's all I got, for what it's worth

Today On Earth

What a good dog

Turned on the lights..

Sun Here, Snow There, TrumpVirus Death Everywhere

Unvaxed mo-rons continue to die

1,300+/day; care?..I no longer even try

TDS* screwing world in so many ways

GOP's only concern, if their evil pays

Permafrost, glaciers, on they all melt

Reality of our lifestyles, daily felt

Deny & lie, trouble comes...help me

But, Kentucky voted for Mitch & donnie

And, suckles up to horse & coal industry

Now whine & beg when tornadoes run free

Still storms keep smacking us in the mouth

As onward migrate creatures from da south

Course, Ghina will kill & sell anything

Worldwide, on the extinction bell does ring

We don't get it, we're on that list, too

Every human, that's me, that's you

What if this or next pandemic wave

Send a billion to their grave

Overbuilt Ghinese hi-rises, the new crypt

Oopps says Xi, out new virus slipped

We'll deny but who can we blame

Ever onward, greed/growth, all the same

Earth still don't care, rumbles on

Seems all American volcanoes, gone

None anywhere on the list

But, on La Palma eruptions persist

Aleutians, Indonesia, Japan, Etna, too

New Zealand's White Is. still on stew

Only 1 quake even above 5 today

Mag. 6.0 offshore down Mexico way

Here, got High pressure, lots of sun

Out west, it's snowy winter fun

Chilly today, but High will drift

NW wind will do a SW shift

Making for a warm xmas weekend

Warming world greetings we send

Lie about climate, santa, god, oil; reality

Can't understand when nut jobs we see

Too many people, too many guns

"Single" moms whine about dead sons

Where's the daddy after waving boner..

Turns out.. he was just a sperm donor

5 kids, "single" mom, sounds like a 'ho

Every night on the news, 'ho, 'ho, 'ho

Can't feed one kid, don't have no mo'

Mo' time on their hair than their brain

Dead or in jail, to me don't complain

Turns out

What ever happens to you is your fault

Earth's reality, that is the default

Bad parenting's what we need to halt

Would cut down on many assaults...

Happy Holladays

Today On Earth

Yea, whatever...:)

Spotty Sun, Alaska Quake, Comet...

From our view, the sun stood still

But, our star is far from chill

10 sunspots, that Earth can see

Solar wind be setting auroras free

Up in Alaska, 'merica's aurora state

5.9 quake, that's fairly close to great

Quakes in Texass, Alabama, too

It's a broken Earth, whatcha gonna do

Here, another storm, another miss

Well, we got a few drop rain kiss

Sun is back, my house is warm

Sleep in til toasty, no need for alarm

Unvaxed mo-rons still dropping like flies

Live on fox/facebook, you're living lies

Oh, got TrumpVirus, no big surprise

Big orange head, the devil in disguise..

🐕

Dog in the house, squirrels in the yard

Storing up, soon chasing hard

Time to get going, looks nice outside

First take a walk, then maybe a ride

☄

Comet Leonard approaching the sun

Outburst, long tail, looks like fun

Still haven't seen it, clouds in the way

Hoping for clear skies, maybe today

Take binocs, give planets look, too

Sounding like what I might do

Later...

Today On Earth

Clear cuts suck...'cept for the view

And, The Sun Stands Still..It's The Winter Solstice

Since I like to sleep in

Seems winter did begin

'Bout half an hour ago

Cold, clouds, but no snow

We are tilted as far away

As we get from the sun today

Well, in the north that is

Way south, they got that summer biz

Sun's southward move is done

6 month northward tilt begun

Shortest day, longest night

Think I covered that, all right..

Now for big quake off NorCali

6.2, shallow too, but no tsunami

Elsewhere, usual boundary moving

Strike-slipping or into trench grooving

Comet Leonard is in brightening stage

Headed for its solar rage

Did not spot it last night

Perhaps not looking right:)

Or not dark enough

Then trees made viewing rough

Clear, dark skies; look to Venus' left

Perhaps, binocs with bit of heft

If you can spot any moons of Jupiter

You could spot comet for sure

Well, maybe..I'll have clouds in way

But, as usual, rain will stay away

Off to SE, along the coast

Here, still the drought we toast

Omicron & Delta battle on

Unvaxed TDS* looking dead & gone

At least 1,400 just yesterday

While boosted donnie lies away

Hurt or sick, not what ya wanna do

Ain't no room in the ICU..

Unvaxed TDS, put 'em in parking lot

Falsebook & fox info, ain't so hot..

We of the vaxed, don't care if TDS die

Give death's reality a try

And, we'll seeeeeeeya

But, not Today On Earth

Trust Me...

Or just chomp on a bone

*TDS-TrumpDickSucker

aka: Mo-ron

Last Day Of Autumn..Cold!!

The actual rain really wasn't much

Still we remain in the drought's clutch

But Canadian High has settled in

Morning temps got pretty thin

24 here

With skies clear

With normal eastward drift

High will gradually shift

Getting a little warmer every day

White xmas is not coming our way

🏖 vs. ❄

Nor are there any quake concerns

But, under sea ice, warm water burns

Away the blocking ice

For humans, will not be nice

Thwaites glacier, we'll remember

2' sea rise will dismember

Coastal cities, worldwide

Maybe then we'll decide

Greed for coal, oil & gas

Has kicked our own ass

By 2030..a 2' rise

Why such a surprise😱

But I bet allah & jesus offer no aid

And, with all the money believers paid

Real reason for the season is tomorrow

It's from Winter Solstice they all borrow

When misogynists made their move

Couldn't loose winter party groove

Not much more pagan than a xmas tree

Still little personal reflection we see

Easier just to go along..believe

No way the pope would deceive..

It is such a pain

To think, use that big brain

Still...not a bad idea

To banish personal fear..

Stay safe and far away

From all TDS* today..

That's...Today On Earth

If it squeaks, it dies

It was a bear...

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker

aka: unvaxed mo-ron

and soon to be

⚰

Actual Rain...

There are no puddles but it is wet

End the drought..don't take that bet

From radar, will be gone soon

By tonight, we'll see the moon

Last night got a quick look see

It was smaller..sure 'nuf, apogee

Only big quake, far away, southern sea

So, there will be no tsunami

W. China did get rocked at 5.5

Sadly, most will likely survive:)

Overcrowded, spreaders of disease

Any tech ideas, they will seize

Driving extinctions, an evil place

If maybe a billion, we could just erase..

Humans, slow to adapt, quick to migrate

Take & take & take, planet can wait

TrumpVirus deaths, not up to date

Donnie's 'Merica, so not great

Sun still spotty, blasting away

Hope to see planets later today

Our warm spell seems to be gone

Solstice Tuesday, winter comin' on

Time to get a dog out in the rain

He'll hesitate but won't complain

Will we see sun on its namesake day?

With current trends, rain won't stay

Today On Earth

You know it's dry

If you take a pic

When drops you spy

Stuck On The Cool Side

Just on the cool side of the front

But, perhaps warm air on the hunt

Along the Gulf, talking tornado

New England, talking wild ass snow

Big question, will we get any rain

Dry, dry, dry our local bane

Couple of hundredths last night

Radar; seems it's almost in sight

For here, would be true delight

Missed nice sky view, Va., bout right

Greece wins quake derby today

Tonga, Golfo de California, bit a'sway

Sun quite spotty, solar flares at play

Facing Earth, likely headed our way

TrumpVirus deaths, another 2K Friday

With Ohio dead update leading the way

ICU's still jam packed

Unvaxed TDS* body bags stacked

⚰

Insurrection truth coming out

GOP treason, ain't no doubt

Line traitors up against a wall

 Help save democracy, shoot 'em all

Let's make it really fun

Every bullet from a stolen gun

🔫

Tonight is Long Night Full moon

🌕

With sunlight gone so soon

Will be longest moon view of year

Perhaps..I'll raise a glass of cheer

If it seem smaller, it will be

Cuz we're close to apogee

Distant moon, no bad king tide

Still along coast, no where to hide

When Antarctic ice breaks free

Then real high tides Earth will see

Not if, when & likely soon

For humans, will not be boon

Stay safe, stay aware

It's crazy out there...

Today On Earth

Those clouds..contrails

Taking the TrumpVirus home!!

Still...lovely

*TDS - TrumpDickSucker

This Balmy December..Land Day!!

While the big dog shreds a new toy

A day beckons to get out & enjoy

Toasty warm w/ some cirrus haze

Slight rain chance, next 2 days

I'll believe that when it falls

My guess, drops is gonna be all

Last night's battle, the rotten squirrel

Bring it on in, big dog gave it a whirl

Of course, that was a no, no, no, no

Still at the door he continued to show

Not sure if it was reburied or eaten

Maybe more time the rot will sweeten

😲

Last night, saw Jupiter & Venus, too

Comet nor Saturn could shine thru

Tonight is not looking good

Be ok if rain it would..

Sunspots are beginning to kick

Making some radio reception sick

Auroras are fired up, aglow

But, waaaay up north for that show

No issues at all with earthquakes

TrumpVirus, another 1,200 it takes

Winter forecast; looking mostly mild

La Nina got warmth styled

That & all our CO2

Sun's heat shines on through

But, CO2 is a nice heat trap

Cranking up Earth's greenhouse wrap

If we stop burning, will it go away

Not before glaciers call it a day

When Antarctic ice sheet does go

2 foot rise be the quick show

What if 2' by...say 2030

For humanity, rather hurty

8 billion & lot less shore line

Things on Earth will not be fine

Here at the tirehouse, it's Land Day

24 years ago 20.003 acres came my way

Added 10.8 the next summer

Since then, seldom a bummer

My personal forest preserve

After day in 9th grade, what I deserve:)

Time to go check it out

Get my wild dog out & about

Not sure what just ran through the trees

I think a deer, dogs he flees??

Always an adventure..

Today On Earth

Creek & sunset

Sweeeet

 

Comet Alert!!

It's rounded the sun, into evening sky

Time to get out binocs & give a try

Find Venus, below & right, might spy

Comet Leonard, about to do flyby

Of the Evening Star

Won't miss it by far

In fact will be so near

Might graze Venus' atmosphere

☄   😲

Down here on Earth, air on rage

Yesterday, entire upper plains the stage

Traveling at about 100 miles/hour

Created more than a little shower

Hurricane winds, hail & snow

Just for fun, threw in a tornado

Throw in another 2K TrumpVirus dead

Maybe time to put hoax & lies to bed

While the Solstice is the real reason

For parties & celebrations this season

Reason easy for Global Warming

Human numbers have grown alarming

Won't cut back on the fossil fuel

Yet still we deny & play the fool

In your face evidence..just remember

It ain't right, tornadoes in December

🌋

At least, La Palma finally took a break

Just a nap, or gonna re-awake

4 still blasting in Aleutians

Kilauea still oozing lava solutions

Indonesia, Kamchatka & Etna, too

16 on the list but missing a few

None in S. or Meso-America, really

No eruptions, that's just silly

Kansas & W. Texas still got the shakes

Fracking salt water injection, all it takes

Indonesia with another earthquake swarm

But, that is so their subduction norm

Still nothing too crazy or scary

It's still Earth, we should still be wary

Sun is back to a spotty mess

But, solar wind average, more or less

East coast about to have a 3 day run

70-ish temps, get out for fun

Cool will be back for winter's start

But, we're still stuck at Drought Mart

And...no rain really in sight

Slightest chances Fri/Sat night

Just enough clouds to block the view

Easy to spot Venus, will comet show thru

Get out and look

Today (later) On Earth

Turtle..in

Floriduuuh

Smarter than

Marco Rubio & 

Ronnie DuhSantos

Combined

Haze Here, Chinooks There

They drop the snow & come a'roaring

Your small pets, indoors you'll be storing

Cuz the Chinook winds are coming today

Kicking temps, melting the snow away

Temp changes with elevation

Moisture helps that relation

Dry air heats up rapidly

So big pressure difference you see

And, that means big wind

Chinooks & they are gonna send

Anything that ain't tied, tightly, down

Flying around, from CO'll be KS bound

In Boulder, need twice as many fence posts

And, small pet warnings, it ain't a boast

Here is calm, warmer but hazy

That & sore calf, today gonna be lazy

30.50"+ of mercury, pressure extremely High

And, as usual of late, no rain nearby

Tomorrow & Friday warmer still

Be Sunday before any December chill

Plate boundaries rule the quake scene

But, mag. 5.1 the biggest seen

Still..if that hits & you are near

You'll be aware, that is clear!

AZ & Floriduuh finally report

Both locales hoppin' death resort

1,700+ yesterday's reported dead

Still, all on fat guy with orange head

With followers living big denial

Whole crew should be put on trial

So obviously guilty, big treason

Thought we shot folks for that reason

Well, we should

That would be good!!

🌪🌪🌪

More 'merican BS..

In KY, candle production had to go on

Now least 8 employees are gone

Told if the left, they'd be fired

Of greed & slime we should be tired

Want to place the tornado blame

To miss this chance would be a shame

Really traces all back to Mitch

Kentucky's own little senate bitch

Denies reality of global warming

Which is direct result of tornado swarming

But, all Mitch says is no, no, no, no, no

Do nothing, just how the GOP gonna go

Then blame it on other side

Behind their lies they try & hide

History will not be kind to Mitch

Up donnie's ass, his little bitch

Me, time to limp on out with big dog

Not a chance, I'm gonna jog..

Today On Earth

Just one more thing

GOOGLE SUCKS

Trying to upload pic

But, no!!!!

Finally...

Dog loves to squirm!!