Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!

It feels like 2015 just began...now 2016 is almost here! I'll have your forecast for the first seven days of 2016 (and thankfully that forecast has rain in it!) on KCOY Channel 12 at 5, 6 and 11PM and KKFX Channel 11 at 10PM! Please be safe tonight, everyone, and have a Happy New Year!

Honda Accord

I've had my 1998 Honda Accord almost exactly 17 years and I've reached 155,000 miles in it! Let's see if I can make it 310,000... :-)

Halloween Heat!

Nothing says Halloween like sunshine and heat! 86 in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara, 90 in Santa Ynez and 94 in San Luis Obispo so far!

Monday...

It's Monday, but never fear! You'll get through the day and when it's done... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeGTt08xdWA

Curious Cat

Simba doesn't know what to make of the noisy shadows outside. They're preparing patios and stairways for painting this week in my complex. :-)

Stormy 2001-2015

I normally limit my posts to fun or informative things, but my heart is broken.  My cat Stormy passed away Saturday night.  He was the sweetest cat I've ever known and was my buddy.  I adopted him from the shelter in 2001 as an underweight kitten after he was on our KNDO/KNDU noon show as the Pet Of The Week, so he could grow up with my (now 17 year old) first adopted cat Simba from ID.  I let the good people of WA & OR pick names for him, and "Stormy" won the vote.  Simba and Stormy have moved with me from WA to NM to CA.  He was able to surmount a hyperthyroid problem for several years and never stopped being my pal.  He always made sure to join me on the bed at bedtime, and he had his own complex path to walk before either crawling under the sheets with me or laying on the pillow behind my head.  I'll never forget his sweet disposition, his high squeaky meow, or the fact he didn't bite anyone his entire life.  I'm just glad I could spend the last 10 hours of his life with him on the couch, petting and brushing him, giving him water and food and trying to keep him cool.

True Detective Season 2

"The feel-good, loose-end-tying-up, completely understandable finale of 2015!" #TrueDetectiveSeason2 #TrueDetective What did I just see? :-)

Apartment Listing

Searching apartment listings...let's see here... $1375/month for 260 WHOLE sq ft? Wow! That's really, REALLY tempting! Ugh...SO tough to pass up! ;-)

Perfect Date

This funny line from Miss Congeniality is just about right for California's Central Coast right now!  Although there are welcome rain showers currently, the weather will be drier, brighter and warmer this afternoon!

Foggy Start

Sunny mornings are great, but I also love a quiet, foggy start to the day, too!  Have a fantastic Sunday, everyone!  :-)

Haircut Time!

Haircut day for me today!  I wonder if I should go with one of these choices from Guatemala. :-) Shorter hair for me tonight on KCOY & KKFX!

March 32nd

I fully endorse Community's creation of March 32nd instead of having April 1st and its April Fool's Day pranks... :-)

Record-Breaking Day's Sunset

After a record-breaking 95 degree day in many parts of California's Central Coast, this was my sunset view...one of the prettiest I've ever seen!  :-)

Car Pampering

It's a nice day to pamper my 1998 Honda Accord with its 150,020 miles...after getting its oil changed I cleaned the fairly tidy interior.  To my amazement, I've been driving this car 16 years and I discovered a small drawer that I never knew was there!  It just never occurred to me that it was a drawer...just thought it was decorative like the "drawers" in front of a bathroom sink.  If a tiny Jimmy Hoffa had been inside, it would have been the best-kept secret ever! :-)

150,000 Miles

It's taken just over 16 years but my good ol' car reached 150,000 miles last night!  My '77 Chevy Nova made it 138,000+ miles until 1998, and my '98 Honda Accord is still going strong!  I better treat it to an oil smoothie and a pedicure (tire rotation) today... :-)

"Walken On Sunshine"

It looks like we're "Walken On Sunshine" today! I'll have your First Alert Weather forecast through next weekend tonight on KCOY Channel 12!

Rain Is Coming!

Rain is coming to California's Central Coast, and it'll start tonight!  Hopefully I'll need to reenact this young orangutan's leaf-umbrella idea! :-) I'll tell you how long it will last and how much we can expect, and I'll have your forecast through next week tonight on KCOY Channel 12!  Have a great weekend! :-)

Groundhog Day

It's hard to have 6 more weeks of winter when we haven't had winter yet. I'll take 6 weeks of winter, though...we need rain on California's Central Coast! :-)

February 1st

First day of February...sunshine, lots of green, and 48 as of 8AM...high of 75 this afternoon! Time for a walk, then some football game is on I think... :-)

Flock Of Starlings

I love seeing meteorological and astronomical sights in the sky, but this biological sight is amazing, too!  A flock of starlings...not to be confused with A Flock Of Seagulls...enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2AOsRS1jmk

Octopus Mower

I bet the operator of this tractor-mower octopus-looking thing is great at video games judging by its controls...cool machine! :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7CFzDepXfM

SBIFF 2015

I did my good deed for the day last night.  I was sure this marquee had the wrong "premier".  I won't hold my breath for the "Best Meteorologist in a Supporting Speller Role" award, though...it's an honor just to be nominated, really... ;-)

Blizzard 2015

I'm sure it's a blizzard of Instagram photos. Since I'm not on Instagram, I have avoided that electronic blizzard much like parts of the region avoided the actual blizzard... :-)

Polar Bear Club Time!

Since it's the middle of winter, I may have to jump in the water today and join the Polar Bear Club!**  Here goes nothin'!  Woo hoo!

**Note:  I don't think the fact that it's in the 80s and sunny detracts in ANY way from my inclusion in the aforementioned Polar Bear Club.

I must be crazy to try this!  What?  Why are you looking at me like that? :-)

Beautiful Monday Sunrise!

There's nothing like a beautiful sunrise to get motivated on a Monday! I can't seem to see the sunrise with all this fog, so I'll just keep moving anyway... :-)

Backstrom

Backstrom must be the alternate universe where Dwight Schrute met Dr. House, roomed with him, and then decided to become a sassy detective instead of living on a farm & selling paper for Dunder Mifflin in Scranton. :-)

Winter From California

Just saw this today and had to share it...from California. :-)

Have a great Friday and weekend everybody!

No Place Is Safe!

In order to hide treats, it looks like the tops of appliances are eliminated.  Let's just hope this giant dog can't open kitchen cabinets, too!  :-)

Haircut Day

My hair is shorter & much better now. Kinda the reverse of these alpacas...

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!  Here are a few more photos of the snow that fell in Cuyama as 2014 was coming to an end...they certainly make it look more like winter to me!  :-)  We have beautiful sunshine on this first day of 2015 around California's Central Coast...I'll have your First Alert Forecast for the NEXT 7 days of the new year tonight on KCOY Channel 12, KEYT Channel 3 and KKFX Channel 11!  That's some Power of Three action right there!  Have a great day!  :-)