seeing a dark smoke column somewhere east of beaumont in the IE

It has begun #partialeclipse

Found my eclipse filter from 2017, had to use masking tape to step down from 105mm to 95mm on the 600 tele. It works! Ready for partial eclipse.

Another perfect wonder, where it's so white as snow (rare for this late and low in the season!) NWS Los Angeles NWS San Diego

The snow seems well at or below Oak Glen which is at 4700 feet, wow! NWS San Diego

Low snow levels in the San Bernardino National Forest!! NWS San Diego NWS Los Angeles

4 feet of snow in the Angeles in essentially april

So 2016/12 Libertarian candidate for POTUS Gary Johnson was sitting at the table next to me at dinner in Palm Springs. Said hello to him and his wife as they were packing up, and he totally
messed with me saying it wasn't him! Ha.

Leave it to DJI to have a 1.4 gigabyte 'minor' software update! You can't fly these drones a week without being forced to download some BS. It significantly impacts the usability of these quadcopters. Let me connect to my hardline fiber network in the Mojave Desert! SMH.

Gov. Wes Moore confirms that the ship's crew issued a mayday and communicated they were experiencing a power issue, enabling transportation officials to halt traffic over the bridge. 'These people are heroes. They saved lives last night,' Moore said.

Just went to the ATM and there is a random black locked briefcase type thing just sitting in the parking lot... I've seen No Country For Old Men and ain't touching it! Called in to dispatch

Pretty cloud today, looking towards the Trabuco RD of the CNF NWS San Diego