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The Constancy of Uncertainty

I started this week’s edition in my hotel room while staying in Veracruz, Mexico. The Mexican trade association that I initiated in 2017 held its…
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TMI iS TMI

The season’s first cloudburst suddenly hit southern California this week, but it was short-lived. Barely twenty minutes in total. Nonetheless, the sound of falling drops…
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Atonement Loves Company

This week until yesterday in Southern California the summer heat lingered, dawdled, and encamped like an unwelcome house guest. The few wildfires that re-erupted in…
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Beware the 6th of September

Two years ago this week, the CAISO along with its neighboring balancing authorities in the West suffered a heat storm that caused quite a commotion….
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Half Time

Summer is officially here. Today is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun, resulting in the longest day of the year. The…
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As the Paint Dries

The chill and wet weather up to last weekend suddenly turned like clockwork and it became arid and warm. Yep, it’s time to start sprinkling…
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