Well, I’m bummed out cuz I didn’t get to see last week’s so-called Blood Moon, all because of the dreaded, so-called Atmospheric River, which dropped a heaping helping of dang snow all the way from here to Heap’s Peak, not to mention a whole heap of clouds that made...
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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Surf City
One holiday week that every young person – like me…OK, so I lied. Hey it’s all a matter of perspective and I perceive myself as being young, and every young person cherishes spring break, which springs into place on Monday, March 31 and comes to a screeching halt on...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Blow up your TV
Last week’s Oscar Award show seems to have caught me off guard, since there were very few films and performers that I’ve ever heard of, not that I would have wanted to see them in the first place. In the second place I rarely have the time or desire to watch movies on...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott — Don’t Stop Believin’
Last month’s 67th annual Grammy Awards presentation had its ups and downs. Spiraling downward, in my humble opinion, were the excessive number of obnoxious rappers singing rap (rhymes with…lots of things, like nap, which I felt like taking, but I persevered and...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – My Funny Valentine
Well, here I am a day late and a dollar short…Um, well, OK, so I’m a month late and still a dollar short for celebrating Valentine’s Day. However, I did get the Missus a giant, heart-shaped box of dark chocolate… “Mmmm, chocolate!” (Homer Simpson – “Krusty Gets...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – It Never Rains in Southern California
Once again, the rain gods have smiled down upon us and our mountaintop communities and have replenished them handsomely. Not since Lake Gregory was replenished by a single downpour in 1938 have we witnessed so much H2O in such a brief interval. Why, it was raining so...







