1. Go kayaking. OK, I’m just being stupid here, because I just said in the title that it was too cold for kayaking. But really, is it too cold for kayaking, or are you just a fat chicken? There are lots of kayakers who don’t get a silly thing like freezing cold [...]

California is a great place to live – I can’t believe it’s November and it’s still warm enough (for a reasonable person) to go kayaking. The pictures below were taken just last weekend in Santa Barbara, when the temperatures were in the 70s. Maybe those of you in the tropics are not that [...]

Katabatic winds blow downhill, while Anabatic winds blow uphill. Use whatever crazy mnemonic you like, but I always imagine a cat (katabatic) rolling down a hill.
Katabatic winds are caused when air above a slope is cooled, becomes denser, and then flows down the slope to replace warmer air below, such as in a valley. [...]