Marc Valdez Weblog

The Marc Valdez Weblog looks at Sacramento area community musical theater (especially the Davis Musical Theater Company), liberal politics, Kylie Minogue, Australiana, southwest meteorology, hurricanes, and general weirdness. Born in Albuquerque, but raised in Corrales, New Mexico, Mark Valdez has a B.S in Physics and History, and a Ph.D. and M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences. Mark has been a resident of Sacramento since 1990 and is currently employed as air quality dispersion modeler. He has also been involved in Sacramento and Yolo County community musical theater since 1997, primarily with the Davis Musical Theater Company.

Web Site: http://marcvaldez.blogspot.com/

Puzzled Why It Still Won’t Rain In NM

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Jun 12, 2013

Too much shear. Damn.Maybe rain near Ruidoso and the Gila Wilderness. Not quite there yet.

Sebastien De La Cruz – Star Spangled Banner – 06/11/13

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Jun 12, 2013

FEMA Makes The Correct Call

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Jun 12, 2013

Damn arrogant Texans for making the request in the first place:Even though numerous homes and schools were destroyed by the West Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people in April, FEMA has refused to send funds to help rebuilding efforts...

Supercell Storm

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Jun 11, 2013

So cool!

Lots Of NM Content Now Being Placed On-Line

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Jun 10, 2013

Lots Of NM Content Now Being Placed On-Line

Maps are cool!:Map of New Mexico, A.Z. Huggins, U.S. Surveyor General's Office, Santa Fe, N.M. Engraved and printed by C.W. Sherwood, propr. Union Lith. Co., Chicago, Ill., 1876

Surprisingly-Little Press So Far Regarding The Bicyclist Assailant

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Jun 10, 2013

This whole case is very disturbing, in my opinion, and I'd like to see more about it, but so far it has a surprisingly low-profile in Sacramento:The Sacramento County Coroner's Office identified the bicyclist killed in an altercation last week as Touss...

Highly-Annoyed At Advertising Malware Intrusion

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Jun 10, 2013

MaagNiPic sent over an intrusive advertising banner on my Blog Admin page featuring miniskirt-clad derrieres and the advice to "Spank Me". Got a program to clean out the infestation.

The Chatter Of Baby Scrub Jays Talking To Themselves

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Jun 10, 2013

The Chatter Of Baby Scrub Jays Talking To Themselves

Scrub Jay parent takes a brief break from the labor of opening a peanut.Lately the Scrub Jays have been very busy in the hedge just outside my bedroom window. The parents stash the 3 babies there during the day, and travel back to deliver food. The t...

No Business Doing What I’m Doing With A Goat Skin, But I’m Doing It Anyway

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Jun 9, 2013

After a year's delay, I finally decided to put the head on the Djembe. So, I spent much of Saturday wrestling with a Goat Skin. Djembe sounds like crap, though. There is more skill involved here than I realized.