Melinda Palacio
Drought and Colby Wildfire equals unusually hot weather for winter in Santa Barbara |
Last week, my colleague at la Bloga
was smart enough to ask for help with his column. He was sick and sent out an
email asking if someone would post for him. This is the wonderful camaraderie
involved in being part of La Bloga.
I, on the other hand, thought after
a week, I would shake off my cold (now airborne flu) and have something to
write about, other than being sick, sneezing, coughing, inducing a sleep coma
when not sneezing or coughing. I managed for a whole year to avoid getting
sick. I was on a mission, do not get sick.
I was too busy with writing, presentations, and teaching. One of the advantages
of teaching online is no sick students sneezing on me, but the germs finally
got to me. And I've been down for two weeks.
The rise in temperature has been
drastic. New Orleans experienced a strange roller coaster weather with
temperatures that kept dropping. This has been one of the coldest winters, but
not cold enough to snow as it did in 2008. When I saw icicles dangle from the
tree out my window, I knew it was time to head west for some California
sunshine. Only problem was I was already sick. I arrived to bathing suit
weather, two days straight of 81 degrees in January, and an eerie case of be
careful what you wish for. The warmer weather was nice, but too nice,
considering the drought California is in.
Solvang is rationing water. Yesterday,
I heard the news of the fast-moving wildfire in Glendora. This comes only days
after Ventura County issued a red-alert fire warning. The Colby Fire is still
burning as of this morning. Let's all take a moment to think and dance rain.
Big sheets of soaking rain.
The Voice of the Voiceless: the Social Responsibility of the Artist Malaquias Montoya |
For now, whether or not I recover
this weekend, there are some important events happening in Santa Barbara
including the annual program and march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King on
Monday and Professor Malaquias Montoya to speak at UCSB's Multicultural Center Theater, Tuesday at
6pm.
Tuesday, January 21, 6pm
2 comments:
Everyone seems to be sniffling or sneezing, and the strange weather shifts everywhere definitely don't help. Welcome back to Califas and hope you get well soon.
the weather is too bad
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