Robin Williams Mural, Destroying Beaches, Food for Firefighters & More

mark-john clifford
Sep 2, 2018 · 6 min read

Hi Friends! It’s August 30 and it’s a Thursday Evening. Hope you’r enjoying your evening?

About three years ago Patti and I took a much needed little vacation in Monterey. It’s one of our favorite spots on the coast next to Cayucos. While there we decided to go whale watching. I had been on the East Coast, but Patti had never been. It was a great trip and you should do it if you haven’t.

What this story leads up to is the picture (near the end) included in the newsletter today which is our logo for our podcast It’s All Mishegoss hosted on the platform Anchor.fm. If you get a chance listen to a few episodes and if you like what you hear subscribe.

I could go on and on about whale watching and the podcast, but I know you want to get into the latest edition so I’ll let you go and enjoy tonights newsletter.

Check out:

  • Mural of Robin Williams
  • Another mural in Encino stuck in limbo
  • The destruction of beaches in the future
  • Food and Wine
  • Human’s cause accidents with sled-origin cars
  • and more

Be Well!

Mark & Patti


Off The 5

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Artist paints Robin Williams mural for free on SF’s Market Street — by j_rodriguez — August 28, 2018 — The San Francisco Examinerwww.sfexaminer.com
The late Robin Williams’s twinkling, kind eyes are recognized the world over. Now anyone walking down Market Street in San Francisco can see those eyes aga

Famed surfer Bethany Hamilton practices at Lemoore’s private beach for upcoming competition

www.yourcentralvalley.com
The World Surf League will hold it’s second public event next weekend at the Kelly Slater Surf Ranch. It’s bringing the world’s top riders to the Valley, including pro surfer Bethany Hamilton.

Massive Encino mural stuck in limbo over threat of lawsuit | abc7.com

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Everyone loves postcards — but one the size of an Encino office building is spurring the threat of a lawsuit.

The 101 to the 1 and Beyond

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Two-thirds of Central Coast, Southern CA beaches could be destro — KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Area Newswww.ksby.com
A new state report says that rising ocean waters as a result of climate change will destroy two-thirds of the Central Coast’s beaches by the end of the century, among many other alarming predictions.

Watsonville artist’s design chosen as Monterey County’s first flag

www.thecalifornian.com
The flag shows Pinnacles National Park’s peaks, California’s red star, Colton Hall, a condor flying over farm fields, the coast and a cypress tree.

Food, Wine, & Beer

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What the California Wildfire Firefighters Eat — Eaterwww.eater.com
It’s Uncrustables for lunch again. Twelve days into a multi-week mission at the front lines of the Carr fire — which as of today has burned more than 229,000 acres across Northern California, and is the most destructive fire ever to erupt in Shasta County — firefighters have eaten their two dozenth Uncrustable.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cult Cabs And Counterpoint: Revisioning An American Icon

www.forbes.com
There’s always more to learn, and more to appreciate, even about something as familiar as cabernet sauvignon from California. It’s National Cabernet Sauvignon Day, and time to reassess.

California Culture & Living

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2,700 homes lost: Wine Country fire victims struggle to rebuildwww.mercurynews.com

Humans Are Leading Cause of Self-Driving Car Accidents in California | Fortune

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Self-driving cars will eventually hit the roads. But it might still be humans we’ll need to worry about when that happens.

Conquering Chemical Weapons with Enzymes | Inside Science

www.insidescience.org
It’s the stuff of spy novels: Scientists are working to create a salve that could help protect people against the devastating — and often lethal — effects of chemical weapons like VX, Novichok and sarin, all of which can be absorbed through the skin or inhaled.

California Cannabis News

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California cannabis

California Cannabis: A Golden Opportunity With Unique Challengeswww.visualcapitalist.com
With 39 million people and the world’s 5th largest economy, the California cannabis market has immense potential — that is, if companies can navigate it.

Haute Pot: How High-End California Chefs Are Cashing In On Marijuana : The Salt : NPR

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From TV series to cookbooks to cannabis-infused menus at upscale restaurants, pot cuisine is becoming an increasingly lucrative niche — and state and local laws are struggling to catch up.

California Happenings

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Concerts, Live Music Around La Cañada Flintridge & LA County | La Cañada Flintridge, CA Patchpatch.com
Live Music This Week Near La Cañada Flintridge — La Cañada Flintridge, CA — Here’s a Q&A with Vancouver-based band Jo Passed. Plus, a list of live music this week around LA County.

California Mishegoss Files

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No Corners or Closets: Living in a California “Spaceship House” — Voguewww.vogue.com
Inside artist and designer Angelina Rennell’s funky California home.

Retired Royal Marine Becomes First Blind Person to Row the Pacific Ocean | Inside Edition

www.insideedition.com
Steve Sparkes beat a hurricane and a near-capsizing to become first blind person to row the Pacific Ocean.

It’s All Mishegoss-The Podcast

Yup! That’s Patti and me. This picture was when we were visiting Monterey for a well deserved vacation a few years ago. We were on our way to whale watching, which by the way was fantastic and you should go if you haven’t been.

We do have a podcast and I try to post daily Monday thru Friday. I don’t always make that happen, but I’m getting better. Some Monday’s I need to refresh my brain which is the podcast from this past Tuesday (click Tuesday to hear that podcast) and then subscribe if you think I have some good stuff you can use.

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