Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhDMar 7
(((Cindy Weinstein)))

The Santa Ana winds are blowing: "There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air this afternoon, some unnatural stillness, some tension. What it means is that tonight a Santa Ana will begin to blow, a hot wind from the northeast whining down through the Cajon and San Gorgonio Passes, blowing up sand storms out along Route 66, drying the hills and the nerves to flash point." -- Joan Didion

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'The Santa Anas' by Joan Didion

||| BY JOAN DIDION ||| There is something uneasy in the Los Angeles air this afternoon, some unnatural stillness, some tension. What it means is that tonight a Santa Ana will begin to blow, a hot wind from the northeast whining down

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Mar 7 at 5:24pmWeb
Show threadEllie KennardMar 7
@CindyWeinstein
Sounds like what's going on in my head at the moment.
Scary.
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 7
@elliek @CindyWeinstein Raymond Chandler: "There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge."
Show threadNullNoMoreMar 7
@msbellows @elliek @CindyWeinstein - came to make sure this was added, you do not disappoint
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Mar 7

@NullNoMore @elliek @CindyWeinstein It really is the indispensable Santa Anas quote, isn't it?

I lived in L.A. for seven years and really enjoyed it, but the moment I realized I needed to get out was on a bright sunny 80° Santa Ana-wind September morning when a native Angeleno friend paused as we were walking, breathed deeply of the hot creosote-smelling air, and exclaimed happily, "ah, smell that? It smells like Fall!"

Show threadNullNoMoreMar 7
@msbellows @elliek @CindyWeinstein - it's invigorating for some of us, in a "make sure the patio furniture is tied down and the brush is cleared" kind of way.
Show thread(((Cindy Weinstein)))Mar 8

@NullNoMore @msbellows @elliek

I get that!