Mark Thompson: SF's KGO sells out (audio)

Comedian-Weatherman Mark Thompson, Lauren Sanchez (billionairess); Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Mark Thompson (Rich Lieberman)

(KGO IN EXILE: The Mark Thompson Show) KGO in Exile's Town Hall on Oct. 10, 2022. San Francisco's KGO radio hosts join ex-talk show host Mark Thompson ("The Edge" Podcast) and listeners to discuss the final minutes of KGO Radio, plans for the future, and the legacy of a legendary radio station selling out to corporate and gambling interests. Now all the DJs/personalities are out of a job and Mark Thompson (who weekly joins Los Angeles' Tim Conway Jr. Show on KFI 640 AM. Keep Thompson on the air on YouTube by supporting on patreon.com.

(FOX 11) LA's Mark Thompson dances from job to job, gig to gig

• Mark Thompson used to be an LA weatherman, a co-host on The Jimmy Dore Show with other comedians, and cohosts Tuesdays with Tim Conway Jr. on KFI AM

Climbing Mt. Baldy in snowy L.A. (video)

Cris Hazzard (hikingguy.com); Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells, S. Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

What it's like when the summit looks like the pate of a bald eagle (hikingguy.com).

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Mt. Baldy Zen Center zendo (LinSu/flickr)

Los Angeles' highest point, "Mt. Baldy," is actually named Mount San Antonio. It's a popular alpine hike up using the Devil's Backbone from Manker Flats.

• [AMATEUR TIP: take the gondola/ski lift all the way up the mountain.]

Roshi leads monastics through Mt. Baldy snow.

This 11 mile hike to Mt. Baldy brings one to the highest point in Los Angeles. at 10,064 feet [and to the Mt. Baldy Zen Center]. With almost 4,000 feet of climbing, it’s a tough yet popular hike and well worth the effort. You can see from the Pacific Ocean to the Mojave Desert on a clear day. There are a few ways to hike Mt Baldy, and this is the most popular route.

Leonard Cohen meditates, Mt. Baldy Zen Center

Do the Mt. Baldy hike as early in the morning as possible to avoid crowds. It’s one of the most popular hikes in L.A. Leave at sunrise. The later one leaves, the tougher it is to park at Manker Flats. Do the hike on a weekday for less crowding. If you’re starting later in the day, don’t forget to note the sunset time. Getting caught on the trail after dark is a recipe for bad times or mindfulness of death.

Is there snow on Mt. Baldy trail?

Nature lovers will enjoy convenience of the mechanical chair up Thunder Mountain (ETG).

What it's like at the top of L.A., a county with a big northern forest (hikingguy.com)

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Yes, it really does snow on Mt. Baldy (FD).

There’s no official way to know if there’s snow at the summit of Mt. Baldy. Sometimes you can see it all over the mountain. There are some roundabout ways to find out. In the summer months, say late May to October, the chances are it’s clear.

When I want to check for snow and bad conditions, I do a couple of things. First, I check the ski report for Mt. Baldy Notch. If there’s snow here, there’s snow higher up. I also check out some webcams that show Mt. Baldy in the distance.

Most of the year, it's hot and dry and rugged.

Then I check the Mt. Baldy summit weather. These forecasts are a favorite because you can see the high and low temperatures and winds.

If there are high winds or very low temperatures at the summit, conditions are not great to hike. [Take the chair.]

I did it, and you can, too! (hikingguy.com)

Here are tips on checking for snow on the trail. If there’s snow or bad weather, hike Mt. Baldy on another day. People have died on these trails in bad and wintery weather. Again – hikers die every winter on Mt. Baldy. It’s real, so take it seriously, and wait until summer if you don’t have mountaineering experience. More

L.A. a BASIN with a Mediterranean climate, not a desert, with snowy Mt. Baldy behind it.

California kids MEDITATE in school (audio)

Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly; Katrina Schwartz; Jello Biafra

Children who are nervous about the new school year can relax by practicing “mindfulness” during anxious moments, researchers say. Experts at Duke University, in Durham, N.C., recommend mindfulness, which is a technique borrowed from [Buddhist] meditation... More

  

Meditation is even better than I thought!

The Buddha's original teaching of mindfulness (sati and satipatthana) meditation is being used to help businesses, psychology researchers, therapy patients, prisoners, and now very young school children. The option is wonderful, but force would not be.

Punk rock legend Jello Biafra while leading the Dead Kennedys warned about then Gov. Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown, who by coincidence is again the governor of California. His New Age ideas seem finally to have come true.

Gov. Brown and Linda Ronstadt (latimes.com)

"I am Governor Jerry Brown/ My aura smiles and never frowns/ Soon I will be president/ Carter power will soon go away/ I will be fuhrer one day/ I will command all of you/ Your kids will meditate in school/ California Uber Alles.../ Zen fascists will control you/ One hundred percent natural/ You will jog for the master race/ And always wear the happy face/ Close your eyes, can't happen here/ Big Bro on white horse is near..."

Lynda Jean Carter, the U.S. Wonder Woman

The Dead Kennedys, who are from the Bay Area, were very open to Eastern philosophy and religion in their day. But they were not into having a "nanny state" under Gov. Brown.

At that time Brown seemed to be attempting to legislate happiness, health, and well-intentioned progressive New Age views as he dated Latina-American pop singer Linda Ronstadt. (Interestingly, for those who did not know that Linda Ronstadt was Hispanic, it may come as a surprise that her 1970s contemporary "Wonder Woman" Lynda Carter was, too. Bet You Didn't Know They Were Hispanic).

 

Using mindfulness to teach coping skills

Katrina Schwartz, California Report (Take Two, scpr.org, Feb. 11, 2014)

Richmond, CA children practicing mindfulness in school (Katrina Schwartz/KQED)

 

Finally, I'm a good role model

[The Buddha is not being credited directly but] A group of Nystrom Elementary third graders practice a "mindful minute" with a Mindful Life Project instructor. Every Nystrom class gets 20 minutes of mindfulness training per week.

 

Across California, some schools are experimenting with mindfulness training -- or meditation -- as a way to help students.

Om. Om. Om. Meditating is way cool.

Plenty of school kids deal with a world of emotional problems, but some kids have a whole host of issues greater than usual -- drug abuse in the home, incarcerated parents, or even homelessness.

Reporter Katrina Schwartz visited the Bay Area city of Richmond to find out how the new approach is working. LISTEN: PLAY AUDIO

I can be calm and ADHD-free.

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