What Weather?
February 4, 2011In the last month, the weather here on California’s northern coast has been near splendid — indeed, some old timers are wondering whether it’s June, and not the dread of winter. Sunny days, mild temperatures…
Category Archives: Cloud Gazing
Secret (Or Not So Secret) ‘Police Apparatus’
February 2, 2011During these uprisings across northern Africa, a lot of talk has been about national security, or the nearly-mechanical catch-phrase, “police apparatus,’ which is just a soft-lotion locution for an ugly, nefarious secret cop operation. All…
Big Bro
January 31, 2011According to a review of official documents, the FBI have compromised the civil liberties of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent, than was previously assumed, and more-over, the actual number of…
Lonesome George
January 29, 2011In September 2000, a peek into the future. During a Labor Day campaign stop in Illinois, George Jr., oblivious of a mic just inches from his mouth, blubbered an aside to The Dick, which eventually…
Gluttony of Greed — ‘Beyond the point’
January 13, 2011In the shadow of the horrible Tucson shooting and all the political bullshit foamed up in its wake, the earth continues its wild spin into disaster. Peak oil and climate change, to use a nightmare…
‘Drastic’ Currents
January 5, 2011Another brick in the wall of climate change. In a new study published via the US National Academy of Science journal PNAS, releates some most-incredible changes in North Atlantic Ocean currents, a series of shifts…
Birds Dropping
January 2, 2011First freakish episodes of a new year, from CNN: Arkansas game officials hope testing scheduled to begin Monday will solve the mystery of why up to 5,000 birds fell from the sky just before midnight…
Media and the Brain
December 31, 2010(Note: This post first appeared here Oct. 29, 2008. I’m re-posting because…I really don’t know why. Maybe it’s because this is the end of 2010, and the piece is just hanging, but that doesn’t make…
Year’s End
December 31, 2010Well, here it is — the last day of 2010, a year for the books, as they say. After an event-marked 12 months, this happy new year’s screed seems a bit optimistic as the entire…
Innovative Reality — Fruit of the Past
December 28, 2010Where are we? And how do we get there from here? (Illustration found here). As horrendous 2010 A.D. swiftly comes to an end, the state of the planet leaves a lot to be desired. According…