(Illustration: Map design: Joshua Project, and was found here). Despite the long-history, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is back-burner news, and most-likely won’t become front-and-center until the Taliban gain control of the country and slaughter…
Out-of-country experience this Tuesday morning, and a look at the Afghan disaster. As I posted earlier this month, when I started this blog in April 2007, war was the main topic, with conflict-clusterfucks raging in…
(Illustration: ‘Map by W.H. Payne, Published by Letts, Son & Co. 19–. Geography and Map Division,’ and found here). When I started this bog, ‘Compatible Creatures,’ more than 14 years ago — April 2007 —…
(Illustration: ‘Landscape of Change,’ waterolor by Jill Pelto, and found here). Along with COVID killing people all across the planet (according to John Hopikins University, as of this afternoon, 563,375 Americans have died, 2,951,968 worldwide),…
Gorgeous this late-afternoon Thursday on California’s north coast — bright-blaring sunshine, a warm-feeling breeze, a way-nice deferment from wet weather. No retrieve from the T-Rump disease, however. A right-on explanation for the canker on the…
Reflective glimpse back 15 years ago, and sort of unknowingly encapsulates our current state of affairs: “The president was in a great mood. He had that George W. Bush strut that morning.” –Andy Card, chief…
Damp-fog of a marine layer this Monday afternoon, as bright, clear sunshine much earlier has been replaced by deep-gray, amplified in muffled tones. Beyond ‘Fat Tony’ dying and the ensuing GOP cluster-crazy over President Obama’s…
America’s longest war continues seemingly unabated — in southern Afghanistan, a “harrowing” situation: “On the map there is one green dot representing friendly forces stuck in the compound, and around it is a sea of red…
Overcast-darkly awaiting rain this early Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast, as the ‘conveyor belt’ storms continue According to the NWS 48-hour rainfall totals note this morning, we received nearly two-and-a-half inches of the wet…
Overcast a bit and cold this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast, sunshine showing itself often, but not enough. A slight chance of rain (about 15 percent), but doesn’t really look it. Today is Veterans…