Clear and warm this way-early Thursday on California’s north coast — the half-moon still hanging brightly in the southern sky. The weather around these parts the last few days has been wonderful — temperatures up in the middle sixties is near-about a heat wave for us. Weather is just weather, however, if it’s felt by a Republican. These people in this particular political party have reached the end of some Read More ...
Slightly overcast this way-early Monday on California’s north coast, and a bit on the warm side as we begin without further delay, another freakin’ work week. Work, work, toil and trouble — a money chase without real reason. The aim of work in the US the last goodly-half century has been upward mobility, but, yipes! Life has become a bottom-dwelling achievement: The researchers made a striking finding: The U.S. middle class, Read More ...
In an age where down is down and the stakes are way-up high, President Obama’s leaked budget proposal (officially due this Wednesday) does cough up some change, but not really something the poors can live on: By comparison, Social Security is about 70 percent of the income of a typical retiree. Since President Obama’s proposal would lead to a 3 percent cut in Social Security benefits, it would reduce the Read More ...
Thick ground fog and a deep quiet this early Thursday morning on California’s north coast — an obscuring haze seemingly covering the whole, wide world. Especially in DC. President Obama’s so-called “charm offensive” with House Republicans lost its glitter on the likes of John ‘The Boner’ Boehner, who blubbered all kinds of negatives after meeting with the president: “But having said that, today was a good start, and I hope Read More ...
Another Sunday morning, the last one of February, and the next few days will lead up to a new month but the same-old shit. On Friday, a legislative trigger will automatically snap back, force the hammer down and pop a cap at who/whatever’s in the vicinity – unfortunately, just about all regular Americans will catch at least a bit of shell fragment, a ricochet maybe, pieces striking mostly in the neck area. Read More ...
Overcast, dark and gloomy this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, but not as cold as yesterday. No matter our weather, it ain’t nothing like the big storm getting ready to blanket Middle America with more than a foot of snow, and along with that, added into the mix will be lightning and sleet showers — whoa! In the storm HQ of the US — DC — there’s much crowing about the Read More ...
Thin ground fog and still a bit on the warm side for February along California’s northern coast, but still way-better than a lot of other spots on this fragile earth. On Tuesday night, President Obama droned on about how terrible the US has become because of gun violence, but didn’t take into consideration the gun violence in Afghanistan, or Pakistan, or Yemen, or a dozen other spots across the globe where Read More ...
Cloudy and overcast this Wednesday morning here along California’s northern coast, just a swipe away from all the nefarious shenanigans occurring all over the freakin’ place. Weather is not the absolute end being of life — then again…. In DC, there’s the end — most especially the offshoot of President Obama’s state-of-the-union speech last night, his fifth, and apparently the talk was about the same as the last four. People will Read More ...
Clear as a bell this election-day morning here along California’s northern coast with a half moon hung high in the heavens — the sound of the Pacific rolls easily to the ears. Not so across the US as polling stations open and Americans ready themselves to press the lever, bringing to an end a long, ugly ride. And boiling down to the undecided voter: “In reality, I’m actually just a spectacular Read More ...
Clear this early Friday along California’s northern coast, though, rain is forecast for next week and winter’s coming whether we like it or not. The US east coast has to feel a bit in the gun-sights of apprehension as Hurricane Sandy, already called a hybrid whopper and “Frankenstorm,” could strike hard early next week — climate change contribution is less wind, but a enormous shitload of water. Beyond weather talk Read More ...
