War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Best quote in awhile — Porn actress Nina Hartley’s comment upon meeting major hypocritical shithead John Hagee: “I wasn’t sure I’d encountered firsthand the banality of evil, but I’d gotten a solid dose of the evils of banality.” Quiet and warm this early Friday on California’s northern coast, but the softness of the environment is only…
Winds a-howling this morning as another big storm is set to pound the northern coast of California, though, right now the skies are nearly-crystal clear, and a full moon hangs bright out over the Pacific. Rain is expected, but the culprit in this weather narrative is the wind, which I really, really don’t like at…
A wild weather ride this morning as a big storm front is slamming into the northern California coast with winds already creating knocking noises with more to follow — wind, rain and fear. A West Coast sensation: The culprit is a weather phenomenon called an “atmospheric river,” which channels tropical moisture all the way across…
(Illustration found here). Overcast again this wee-early Tuesday morning, and this area along California’s northern coast has been forecast for some rain and wind for the next few days, reportedly starting tonight. Part and parcel for the region this time of year, but so far not much moisture, but the season is still way-young. One…
Overcast and cool this way-early Monday morning on California’s northern coast, an apt start to another grind-employment week, and a tale-tell online crank-off to cyber business. Disavowing Black Friday’s horror, and since consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, business folks are wow over Cyber Monday — even the day after…
Sunday morning coming down, and all around as the news cycle closes the weekend off from reality. Up here along California’s northern coast, the weather is overcast, but still a bit warmer than last week and there’s a forecast for some rain later — like a lot of other predictable shit, we’ll just have to…
Listening to ‘Enigma‘ this mellow early evening here along California’s northern coast — foggy, and warmer than the last few days. And surfing the InterWebs for news about anything pertinent or impertinent. This black irony from CNN on yesterday’s display of ugly-creepy at US stores — more people came to shop, but still spent less…
Here it is, day three of the infamous Thanksgiving holiday blow-bust, and the crowning glory of the bird is yet to show. Landfill we come: The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans throw away 35 percent of the turkey they buy, and that does not include bones. That’s compared to only 15 percent waste…
(Illustration found here). Clear and near-cold this Black Friday along California’s northern coast, and though there’s a chill in the air, the environment is most-comfortable — mainly because I’m staying away from any department stores today with a conceited vengeance. Business people, of course, love this particular day, always have — Bloomberg estimates shoppers will…
My favorite/standard Thanksgiving screed, via Mr. Mark Twain: “Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for — annually, not oftener — if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians, during the previous twelve months…
