Tremble Time
October 26, 2015As a paranoid-resident of quake land, the 7.5 shaker in northeast Afghanistan is remarkable in its longevity. Tremor time is most-best in brevity — in Kabul, five hours and 150 miles south of the epicenter,…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Bow to Rain
October 26, 2015Bright sunshine and clear skies this Monday morning on California’s north coast, as the bit of rain we felt this past weekend now only a memory. Supposedly, we get a respite today and tomorrow with…
History Block
October 25, 2015Last night at a Iowa fundraiser, Bernie Sanders proclaimed about the entire Republican Party: “They suffer from amnesia.” Mental incoherence is required — under the watch of the last GOP president: Worse attack ever on US…
Economic Climate
October 25, 2015Wet outside this Sunday morning on California’s north coast with rain becoming drizzle, then back to actual rain again — heaviest rainfall earlier in the dark, and now this particular storm-front appears fading away. And…
Rain and Cat 5
October 23, 2015Overcast with some faded sunshine this Friday morning on California’s north coast, and a sense of a chill to the air — more than a sense, though, more like a reminder of October. Rain expected…
Weed’s ‘Drug’ Misnomer
October 22, 2015Bright sunshine and nearly-clear skies this Thursday morning on California’s north coast and supposedly will continue the rest of the week, the seemingly always present fog bank notwithstanding. Rain this weekend — 20-30 percent, and…
Hit the Brakes, or ‘Die’
October 21, 2015A real-radical for this election cycle — in a post earlier today, I noted the hard-math concerned with avoiding the real-nasty aspects of climate change, and how most-likely the effort to reverse it would require…
Hot vs Hotter
October 21, 2015Overcast with a strong marine fog influence this early Wednesday on California’s north coast with predictions for the gray-matter to burn off by early afternoon. Despite the dark layer, no rain expected until Sunday, then…
East Bay Cluster Shake
October 20, 2015An earthquake alone is shitty enough, a ‘swarm’ is horror — the latest cluster-shake is happening in the East Bay, with more than 200 recorded since last week. And the rattling continues (via ABC News yesterday):…
‘Incredibly venomous’ Sea Snakes get the ‘Double-Whammy’
October 20, 2015Bright sunshine and a cool Pacific breeze this late Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast — no rain forecast until at least the first part of next week. The season does cometh, though, and right…