War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
In just more than week, it will be eight years since moving to Humboldt County from down on California’s Central Coast — what a trip a couple of days make. As a recent retiree, I’ve discovered this place ain’t bad — and apparently while working it ain’t bad, either. This morning I browsed the US…
Blustery sunshine this Saturday afternoon on California’s north coast — the whip-like wind is a bit chilly, too, but the windows are staying open for awhile to let the cool ventilation aerate the apartment. I’m wearing a sweater now, so it won’t belong before my old bones get cold — just got to wait. In…
Overcast with a slight-chilled wind this Friday afternoon on California’s north coast — woke up too early and seemingly a bit under the weather. And the “super El Niño” reported a couple of weeks ago still seems to be on track, and with it not only an increase in the wildfire season for California, but…
Overcast and chilly this afternoon here on California’s north coast — the fog was way-thick earlier, but now ever so often sunshine peeks through the mists, so all’s not too bad. What’s real bad is that oil spill down in Santa Barbara, and Dick Cheney. Seems The Dick figured wrong, right when it really counted…
Early, pre-dawn dark this Thursday on California’s north coast, the outside as partially-peeped from my back patio, appears cloudy up-top, layered with a fine mist of floating ground fog down around street-light level, and off in the trees. A way-slight chance of rain today, and according to the NWS, ‘mostly cloudy‘ the next week or…
(Illustration found here). Nearly 11 years ago, and standing proud on Texas dirt, Dick Cheney, George W., and Don Rumsfeld posture perfect while seriously explaining away an accelerating horror-nightmare then boiling out-of-control in Iraq (US troops in August 2004 were having an extra-nasty time in Najaf), and were still full of war fever — another…
Overcast most-likely up there in the dark this way-too-early Wednesday on California’s north coast, about a 20 percent chance of rain supposedly today, tampering off to even less for remainder of the week. Along this same Pacific coastline yesterday afternoon, but about 10 hours and 600 miles south, ‘a pungent smell‘ stung the air —…
Overcast and a bit on the chilly side this afternoon on California’s north coast, with a bite to the breeze. I haven’t noticed this before — suicide rate in America’s rural areas appears off the charts. According to the CDC last month: From 2004 to 2013, the suicide rate increased in all county urbanization categories, with…
Rain before sunrise this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast, but gone now two/three hours later — overcast still, but supposedly no more wet stuff until later in the week. Apparently, the downpour just dampened sidewalks. In the grip of an ugly drought, a new poll reveals although California folks understand how serious the nature…
Rain clouds but little rain this afternoon on California’s north coast — we’ve received a few isolated ‘sprinkles‘ and that’s all. An occasional dash of sunshine, so there’s that. Last week, a couple of arrogant buffoons stepped into political shit up to their Baghdads, and in a backdoor reversal, let the ugly cat out of…
