Crude Recovery
May 3, 2015Overcast still going on into the late afternoon here on California’s north coast, with some added patchy ground fog, only sunshine so far a hazy, faded-yellow glare shifting the gray every so often — a…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Deepwater ‘Dead Zones’
May 3, 2015Overcast, gray and gloomy this early Sunday on California’s north coast — supposedly, sunshine maybe before mid-day, but if yesterday’s any kind of an example as we received only a little peek-a-boo sun late in…
The Paradox of ‘Cool’
May 2, 2015In the light of Baltimore and America’s racial tensions right now, the source of ‘cool‘ really not so cool — from Philosophy Now: ‘The aesthetics of cool developed mainly as a behavioral attitude practiced by…
‘Relatively Simple Plumbing’ — for a Volcano!
May 2, 2015Fog-bound and chilly this early Saturday on California’s north coast, now in the depths of the weekend. As posted here before, I’ve come to prefer week days since retirement — Saturday and Sunday seems to…
Iraqi Irrupt
May 1, 2015Bright sunshine with a wisp of a cool breeze this afternoon here on California’s north coast — another weekend in store. As a retiree, I’ve come to appreciate the work week way-more than the next…
Mayday, Mayday!
May 1, 2015Thin, hazy sunshine this early Friday, the first day of May and 2015 keeps whistling on down the tracks. And rain’s gone, too. We’re not showing anything but fog, clouds and sun (in that order,…
Saigon Redux
April 30, 2015In a flight of American history, today is the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, actually bringing to a shitty end America’s shitty experience in Vietnam — iconic photos of helicopters lifting people off…
Campaign-Time at Bernie’s
April 30, 2015Clear at sunrise, but now about an hour or so later this early Thursday on California’s north coast, there’s high-thinnish clouds filtering the shine, but clear skies scheduled for today, and supposedly warmer, too. According…
Public Puke
April 29, 2015“Congress makes me vomit.” — Josh Lyman, “The West Wing“ Binged-watched the first four/five seasons of the political fantasy last week via Netflix, though, blowing chunks off a bile-infested Congress is indeed gut-wrenching, Josh’s digestive-system…
Unquiet Riot
April 29, 2015Overcast this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and from my little back-patio perspective, looks like some patchy ground fog, too. Earlier, the NWS also nailed our situation just about right with a forecast of…