Rain Cometh
September 17, 2014In a surprised space this afternoon, the north coast of California is recipient of some soft and gentle rain — the first of the season, but like all moisture nowadays, it sounds good and is…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Food and Thought
September 17, 2014Overcast with a bit of ground fog this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — onward we go! Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture reported nearly 50 million Americans live in households with…
Cakewalk Creep
September 16, 2014Less than a week ago President Obama screeched the ISIS mission in Iraq “will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.” Today, the president’s top military dog, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the…
Fire, Fish and Forests
September 16, 2014Sunshine this early Tuesday is filtered by what weather folks call ‘haze,’ but it’s just low clouds blocking a bright morning here on California’s north coast. Just a little bit ago skies were clear. We…
Terror Prod
September 15, 2014An example of how way-insane the terrorism game — all CIA “lies” the most-fabled al Qaeda has lost its terror-touch (via Reuters): “Whatever slip-ups or errors (regional branches)…may have committed are limited in number in…
Blue Monday and Black Gold
September 15, 2014A wall of gray this early Monday on California’s north coast — thick fog again, and really wet. My back patio appears as if there’d been a soft, but really-nice-enough rain last night. Just thick-ass…
Sound of Seep
September 14, 2014Deep, thick-damp fog this early Sunday on California’s north coast — all-gray without not much sound, either. Looking back on this past week, lost in the news shuffle, which included ‘official‘ declaration of another endless…
Sheepskin Stratagem
September 13, 2014Bright and a bit windy this Saturday afternoon here on California’s north coast — another day in the life. Elizabeth Warren is one of the better ones in DC — she’s got an Op/Ed on…
California Creamery-Melt
September 12, 2014Warm and comfortable this afternoon on California’s north coast, but way-warm just about everywhere else out here. The LA area is excepting a heat wave this weekend, temperatures in triple digits — this on the…
Solar Plasmatic
September 12, 2014Dawn was clear and bright, but fog arrived silently to steal the thunder. Another Friday here on California’s north coast and this morning keeps the weather pattern alive — bright and warm early on, then…