Fire in the Forests of Mars
September 2, 2014Fog-bound this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, but just a wee-bit to the east are huge chunks of deep-growth forests, dry and waterless, and in some places, on fire. A moist shoreline and a…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
IS IS and US
September 1, 2014The late, great Gen. William Odom, in October 2005: “The invasion of Iraq I believe will turn out to be the greatest strategic disaster in U.S. history.” The good general, though, was just talking American…
Belabor Monday
September 1, 2014In an unusual natural display, apparently there will be a real sun-up this Monday on California’s north coast — the eastern sky is clear-as-glass with an orange glow forming on the horizon. Instead of deep,…
Megadrought and ‘Bad Ant’
August 30, 2014Foggy and chilly this early Saturday on California’s north coast — an ordinary start to this three-day Labor Day weekend. But who’s counting? Always kind of moist here on the rim of the Pacific Ocean,…
Friday, ‘Never on Sunday’
August 29, 2014Fog-gray and quiet this Friday morning on California’s north coast — in the really, really-recent past, a Friday would be considered a joyous, near-holiday for the end of a work week was here, but now…
Rabbit Holed
August 28, 2014Deep ground fog this early Thursday on California’s north coast — not like just awhile ago when it appeared we might actual receive some sunshine with sunrise. Dawn was nearly clear, even a few sprinkling…
Duh!
August 27, 2014A seemingly obvious conclusion probably known for a generation — from Medical News Today: After assessing couples’ first 9 years of marriage, the researchers found that husbands and wives who used marijuana frequently – two…
Physically-Fiscal Fond Fare-Thee Well
August 27, 2014Fog again this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, nothing new but the morning. Still considered in the ‘Partly Cloudy’ genre of weather forecasts, we could top 70 degrees today and the warmth could continue…
Words
August 26, 2014A huge, banner head at the top of HuffPost this afternoon quickly snapped at me — ‘Here…Human-caused…Already dangerous…Likely irreversible,’ and with that last word knew it had something to do with climate change. And sure…
Sleep Shaking
August 26, 2014Fog and chilly here on California’s north coast this early Tuesday as the world stumbles on through the work week. Typical summer fare for the area, usually sunshine and a brisk afternoon wind to follow…