The TAO of Uncle Sam
December 29, 2013From Germany’s Der Spiegel this morning: One of the two main buildings at the former plant has since housed a sophisticated NSA unit, one that has benefited the most from this expansion and has grown…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Not Bright — Starfish ‘Goo’
December 28, 2013Bright sunshine sprinkled twixt clouds and fog along California’s north coast this Saturday morning, and onward into the weekend. Most of what humans do in order to continue civilization has great effect, even a small…
Surreal Reality
December 27, 2013Bright sunshine and cold air this afternoon on California’s north coast, ending another work week, and near-about ending a whole year. Peculiar how quickly 2013 has bled away — seemingly the fastest year, ever. I’m…
Don’t Cry — Yet
December 27, 2013High overcast and quiet this early Friday on California’s north coast as we come to the end of week one in the end-of-the-year blow-fest, and we await the coming of 2014. Right now, we’re at…
Bright Day
December 26, 2013Crystal-clear and cold this Thursday morning here on California’s north coast — did the same thing yesterday, but deep-coverage fog right before sunrise warmed things up a bit. Despite the tranquil weather sense here on…
Rock, Shake and Spew
December 24, 2013Clear and chilly this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — the half-moon hangs gently to the south, easing westward over the Pacific. There’s a holiday this week, but it’s all bullshit. Bonkers and shakers:…
Optical Insanity
December 23, 2013Clear and sunny this afternoon on California’s north coast — a mild-kind of chilly, though, which ain’t too bad. Nature is too weird even for smart people: When I heard about the aquifer, I had…
Realtive Reality
December 23, 2013Apparently, the clock moves much-faster on Saturday and Sunday than during the rest of the week, which is the only explanation for it being Monday again. And it’s clear and cold up here on California’s…
‘Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss’
December 22, 2013President Obama danced and pranced on Friday trying to deflect damage on an image of trust, even in ‘confidence‘ for himself as president, washing the air with words meant to sound near-honest, but has become…
Facts in Flames — ‘skin the cat’
December 20, 2013Oops, too heavy on the lying boys. President Obama and all the NSA honchos have bragged the bulk collection of telephone call records saved the US from terrorist attacks — bullshit. According to a member…