Obama — Not!
August 10, 2013In late July 2008, presidential-candidate Barack Obama during a tour of the western world displayed the ability to perform/transform a crowd — he easily tossed a three-point basketball shot before a speech in a gym…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Dude, that’s bowl, not bowel
August 9, 2013Here finally we are — Friday! A foggy early morning, too, on California’s north coast as the weekend swings into full view. Smoke can come in many forms — and can be blown up the…
Lying Afield
August 8, 2013Foggy again this way-too-early Thursday on California’s north coast as we grind on through the week. The weekend is beckoning. In the spirit of the nowadays, Holden Caulfield reminds us: “I’m the most terrific liar…
‘On the other side’
August 7, 2013Here we are mid-week again, with fog and gloom this early Wednesday, but at least we’re on the gravitational pull to the weekend. Hard-hitting environmental report came out yesterday, but if anyone has been keeping…
Ludicrous Lottery Lunacy
August 7, 2013(Illustration: Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The State Lottery‘ found here). Time again fellow peoples for the nutcase absolute -nuttery of the big-bucks lottery — the multi-state Powerball has now topped $425 million and the delusional denizens…
Scare the scared
August 6, 2013Foggy and still this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, but if our weather trend continues, sunshine and clear skies will be on tap for later today. Air wise, northern California is currently under a…
Makeover
August 6, 2013(Illustration found here). Welcome to the new look — small changes in a different way, but with the same nit-twit in charge. A different face coupled with that unique, gratuitous and sensual literary effort. Ha!
Where’s the motivation? — Crash!
August 5, 2013In the world of way-big-time journalism, some snags are expected — and some not expected at all. The crash last Friday of my blog is apparently bigger than was first noted. It seems there’s a…
Weekend Memory Jolt
August 4, 2013Another Sunday morning and the news-crawl continues — foggy, chilly and gloomy here on California’s north coast. Watching ‘Good Morning America,’ not paying much attention to the detail-drone, just hearing somewhat-structured noise — a low-level clamor to…
Spy the Lie
August 1, 2013Overcast and quiet again this early Thursday here on California’s north coast, the sounds of silence screeching all across the lonely, lost world. But we are not alone. Yesterday, two important stories ‘leaked’ via the…