War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
(Illustration found here). In this era of pure nonsensical bullshit: Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth’s superb surprise; As lightning to the children eased With explanation kind, The truth must dazzle gradually Or every man be blind. — Emily Dickinson, ‘Tell…
Always been a great fan of Maurits Cornelis Escher, or just MC Escher, as he’s more-popularly known, and his artworks has always flooded my brain with all kinds of twisted and delicious images of how reality functions. Some of his more-well known drawings can be found here and here and here — my most-favorite (and…
Quiet and sad this morning up here on California’s north coast, with the ugliest of ugly shit falling like scalding rain all over everywhere else, it seems. This planet is wedged into a gnarly pickle. And this morning, a report two more US GIs were shot and killed today in Afghanistan by another one of…
Another foggy, moist morning here on California’s north coast, though, typical of the region, weather is like a series of smoke and mirrors — clouds of tiny bullshit droplets disguise reality. And judging real time has become a kind of rigged liar’s poker. A gut-grabber on the front-lines of political-spewed pot ash: Yes, one of…
No stars in these northern California skies this morning — just fog and quiet. No so for the ugly of US politics — the GOP can’t handle reality. Especially reality from old GOP hands, like Dave Stockman, Ronnie Reagan’s sweetheart, on Paul Ryan’s ‘serious‘ budget: …In short, Mr. Ryan’s plan is devoid of credible math…
Starry-starry night early this Tuesday morning on California’s northern coast — first time in a long time stars can be seen in a clear sky and hopefully in a little while the sun will come up like thunder from the east. Weather is weird, huh. Always been that way, though, somewhat predictable for the region,…
Deep fog this morning on California’s north coast — if the standard stays like the weekend, the sun will burn the moist off about noon-ish and produce a beautiful, clear-sunshine day. And what a weekend! In the UK there’s great rejoicing: Hosting the Olympics has boosted morale more than any single event in most people’s…
US peoples, do you understand what you’re actually seeing? In 2008, I though John McCain was the way-worst-ever presidential contender in all of US political history — but was I freakin’ wrong! The 2012 GOP version, however, is beyond the measure — and this morning Mitt Romney even went further in creating a possible funeral…
Seven US peoples have been killed in Afghanistan the last few hours, but where’s the political outcry? The Washington Post laments: Yet this may be the first presidential campaign in U.S. history in which an ongoing war fails to produce a significant debate. Explicitly or implicitly, the candidates have successfully encouraged much of the media to…
Sitting here this early Thursday morning surrounded by quiet, I can hear shit plop a mile away. Jezebel reflects: This whole Chick-Fil-A debacle, it seems, is all fat people’s fault. This might be a great week to be a chicken, but it’s the fucking worst week to be a fat gay guy. Apparently, the entire…