War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Labor the big story right now with a full-blown strike of entertainment writers — late-night TV goes black tonight. Nutshell per Variety: ‘The breakdown of the Writers Guild of America’s contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has unleashed a torrent of emotion not seen among Hollywood union members since the…
Overcast with a maybe-possibility of some rain showers this early-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — we’ve just experiencing the first in two/three/four cloud-filled days this week, pitched along with a bit of our infamous ‘tule fog‘ adding to the deep gray ambiance, but reportedly a return to sunshine and warmer temps before the…
In the crush of the limpid Friday night news dump — the biggest single dump probably was another revealed-escapade in the shitty-ethical lifestyles of SCOTUS — was an example of dip-shitty, hands-on stupidity. Republicans are so anti-reality it’d be a wondrous comical farce if the stakes weren’t so frightening. In this case, marijuana usage and…
Sunny and still just after the noon hour here in California’s Central Valley — we’re in the low 80s right now and forecast for the 90s tomorrow as the full range of the season starts to become apparent as the summer heatwaves are upon us. There’s not much we can do about it. Except stay…
Clear and warm this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — another Spring springing quickly into summer storylines. In a different, anti-normal shocker today, Tucker Carlson was fired from his Fox News perch — this is the way-exact ‘news’ of the day. and is the lead story on blogs, news sites, and just about…
Today is the 16th birthday of Compatible Creatures, a small, tiny, insignificant plot of space on the InterWebs I’ve called home for a seemingly long time. As with any birthday, age appears quickly fluttering now well beyond a year-by-year creep to be currently on a massive, headlong rush to somewhere even I can’t even grasp.…
And some songs, too, celebrating all kinds of shit that occurs during those deep-trench days of summer — here in California’s Central Valley, backs of necks get way-way-worse than dirty and gritty. Yesterday the first time this season/year I went with just a t-shirt instead of a hoodie/sweatshirt while walking Leroy — a most definite…
Clear skies with plenty of sunshine, all basking in warm temperatures this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — the summer heat is coming as we’re forecast to curdle into the 90s by the end of next week. This week’s ever-increasing ardor most-likely signifies a hot-ass summer season — I can hardly wait. Despite…
Sunny and breezy this late afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — another day in the life. And the biggest news item on the cycle today is a bummer: ‘Fox News agreed to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems on Tuesday for $787.5 million, according to an attorney for the voting…
Thinly overcast with an occasional sliver of faded-yellow sunshine this late afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — deep, glaring sunshine earlier, but the outside all dwindled down to a brownish-gray ambiance as we’re getting now closer to evening. Tomorrow’s slated for a return to full sun, so we’ll wait and see. Despite other…
