War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
(Note: This is a re-post of mine from seven years ago, and as it’s end of the year again, appropriate in these timeline-memory stories. The original piece appeared here — my way-abandoned Website — on Dec. 30, 2007 And yes, indeed, 2008 was really one for the books, a watershed year). *** Near forty years ago…
Today marks the 73rd commemoration of the ‘Day of Infamy,’ the Japanese bombing of the US Naval Base at Peal Harbor. In a ceremony this morning, more than 50 WWII veterans remembered Dec. 7, 1941, also a Sunday, and the 2,403 Americans killed in the surprise attack, which in less than two hours changed the…
Rain on-and-off, sometimes heavy-on, and a bit of a chill this early Saturday on California’s north coast — still in the wet-midst of a statewide encompassing winter-like storm, which supposedly will last into next week. We could total out at five inches of rain. The picture at the right was taken three-four years ago by…
Rain showers with some a now-and-again wave of thin-tinted bright this afternoon — nothing out of the ordinary, just a weather system struggling across the north coast of California, with that occasional drifting-hole in the cloud cover allowing the sun to peek through for just a moment. SOP — nothing alarming. Same most-likely for the…
Clear and chilly this early-morn Monday on California’s north coast — there’s a misty-bit of ground fog, which seems to sparkle and glow when sunshine reaches through it, creating for just seconds, the illusion of a way-colorful buzz to the air. Burns off pretty quick, though, if there’s no real off-shore wind. Despite the fireball,…
Clear, clean and a bit chilly this early Friday on California’s north coast — and really bright, too. We’re forecast for warmth, but here near-directly on the shoreline, those ocean breezes keep the high degrees on the down low. If the winds go calm, though, it’s T-shirt weather. Amongst other shit sure to come via…
Sunshine and warm — maybe the forecast guys were right and the north coast of California could experience a gorgeous-weather day — a Wednesday and the first of a new month. And temperatures could be in the high 70s, predicted to be in then low 80s by Friday. We’ll just see. Another sign of weird-ass…
In a surprised space this afternoon, the north coast of California is recipient of some soft and gentle rain — the first of the season, but like all moisture nowadays, it sounds good and is wet awhile. Dark and overcast, the sprinkles sporadic but left a fresh wetness different from fog — a scent of…
Please excuse the problem — something went amiss on my blog site this morning and the post I did this morning was somehow pushed back to yesterday. So you’d see the ‘Babel’ post twice — yesterday doesn’t count. Sorry.
Sunny with a touch of overcast skies this early Thursday on California’s north coast — could be another start to a most-beautiful day. Yesterday turned out warm and gorgeous. Today, though, is the 13th anniversary of the terror attacks on New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon in DC, and the crash of an intended…
