War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Last week, another indication the US top-down economic recovery is also bottom heavy. Apparently, right now the only people enjoying anywhere near the Great American Dream are those who have already acquired it. Median income for all US families fell 5 percent between 2010 and 2013. Except for those incomes in the high brackets —…
Fog-gray and quiet this Friday morning on California’s north coast — in the really, really-recent past, a Friday would be considered a joyous, near-holiday for the end of a work week was here, but now as a “retired” person, it’s just another frolic in the life. Supposedly, every day is Friday — if I want…
Under the weight of Robin Williams, came word yesterday of another Hollywood death — one of my most-favorite, the most-wonderful, Lauren Bacall. She was old, though, and went out the normal way at age 89. Although she’d been out out the major spotlight for decades, Bacall was the epitome of the modern woman — quick-lipped,…
Fog bound Thursday morning here on California’s north coast, and quiet. Only folks up right now are insomniacs, meth-heads and me. At least the weekend is only hours away. Life nowadays appears as if on a fault line — if the heat don’t get you, Ebola will. Fright off all kinds of shit boil up…
Fog and a chill the main ingredients this Tuesday morning on California’s north coast as we work our way into the week. Nothing new, but everything. Still the big deal here on the Left Coast is heat — as in fire and as in temperature. There’s still a couple of big forest fires blazing in…
High overcast with a cool sea breeze this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — the short work week might be a little tougher, but the weekend’s in sight. And speaking tough — little Eddie Snowden has upped the ante, telling NBC‘s Brian Williams: “I was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional…
Raining and warm again this early Friday (finally!) on California’s north coast as we continue on into winter’s tropical grip. Ha! And this day is supposedly special, made for sad, love-struck nit-twits like one Joel Barish: “Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies. To make people feel…
Key to the latest Eddie-Snowden tidbit: Even more troubling, according to Information’s assessment, is that the top secret “document suggests that the NSA’s […] focus in relation to climate change was spying on other countries to collect intelligence that would support American interests, rather than preventing future climate catastrophes.” (Illustration found here). This newest sketch…
Despite all my weeping, gnashing of what teeth I’ve got left and screaming at the walls last night, here we are again on a Monday. Again, too, it’s cold and clear on California’s north coast as we start the first official-real week of 2014. And if this year is like 2013, we’ll witness more of…
Oops, 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 of that special White House review team, the evidence is lacking: “It was, ‘Huh, hello? What are we doing here?’”…
