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Sunshine with an odd feel for autumn this noon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — yet it’s summer in a notable hot spot and yet what can you say? In the near-avalanche of news items this morning on a shitload of topics, here’s a view of the absurd, ludicrous and downright freaked — a…

Instead of a crazy-as-shit, frightful as doo-doo political/environmental/cultural cut-n-paste post this late afternoon Wednesday, I’m going for something near-ludicrous with another petition/plea once again for you few readers of this blog to please, please buy my novel, “Brown-Eyed Girl With A Cold Corona,” self-published last year by Outskirts Press — I generally do one of…

In the wake of T-Rump’s classified documents scandal, more unsealing this afternoon of the actual scene of the crime, the search warrant affidavit: ‘The new version of the affidavit still keeps a number of investigative details secret. But it reveals more about what agents had learned by the time they executed the search at Mar-a-Lago…

Sunshine and warmth in the sun, but chilled by a sharp breeze in the shade this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — a beautiful day as summer draws closer, like tomorrow. Although T-Rump is one horrible human being, new polling still finds his base of the baseless MAGA nutters are still hanging, even…

Once again in the face of a rolling-thunder of American/Ukrainian political/war news stories this Wednesday morning here’s another plea to please buy my novel, “Brown-Eyed Girl With A Cold Corona,” self-published last year via Outskirts Press. Generally, about once a month, I appeal to your literary sensibilities as it is worth your time if you…

Clear, sunny, and well on the warm side this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley. Another start to another week of unreal. Today some politics of the sinking, the horrific Republican party, both as nasty racist and crazy gun nuts. There was also ‘another‘ another shooting today in Kentucky, as the bullets kept flying…

In lieu of some weird shit off the endless horror stories of the nowadays, we’ll again try this Sunday afternoon to persuade you few readers out there with yet another plea to please, please buy my novel, and help an old guy who didn’t plan whatsoever for his retirement make a few extra bucks. In…

Sunshine and cold this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley as we enjoy a respite from all those freaking atmospheric rivers flooding the state for seeming-like centuries. A return to normal somewhat this morning with our deep-coated and depressing ‘tule fog,’ but as I told a neighbor while on a walk, at least we…

Overcast, windy, and on the chilly side this early evening Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re awaiting another storm system to make its way into our area tonight to keep this note-worthy series of rain-influenced cyclone bombs a-coming. And these suckers are heavily-laded inbound: A note to heighten the anxiety — from The…

Chilly and dark-way-too-early this early-evening Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — weekend dead end as we approach headlong into the holiday season. Thursday is Thanksgiving and the starting-pistol-shot for the frenzied run toward year’s end. And a major reason America is in such trouble keeping democracy afloat is the GOP putting party before country.…