‘Scary’
January 12, 2014Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the suicide death of Aaron Swartz, Internet activist and one of the builders of Reddit, who was then facing federal hacking charges. And yesterday, a fitting memory — from…
Category Archives: Bullshit
Rich Rulers
January 10, 2014Drizzling rain this early Friday on California’s north coast as we finally get ready to finish the first full work week of the new year. And with the sprinkle, the air is warmer — which…
Ugly Underneath, Too
January 9, 2014High overcast and quiet this Thursday morning on California’s north coast — outside everything is still damp, but the rain. Not much moisture produced this round for a state in a state of drought. Meanwhile,…
Terror
January 3, 2014A nightmarish cauldron is mushrooming out of control in Iraq, and apparently there’s not anything to be done. Bloody mess George Jr. cooked up, then left on the grill to burn — from the Washington…
Fuk!
December 31, 2013Darkly-overcast with a chilly wind this afternoon on California’s north coast, but more compelling is what’s happening way-west, to the Far East and Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant — more trouble apparently right now, maybe serious…
Snoop the ‘Plumbing’
December 30, 2013Clear and chilly this coming-too-fast Monday morning here on California’s north coast as we trot out the final few hours of 2013 — another holiday work-week, the last of the year, and on Wednesday we…
The TAO of Uncle Sam
December 29, 2013From Germany’s Der Spiegel this morning: One of the two main buildings at the former plant has since housed a sophisticated NSA unit, one that has benefited the most from this expansion and has grown…
Surreal Reality
December 27, 2013Bright sunshine and cold air this afternoon on California’s north coast, ending another work week, and near-about ending a whole year. Peculiar how quickly 2013 has bled away — seemingly the fastest year, ever. I’m…
Realtive Reality
December 23, 2013Apparently, the clock moves much-faster on Saturday and Sunday than during the rest of the week, which is the only explanation for it being Monday again. And it’s clear and cold up here on California’s…
‘Meet the new boss, Same as the old boss’
December 22, 2013President Obama danced and pranced on Friday trying to deflect damage on an image of trust, even in ‘confidence‘ for himself as president, washing the air with words meant to sound near-honest, but has become…