Stop-Loss Memory
March 20, 2013Reportedly, at a little after 4 AMÂ out here on California’s north coast, the sun will cross directly over the Earth’s equator during a moment known as the vernal equinox when both day and night are…
Category Archives: Crime
Happy Anniversary, My Dear
March 19, 2013(Illustration found here). Ten years along and the recipients of “shock and awe” know it as a wide-awake nightmare — from the NY Times: At the pet market, Karrar Habeeb, a 22-year-old carpenter, paused, surprised…
Cradle of graves
February 17, 2013“I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.” — Dick Cheney, ‘Meet The Press,’ March 16,…
News that fits
February 12, 2013Clear skies with stars twinkling this Tuesday morning along California’s north coast, and for some reason, the outside environment feels warmer than inside my apartment. Human skin and temperatures baffle the senses. Tonight is President Obama’s…
Hack the politics
January 26, 2013The tragic death of Aaron Swartz continues to make waves on the soft, sandy beaches of the InterWebs. Swartz was only 26 when he committed suicide a couple of weeks ago when an impending legal…
Still Life
January 17, 2013Foggy and way-warmer this early Thursday morning up here along California’s northern coast — no frost on the ground today! Yesterday, President Obama unveiled a massive gun-control agenda — and the shit hit the fan…
AR-15 that bad storm
January 16, 2013Clear and cold again on a early Wednesday along California’s northern coast and the news cycle this morning looks like it’s eating shit for breakfast. Gun-play at two schools yesterday, and this the continuing sad…
Go ahead! Make my afternoon tea party!
January 11, 2013Another rainy early morning here on California’s northern coast — and wet is the word through the weekend. And speaking of weather, and guns: Apparently both too hot-slick to handle. Yesterday, as Joe Biden was…
Drone On
January 8, 2013Overcast and a bit on the warm side this morning along California’s northern coast, but that’s gotten to be fairly normal lately. A lot of shit has become ‘normal‘ most recently. President Obama nominated a…
‘Over the top’
January 6, 2013Clear skies this early Sunday morning along California’s northern coast and the sun will soon pop up over the eastern mountains like thunder — although the forecast is for rain today, right now it’s gorgeous.…