Eve — ‘In The Act’
December 24, 2023Sunshine and a bit of warmth here this late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley. One of the better, nicer days in the last couple of weeks — a bit of rain along with the…
Category Archives: Doomscrolling
Horror History Today 75 Years Ago With Dick Nixon And A ‘Pumpkin’
December 2, 2023In the ripple pool off my 75th birthday last Wednesday — my post here on the ludicrous, noted event — one of the offshoots was Henry Kissinger kicking the bucket that day, too. He joins…
Lugubrious Friday
July 28, 2023Weekend is upon us again — however, Friday is not on my mind during, let’s say, last Wednesday. Shit really doesn’t have to make sense to comply with all rules and regulations. Yesterday, though, was…
News Blues: America’s Future — Ugly And Unpredictable
June 17, 2023Just near-sleep-scrolling through the InterWebs the last couple of days without the energy, drive, or literary desire to post on anything, from all our environments, be it one-sided horror politics, genocidal war, or the-becoming hothouse…
‘Default Is Off The Table’ — Yeah Right!
May 22, 2023Sunshine and warm skies this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — once again, a day in the life. News nowadays makes me more than a little depressed. I doomscroll the InterWebs seeking ideas…
Dumping Journalism ‘In The Digital Age’
May 16, 2023Once again sunshine and well-warm temperatures this late-morning Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — and one more episode of a pre-summer’s encounter with quickly-approaching summer. In the trough of news cycling today through the…
‘Tucker Carlson’s Face Coach’ And Other Violent, Ugly Things
March 23, 2023Sunshine amidst billowing, white clouds this late-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — reportedly some nice weather (i.e., sunshine and warmth) for the coming weekend and beyond. As they say, about time. Doomscrolling the…
VOTED!
November 8, 2022Despite some drizzling rain, I voted this morning — cast my ballot in probably the most-influential election in my lifetime, and the exuberance at the polling station was viable and democracy-laden heartfelt. The place was…
Obama: ‘Birtherism’ Is From ‘The Good Old Days’ … ‘Now, It Doesn’t Even Make It To The Top Ten List Of Crazy’
October 29, 2022Weekend is slow to the news cycle this Saturday afternoon. Still, politics continue to blare itself onto the media, thusly onto us the doomscrolling addicts of bad shit, but for now, most of that nasty…
‘Doomscrolling’ On A Sunday, Or Yet, It Could Be Any Day That Ends In The Letter, ‘Y’
September 25, 2022(Artwork by Amina Sallam, and found here.) Another fine autumn late afternoon here in California’s Central Valley and a good end to the weekend, weather-wise. In the sense of happy days, though, it’s all pretty…