War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Cold and clear this early Thursday here on California’s north coast, a lightening-bright can be seen from my back patio, like a white bubble from the east. We’ve supposed to have a chance of rain, but right now not a cloud in the sky — last night was clear, too, and the moon appeared hugely-full,…
Overcast and chilly this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast with some rain sprinkles thrown in for good measure. Another week in the wet — tonight is supposed to be the rain high point, then the cover of ‘showers’ the next few days. And it’s gloomy, too. Weather to feel sad. Yet even in gloomy…
Bright and sunny with a bit of chilled wind, here this Monday afternoon on California’s north coast. Gorgeous now but more rain expected tomorrow. Late in the day for a first post, usually way-earlier I’d have at least one piece up about something-or-another, but got involved with other stuff, then discovered I had to replace…
Gorgeous Sunday afternoon here on California’s north coast — sunshine-warm with windows open. What drought? Ready on the mind for most Californians: ‘A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California found that 62 percent of voters are following the drought very closely while only 18 percent are following the election very closely.’ Only three…
Thick, dark clouds this early Sunday on California’s north coast — supposedly rain is to slow today, down to cloudy tonight and back to fog on Monday. Just a respite, though, forecast is for more rain in the immediate future, maybe Tuesday. A little bewildered this morning. Somehow I figured Daylight Savings Time was to…
Overcast with a near-calm wind this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast — sortie forth once again. Too cloudy earlier this morning for ‘orionid‘ watching,, unfortunately I was awake but the darkness passed uneventful. Life has become infected: Ebola was tied with the federal budget deficit, education, the battle against Islamic State militants and the…
(Illustration: NASA satellite image of California’s drought, late January-early February 2014, found here). Drizzling sprinkles this early Friday on California’s north coast as the season slowly shifts, a little quiet, too, as yesterday afternoon turned exceptionally gorgeous — bright sunshine and a pleasant breeze, which seemed to feel more warm than it really should, or…
Good news on the 10-month-old legal marijuana sales in Colorado front: No mass deaths, and sales are high as a kite. Some interesting figures from research-land Colorado — sales revenue off recreational marijuana continues to toke upward, totals for August about $34.1 million, up nearly $5 million from July. And supposedly for everybody (via the Washington…
Rain this afternoon finally, and apparently here on California’s north coast we’re expecting maybe a coming week’s worth of soaking. And beyond the beach, oil is making headlines, again — this time for a hefty, jig-saw price dump today: The heavily traded Brent/WTI spread was volatile over the day, first narrowing to under $2 a barrel,…
A fog-soaked early Friday here on California’s north coast, feels like it’s fog-soaked all over the world. The NWS calls it ‘patchy fog,’ but there’s not a empty/patchy spot anywhere, and we’re also forecast for a chance of ‘drizzle’ sometime today, which is just another word for ‘fog-soaked.’ Language the clue — due to hard-shell…
