Compatible Creatures by Bruce Maulden
War, Politics, and Life
Raining and warm again this early Friday (finally!) on California’s north coast as we continue on into winter’s tropical grip. Ha! And this day is supposedly special, made for sad, love-struck nit-twits like one Joel Barish: “Random thoughts for Valentine’s Day, 2004. Today is a holiday invented by greeting card companies. To make people feel…
Rainy and warm this early Thursday on California’s north coast, another segment on winter 2014. And the word, ‘warm,’ is a major factor here — at 4 in the freakin’ morning, it’s near 55 degrees, which is about the temperature of mid-day around these parts. Meanwhile, way to the east, the US Atlantic seaboard is…
Low fog with a rain mix this Monday morning here on California’s north coast as the first-so-far winter storm has completed its cycle. We’re forecast for another wet system by the middle of the week, which is supposed to bring more rain for the parch-droughty countryside. And like a lot of other shit nowadays, we’ll…
Raining this way, way-too early Monday here on California’s north coast, a touch of theme for the day. The moisture is just aggravating — another display of the dry-hole drought eating at the state’s life-support system and the teasing rainstorms that don’t do nothing. And since the “big game” is now history, so is the…
Lo, and behold, Friday! And it’s clear and warm this early morning here on California’s north coast, with ‘weirding weather‘ making its play as right now we’re over 50 degrees and the forecast is for warmer temperatures today than yesterday, which was a surprise to everybody. On Thursday, freezing cold at dawn to a T-shirt-only…
Crystal-clear and cold this way-too-early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we tumble/plunge on into the work week. A near-full moon hangs like a white, round pin-prick out over the Pacific. A moon full of half-baked crazies — take Republican Jim Inhofe (Asshole-OK), please. He cranks the climate-change throttle: “They don’t get away with it…
Overcast, foggy and damp this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and although there’s moisture in the air, it ain’t rain. Or what we want to be considered rain — yesterday afternoon, last night, at tops, nothing more than sprinkles. Which will make life a little tougher. Forest fires: “It’s unprecedented for us to do…
Bright sunshine sprinkled twixt clouds and fog along California’s north coast this Saturday morning, and onward into the weekend. Most of what humans do in order to continue civilization has great effect, even a small touch here could create calamity/catastrophe over there, produce strange, not-so-pretty shit. (Illustration found here). I vaguely remember reading a brief…
Bright 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 an old guy, though, so I might be traveling in more rapid circles than you. Top of the news this…
High overcast and quiet this early Friday on California’s north coast as we come to the end of week one in the end-of-the-year blow-fest, and we await the coming of 2014. Right now, we’re at a balmy 46 degrees, hopefully working our way up to the low 60s some time later. And did I mention…
