War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Raining again this afternoon, and again, dark and gloomy. This morning for a spell was really nice — I was able to walk to-and-from Safeway, plus take my youngest daughter’s Borgi, Kuru, for a full-blown walk (not the ‘abbreviated’ ones we have to take during storms), leaving both of us happy. Now a return to…
Clear and bright this early Friday on California’s north coast — sunshine and cold temperatures, down to freezing before sunup. Accordingly, we should remain in similar conditions until Tuesday, or maybe not. Weathering unpredictably is a vital key nowadays — going beyond the horrid dumpster-fire of T-Rump’s shenanigans, new marijuana research indicates the weed needs…
Overcast-gray with some layered ground fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — sprinkles/drizzle forecast for sometime this morning. In context of the coming new year, and a newly-minted/old word I’d never heard of until intrigued by a post a couple of weeks ago at Digby — the word, Kakistocracy, ‘…a term meaning a…
Some sunshine this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, but mostly overcast. Surreal darkly is T-Rump on TV, fork-tonguing on Fox News — first on Russkies hacking the US election (Yahoo): ‘“I think it’s just another excuse. I don’t believe it…I think it’s ridiculous.”‘ And on climate change happening and the EPA (Washington Post): ‘“I’m…
Overcast and cold this early Friday on California’s north coast, and supposedly maybe some sunshine later, with no rain forecast until Sunday. As T-Rump bumbles into control, Americans at least for the moment are in decent economic times. The Labor Department released some good numbers this morning — 178,000 new jobs in in November, and unemployment…
Overcast and chilly this early Monday on California’s north coast, as the NWS forecasts ‘Mostly Sunny‘ for us today, which I hope becomes reality. Election Day tomorrow can supposedly be considered ‘Partly Sunny‘ for our region, and we can hope. Hopefully, too, T-Rump will be driven ‘completely‘ back down the sewer-hole from which he came, and…
High overcast with occasional stretches of blue sky, but no sun yet. We’re supposed to be clear this afternoon… In living with natural weather, we’ve also had to ‘weather,’ as in ‘cope,’ with a terrifyingly-horrible presidential election cycle — all despite the reality. This morning, Commerce Department data showed a 2.9-percent annualized increase in GDP,…
Dense-damp fog again this early Monday on California’s north coast, and although supposedly temperatures are warmer inland, we along the shoreline keep it gray — until the afternoon, then way-nice. Beyond bombers and T-Rump, the lede this morning in of all places, Forbes: “Dude, where’s my fat?” Attention, daily marijuana users: according to a recently…
How can the GOP spin this — ‘Thanks, Obama!’ Via Quartz this morning: In 2015, the median household earned $56,500, adjusted for inflation, according to the US Census Bureau (pdf). In real terms, that’s equal to a $2,800 rise compared with 2014’s median household income—growth of more than 5 percent. That 5-percent jump is the…
Sunshine brightly this early Monday on California’s north coast as we head into a week of supposedly accelerating heat — even here on the shoreline we should be in the category of ‘hot‘ by Friday. Of course, our ‘hot‘ is ocean-breeze relative. On this Labor Day, a glance at our local laborers of budtenders, or…
