War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
A good, interesting interview in the days approaching our 250th anniversary celebration: Dr. Joanne Freeman, professor of history at Yale University, at Public Notice today — some snips: Yeah. Speaking as an early American historian who spent decades immersed in what the founding generation thought about political power — specifically about executive power — this…
A beautiful, warm Saturday was the attitude today for the second round of anti-T-Rump/pro-democracy “No Kings” rally here in my local town, Merced, set near the center of California’s Central Valley, and once again an emotional treat to be involved with a crowd calling for America to remain America. Although the event felt less emotional…
Clear with tons of sunshine, though, the air is a bit on the chilly side this late-morning Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — last hurrah for winter as we’re expected to be in the mid-80s temp-wise next week, so we better enjoy it while we can because it’ll be hotter than shit soon enough.…
(Image: ‘Vibrant Emotional Art,’ generated by AI, and found here.) Early-evening Sunday here in California’s Central Valley. The day before the shit hits the fan in real-time, and in an official capacity — no longer talk but shitty action. Tomorrow morning at nine Pacific Standard Time — noon in DC — the T-Rump will be…
Drizzling-misty rain and cold this late afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — wet, chilled weather seemingly for the times. First post in two weeks, and only the sixth since election day. Shitty, but I’ve not had anywhere-near an overwhelming desire to write/postulate/or wax whatever about our current, real-time experience. One which seemingly already…
Cold and foggy this late-afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — although there’s still some daylight flickering, it’s a gloomy, dark-shadowed end to another work week in this festered era of non-seasonal melancholy. Seemingly, this year’s tule fog version is worse, thicker, and deeply damp — join the festivities. This is my first post…
Clear-blue skies and plenty of sunshine this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — the beautiful outside is way-tempered by chilled-ass wind bursts, which conspired with mid-50s temps to create in real-time/real-life the first ‘cold-as-shit‘ day of the year. In my view, anyway, a seasonal quick adjustment from fried-heat of a seemingly never-ending summer…
(Illustration out front: Edvard Munch‘s ‘The Scream,’ lithograph version, found here.) This early-evening Wednesday is still too premature to adequately address the absolute horror shock from this morning. I turned out the lights last night before going to bed, even after re-checking CNN for further election update results (as a stress-reducer of sorts, I’d been watching “Castle”…
(Image: ‘Election Day Brawl,’ by Woody Guthrie, and found here.) Overcast and cool this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. In this new back to the old standard time of darkness coming too quickly in the PM is depressing enough. Finally, that day has come — Election Day 2024! And so far, with all…
Bright sunshine tempered with chilled temperatures this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley. If this is Monday, tomorrow is tomorrow no matter how you look at it. Of course, it will be Tuesday, and, of course, it will be election day in the US of A — an election like none other I’ve witnessed…
