War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Overcast and a bit on the chilly side this way-too-early Tuesday — a normal sort of morning for summertime up here along California’s north coast. There’s not much distinction between seasons — a day like today could be in January instead of July, except for the rain. One longtime resident told me last week she’d…
As I get older, the writing process appears to be short-winded, and based on mood — creative juices just don’t percolate onto the page, or as in this modern era, onto the laptop screen as easily, and, nowhere the quantity as years gone bye-bye. Emotion seems to rule the brain, creating a hopefully short-lived writer’s…
A bit foggy, but warm this early Thursday here on California’s north coast with the weekend now firmly in the sights — just a matter of hours. Beyond the crazed news cycle of more Weiner nonsense, the NSA still primed, and a royal baby George, the earth continues its rapid demise — and most people…
Fog and quiet this early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we travail through the week. At least the pressure is finally off — Kate had a son yesterday, so the whole world can freakin’ chill out! And for the first time in a 100 years, three future kings are alive at the same time: “We…
Sad news now a couple of weeks old — one of the way-best data/info sites on the InterWebs will soon go ‘archive‘ only and a neat, educated voice in the ether will go quiet. The Oil Drum will be history supposedly on Aug. 31. Invaluable would be a word I’d use to describe the site, and…
Bright and sunny this Saturday afternoon on California’s north coast, a brisk wind on the chilled side keeps the air a little crisp. Due to a lot of other more-glamorous news topics the last few weeks, I don’t get into looking at oil and gas-pump-price bullshit very much, but some indications are we might be approaching…
Crystal-clear this Friday morning on California’s north coast, and if my apartment neighbor behind me hadn’t left his back patio light on, I most-likely could have seen a billion stars. Even with a half-moon shining bright in the southern sky, maybe I’d have spotted two billion. We’re in the throes of some wonderful weather. Yesterday…
Heavy ground fog this way-early Thursday along California’s north coast, and way-quiet, too. The usual noise from the Pacific Ocean, only about a mile or so away, can’t be heard at all. Up high, though, there seems to be a thin-spot in the mist as the half-moon hangs brightly in the southern sky — a…
News is hurdling along this Tuesday PM: Ed Snowden may now be a “tasty morsel” for Vladimir Putin, and much more; President Obama offered up supposedly a heavy-duty, ‘sweeping plan,‘ to fight climate change, but cited no patience for “Flat Earth Society” nit-twits; and the US Supreme Court reportedly “gutted-out” the 1965 Voting Rights Act —…
Drizzling rain this Sunday morning along California’s north coast as a storm front is making its way across the region — the next couple of days we’re supposed to get almost an inch of rain, though, more will fall in the interior areas than out here along the Pacific Ocean. Some good news, at least,…
