War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Sunny and windy this early-evening Wednesday here on California’s north coast — overhead all day were big pieces of fluffy clouds pacing across the sky, the movement creating dramatic, on-and-off different shades of dark to the air. I sat outside for awhile in early afternoon — terrific in a wind-break, pretty warm. too. Dog run…
Close to the end this Thursday evening of another gray-skies day on California’s north coast, with way-very-little sunshine at all. A dog run to Little River Beach in late morning was also fog-bound, damp-breezy even. Somewhat normal weather for the time of the year, but usually fog/low clouds early, then some sun. Not lately, and…
Overcast and a chilly breeze this Tuesday evening here on California’s north coast — been rainy and windy all day. A dog walk this morning on Little River Beach turned way-wet, way-fast. We got drenched, in the chaos of heavy rainfall, we lost the tennis ball for Cowboy’s throwie-thingie. According to the NWS, beyond a…
Deep-looking white-gray skies this Monday evening on California’s north coast, making it a short space to darkness ahead. A dog-run to Little River Beach in early afternoon carried thin clouds, emphasis on ‘thin,’ allowed faded-yellow sunlight, occasionally a slice-shot of brightness. And warm, too, not much of a breeze. The NWS calls for ‘Showers‘ the…
(Illustration: M.C Escher’s ‘Scholastica (Full Moon),’ found here). Dark gray skies, overcast/low clouds,and a near-gloomy Saturday evening here on California’s north coast — rain forecast for Tuesday, so there’s that… Add to the ash-like attitude, a real-scary craziness of the T-Rump amplified in an interview published yesterday at CBC/Radio-Canada with Jonathan Greenberg, a journalist for…
Sunshine finally this late-afternoon Thursday on California’s north coast, though, chilled fog/low clouds for most of the day. In a month, more Americans figured the T-Rump ought to be impeached (Reuters this afternoon): The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5 percentage points to 45 percent since mid-April, while…
Sunshine and breezy this Wednesday evening on California’s north coast — earlier, dog-walking at Little River Beach was also warm, too… House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this morning opened a mystery paradox, via Fortune: “Every single day, whether it’s obstruction, obstruction — obstruction of having people come to the table with facts, ignoring subpoenas,” Pelosi said…
Overcast and gray this Monday evening on California’s north coast — low clouds and darkness coming pretty-quickly. Earlier in the afternoon, Little River State Beach was nice, though, even in a kind of brown, drab, near-colorless setting. A beach dog-romp is always nice, no matter the weather. Sunshine expected tomorrow, so there’s that… Once again,…
Illustration to the left, Salvador Dali’s ‘Galatea of the Spheres’ (found here), seems appropriate for our times, a surreal DNA scattering, ‘…creating the illusion of three dimensions.’ A consequence of flying-apart molecules leads to becoming pissed and sad: ‘According to the 2019 World Happiness Report, negative feelings are rising around the world — and the…
Plenty of sunshine and near-clear skies this Sunday afternoon here on California’s north coast — beach run once again about mid-day (Little River Beach) was near-about perfect. Bright and warm… Illustration to the left, Pablo Picasso’s ‘Harlequin Head’ (found here), and one of my long-time favorite story art, seems to favor President Obama, does it…
