War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Another thick, gray episode this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast — no direct sunshine at all so far, and apparently none is coming. The marine layer is holding, and along with carrying a lot of moisture, seems stationary. Earlier this morning, if you didn’t know better, it really looked like we’d had some rain…
In the current rising ugly of GOP politics, an old, villainous favorite has again been sucked to the surface, alighted by Jeb! onto the stage (via the Wall Street Journal): ‘“Paul Wolfowitz is providing some advice,” he said of the deputy defense secretary during President George W. Bush’s administration. “This parlor game that’s played where…
Sunshine and warmth this nearly-noon Friday on California’s north coast, another work week gone, the weekend ahead. A fairly-brisk ocean breeze, however, keeps us from actually reaching any stage of ‘hot.’ ‘Calefaction‘ in American politics nowadays resembles Pablo Picasso’s ‘Harlequin Head,’ shown at right (and found here), especially the commentary-background for the artist with the art,…
Sunshine and nearly-clear skies this Thursday morning on California’s north coast — we’re supposed to be warm again today with temps in the low-70s, but along the shoreline, though, there’s a wonderful ocean breeze that takes a lot of the heat away. Not really…just feels like it. In the heat of the moment, southern California…
Sunshine and a warm breeze about noon Wednesday here on California’s north coast as we’re supposedly in for another heat wave this week with temperatures maybe in the mid-70s — and it won’t help the fires. Once again, a good update can be found at Redheaded Blackbelt as smoke swirls across the northern half of…
Sunshine and a warm breeze this Monday afternoon on California’s north coast — at least along the shoreline we’re supposed to be in the low 70s today and tomorrow, but if the ocean breeze kicks in, all bets are off. Forest fires continue burning to the east and south of us, but apparently winds have…
Seventy years ago today, and of “the most terrible bomb in the history of the world”, via Hiroshi Sawachik, a 28-year-old Army doctor then working in Hiroshima: “The smell was quite strong. It’s a sad reality that the smell human beings produce when they are burned is the same as that of the dried squid when…
Illusory skies again this Monday morning as our marine layer whisking along California’s north coast is seemingly freakishly tainted with smoke from forest fires still raging within the interior — 21 wildfires statewide, a big chunk up here in the north. One firefighter killed in the last week, and a shitload suffering heat exhaustion — a…
Faded sunshine and way-cooler this Thursday afternoon on California’s north coast as the ‘heat wave’ for our shoreline has gone in a huff of mostly clouds motivated by a crisp breeze. Still hot via the interior, however, running the temp-gauge into triple digits. In the crank of observation, Californians are not only getting more concerned…
Yesterday a rocking unusual — a shaker way-too-close to the barn. Just 16 miles away from me, myself and I was a 3.0 earthquake, and though no damage or much movement detected, my fright level was after-the-fact off the charts. Details at the USGS. And to increase the shaker-paranoia, check out the latest quakes all over…
