News PM Punch — ‘Hero’
November 21, 2013Crystal clear with bit of a chilled breeze this Thursday afternoon on California’s north coast — not a wisp of a cloud in sight. Typical day for these parts, bright sunshine with a little bite…
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News PM Punch — Fossil Fuel Frolic
November 20, 2013Cold and overcast this Wednesday afternoon — the north coast of California gray with an occasional dull-sparkle of sunshine. Not too-bad a day, though. News-wise, a pretty mundane day, at least on the crisis side…
F**K the Lottery, and F**k the Assholes Who Play It!
November 20, 2013(Illustration: Vincent van Gogh’s ‘The State Lottery Office’ found here). Yesterday, just before I was about to leave work — I manage a liquor store — this clueless dip-shit comes in and upsets the whole…
‘Gie’s us a kiss’
November 17, 2013Cold and clear this Sunday on California’s north coast, and we continue careening our way toward the holidays, whether we like it or not. Nature’s way, no big deal. Supposedly, us baby boomers credit the…
Washing Away the Lies
November 14, 2013High overcast again this early Thursday on California’s north coast and real still and quiet, too. We’re now at the vantage point where the weekend can be seen with the naked eye. And speaking of…
Journalism Juju
November 13, 2013High overcast and quiet this early Wednesday on California’s north coast — the Pacific Ocean, less than two miles away, is just a whisper in the air. Yesterday morning, though, the coastline was roaring like…
‘Absolute Bedlam’
November 11, 2013Clear, but cold and chilly this way-too-early Monday here on California’s north coast — the weather is pointing in the right direction. Winter’s on the way, or something else, more weird. An environment that’s changing…
Boomer Prince
November 10, 2013Clear and bright-as-mirrored sunshine at dawn this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, but the brilliance was quickly replaced by a deep-gray as thick ground fog rolled in from the Pacific — if you don’t…
Hot Water
November 1, 2013Another Friday — yippee! Clear this early morning on California’s north coast and in the words of the lady at my bank yesterday: “Tomorrow’s the first of November. What’s up with that?” Yeah, what’s that…
Screamin’ Shame
October 30, 2013Clear and chilly again this way-early Wednesday on California’s north coast, the moon hanging like a bright fingernail in the eastern sky. This morning some ugly from DC — both came yesterday via the heavens.…