War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
In late July 2008, presidential-candidate Barack Obama during a tour of the western world displayed the ability to perform/transform a crowd — he easily tossed a three-point basketball shot before a speech in a gym to US troops in Kuwait. You can see the event here. A watershed moment for me in regards to Obama…
Here we are mid-week again, with fog and gloom this early Wednesday, but at least we’re on the gravitational pull to the weekend. Hard-hitting environmental report came out yesterday, but if anyone has been keeping up with the situation the last few years, there’s really nothing new. The big question (though, with no answer right…
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…
Overcast again this Tuesday morning as if the season up here on California’s north coast, but again, too, a bit on the chilly side as we troll through the week watching the world crumble. In the context of being updated, last night one of the jurors in the latest infamous trial told CNN’s Anderson Cooper: “I…
Overcast and darkly-gloomy this early Tuesday on California’s north coast — a sense felt ’round the world. And with all the bad news exploding all around, from Egypt to everywhere, there’s this ludicrous note: A Gallup poll last month found that for the first time in his ex-presidency (actually, the first time since 2005), a…
Another high overcast morning on California’s north coast, but this being a Friday, there’s still joy in the air. As of late, the sun will eventually burn off the moisture and life will be happy again. Last night, I went to sleep with the sound of warfare outside my window — bottle rockets, cherry bombs…
Crystal-clear skies and a bit on the chilly side this fourth of July Thursday on California’s north coast — the sound of the Pacific Ocean a quiet moan from the west. Life continues whether we want it to or not. Despite other big shit happening — Egypt’s on another late-spring uprising, the Arizona wildfire that…
Another middle-of-the-week Wednesday with high overcast skies and chilly temperatures here on California’s northern coast — the weekend now a faint, pulsating glow in the near-distance. Only lately have I really, really sought the weekends — I must be getting really, really tired of my week days. Duh! Ed Snowden is a tortured gift that keeps…
Raining and kind of gloomy this morning on California’s north coast — the weather isn’t the only passing fancy that sucks. Reality and fiction are apparently one and the same nowadays. A shitload of people running this planet have major mental problems: Sociopathy is a personality disorder that manifests itself in such traits as dishonesty,…