Bob Barker: RIP — ‘Bitch’
August 26, 2023Sunny and mildly hot this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley. And today, too, the death of the iconic Bob Barker at 99. In truth, I hadn’t thought about him for years and years,…
Category Archives: History
Creepy, Vile And Dangerous
August 25, 2023Nice and sunny this late afternoon Friday here in California’s Central Valley — weather-wise a most-pleasant way to end the work week. Unpleasant, however, is this ugly, nefarious mug that has washed across the InterWebs…
T-Rump Horribly Impersonates A Mafia ‘Don’ — Yet Ends Up As The Donald, Idiot
August 22, 2023Sunshine and warm this early-evening Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — we received near-about nothing off Hilary’s wrath, and like I mentioned yesterday, most of the heavy rain and deep-seated flooding struck south and…
Scream Against The Violence!
August 21, 2023Scattered clouds with occasional shivers of sunshine this near-noon hour Monday here in California’s Central Valley –we’re still dry and still awaiting rain from off Hilary, though, it apparently seems the blunt of the tropical…
Hilary And Rain In Southern California
August 20, 2023Overcast and humid this near-noon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re awaiting the impact from former Hurricane Hillary, now categorized a tropical storm, in the maybe form of rain and wind. Although the…
Hurricane Hilary Inbound — Record Winds And Rain In Store For SW US
August 17, 2023Humid and hot this near-noon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — hopefully this will be the final triple-digit days for at least a while as we venture into less warm episodes, though, in no…
A ‘Dumb’ Civil War And Americans
August 16, 2023Hot and even more hot this noonish nour Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — outside the air is heavy and feels like you’ve just stepped into some kind of odd, surreal oil painting. Art…
Agonizing Assholes Accountable
August 15, 2023Hot and getting hotter this near-noon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — in the midst of a short but sturdy heated spell with our high forecast today to be 105 degrees, all triple digits…
T-Rump Tangled-Up In Georgia
August 14, 2023Early alert per The New York Times tonight: A grand jury in Atlanta handed up an indictment late Monday in a Georgia prosecutor’s investigation into efforts by Donald J. Trump and some of his key…
Journalism Under Attack In Kansas — First Amendment And Death
August 13, 2023Asshole morons, obvious First Amendment violations in the biggest journalism story of the year, and death by anxiety — nothing heavy, plus creating another example of the Streisand effect. (Illustration found here.) I read about…