On the eve of maybe the last weekend of American, old-school-real democracy. a big chunk of those Americans are scared of political violence, primarily as spewed by Republicans. If the tide runs against us, we…
Less than a week now to those infamous midterms, and Joe Biden this afternoon pointed a righteous finger at the violent, nasty antics of MAGA Republicans in this serious, ugly fight for democracy. In a…
Today week will mark one of the biggest events in recent memory — the usual, ‘normal‘ midterm election that’s anything but ‘normal.’ In fact, it’s a major abnormal. Along with all kinds of life particulars…
Darkening skies to the north this close-to–noon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — NWS has forecast a big chance for rain in the upcoming afternoon, 90 percent maybe, and tomorrow, too (40 percent), even…
Hello, this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — instead of the usual news-based post on some near-pertinent something-or-another (I do love hyphens), this is another plea to buy my novel, “Brown-Eyed Girl With…
In a historical diversion to the ugly, gasping news of nowadays with an item this weekend on one of my long-ago heroes — TE Lawrence, the freakish leader of the desert in World War I…
Weekend is slow to the news cycle this Saturday afternoon. Still, politics continue to blare itself onto the media, thusly onto us the doomscrolling addicts of bad shit, but for now, most of that nasty…
In the afternoon Interweb-news scroll, I ran across some serious pointers for the upcoming midterms — now just 13 days away. We’re facing some serious shit: Some righteously-chilling shit from Kevin Kruse, professor of history…
Chilly with increasing sunshine here in California’s Central Valley this near-noon Wednesday. It should play out as another nifty autumn day as we approach the darkening gloom of winter in just a few short weeks.…
In the stream-scream of things, I haven’t felt like writing these past few days — too much depressing, ugly shit on the news wires, seems to strangle any creative posting on just about any subject…