Category Archives: History

Climate Change Creatively Continues

February 6, 2022

(Illustration: Graph per NASA/JPL-Caltech, and found here). Bright sunshine and warming temps this near-mid-day Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, another beauty seemingly ahead of its time. The state has been in a perpetual cycle…

T-Rump Coup Continues

February 5, 2022

Even as the T-Rump makes open admissions of overturning the last election, and as democracy dangles in the balance, the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection/riot — “…the mother of all investigations and…

Mike Pence Correctly Reads The Room: ‘I Had No Right To Overturn The Election’

February 4, 2022

After a week — I’m back! First real post in seven days. During this time I went through a final edit of my first novel I’m self-publishing — read about the whole project here, and…

Ukraine History Chimes — Vlad Putin’s ‘Obsession’

January 27, 2022

Daylight fading as we approach early-evening Thursday here in California’s Central Valley, a fine finish to a day that started with a deep-gray fog, which burned off quickly into bright sunshine and warm temperatures —…

Butterfly Sanctuary Taking Refuge Due To ‘Credible Threats’

January 27, 2022

In dangerous territory as we are right now, even butterflies appear in possible jeopardy: An e-mail from the National Butterfly Center was shared this morning at Daily Kos, explaining the shit-situation, pretty straight-forward and on…

SCOTUS Or Not — For Republicans ‘Cruelty Is The Point’

January 26, 2022

(Illustration: Pablo Picasso’s mural,’ Guernica,’ found here). Tweaking the news cycle this Wednesday evening is an idiot rhyme: Breyer to retire. Since this morning, all the shit all the time is about Breyer’s announced retirement…