War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Clear and quiet this early-evening Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. (Illustration: “Collapse Of Perfection,” oil on canvas, by Peter Kim, and found here.) Shit’s getting deeper by the day. I’ve found it hard to post nowadays with such pessimistic ugliness polluting the news cycle nearly at a 24-hour-a-day clip. Nothing but horrifying shit-bending scope…
Clear and a bit on the chilly side this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — finally it looks as though we’re in that trough of autumn, cool days supposedly ahead. Politically-cold winter festers back east in DC — Republican dipshit wanker Kevin McCarthy on the nose last Friday: ‘“We are in a very…
High overcast and turning a little crisp this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — despite the right now scene, earlier in the day was sunny, nice and warm, making for a comfortable respite from chilly winter. Today’s domestic news item hasn’t happened as of this writing — Joe Biden’s SOTU speech scheduled in…
Rain and cold, blustery wind this early-evening Thursday here in California’s Central Valley, an escapade in another indication the winter season is quickly coming into view — today the first phase of a series of storm systems forecast to sweep the state through the weekend. Summer is now just a wet memory. Our environmental stock…
Topping off the news cycle this Wednesday seems to be the Joe Manchin/Chuck Schumer agreement in the Senate for a big, breakthrough bill for climate and health care — and if it does make it past Republicans and signed into law, it would indeed be a BFD. The Manchin reversal shocker knocked T-Rump’s ramped-up DOJ…
Not-so-bad heat near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — almost pleasant you could say without being a sarcastic asshole. We’re forecast for a high of under 100 degrees today, so that’s the good news around these parts. And for them parts farther north where another deadly, mean-ass heat wave across the Northwest, where air…
Another melting-away heat episode this near mid-day Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley, with sunshine full-on hot and temperatures slated for triple-digits. Although it’s already hot as shit, we’re not alone as waves of unprecedented high temps are spiking across the globe in a fierce display on the cutting edge of a way-sweaty-steamy future for…
Rinse and repeat, but with really, really hot water. Another heavy-air experience this late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley; we’re in a dangerous zone with high-ass temperatures and without any hint of wind. Our local NWS has issued an ‘Excessive Heat Warning‘ for the region — temperatures maybe 105 to 110 degrees — and…
Summer explodes the environment: (Illustration: ‘Heat Dome’ across US Southwest and Pacific Coast this weekend, image found here). Overcast and though a bit warm, fairly comfortable outside here near noon Thursday in California’s Central Valley — it might be pleasant right now, but we’re expecting major heat later this afternoon, especially starting tomorrow and boiling…
Breezy and cool this near-mid-day Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — weather just about out of sync with normal reality. Reportedly, we’ll see a 30-degree rise in temperatures by Saturday as the ‘whiplash,’ lopsided shape of our meteorology continues unabated. A circumstance already predicted. And going beyond cruel-ass SCOTUS, cruel-ass Republicans, cruel-ass Vlad Putin,…
