War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
(Illustration: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Self Portrait Facing Death‘ (June 30, 1972), was originally found here). Chilly-dark this Monday evening on California’s north coast, sunshine through-out the day, a little rain expected tomorrow, more sun Wednesday and Thursday. So it goes… Our current time frame is a period of out-of-the-ordinary, and whether political, environmental, or whatnot, the…
Another Monday here on California’s north coast, and another lark of sorrow — the T-Rump’s hard-headed, bat-shit-crazy take on that devastating climate-change report from last Friday (HuffPost): “I don’t believe it,” he told reporters outside the White House before boarding Air Force One for a flight to Mississippi. The president also attempted to place the…
Bright sunshine this near-noon Thursday melding with only a wisp of wind, producing what could be called a ‘heat wave‘ for here on California’s north coast. However, inland just a short space and an actual ‘heat wave’ with temperatures in the triple digits — we’re reportedly at 72-degress right now. Although now retired nearly three years,…
Thick, damp fog this early Tuesday on California’s north coast, ending a two-day run of sunshine in the morning — supposedly, sun later, but deep-misty til then. Maybe rain by the weekend, but more a wait and see. Last night, however, we didn’t have to wait long to see Donald Trump get whipped-clean by Hillary…
Sunshine brightly this early Monday on California’s north coast as we head into a week of supposedly accelerating heat — even here on the shoreline we should be in the category of ‘hot‘ by Friday. Of course, our ‘hot‘ is ocean-breeze relative. On this Labor Day, a glance at our local laborers of budtenders, or…
Ashen-gray overcast this early Wednesday on California’s north coast with fog and cloud together again to produce a dreary-looking morning. Now retired nearly two years, I’ve joined a growing cadre of baby boomers without the finances for a ride into the sunset, or anywhere. We’re in a mob-pickle… (Illustration found here). Old age for me…
According to Wikipedia, “middle age” as that ‘…period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age.’ In birthdays, your 40s, and early 50s, a stretch supposedly where you get a last, great grasp at living before the home stretch. And in my particular case, that time frame was way-not bad at…
Bright sunshine again this near-noon Thursday on California’s north coast with rain forecast for tomorrow, but now the window’s way-narrow, maybe just for late Friday and early Saturday — abbreviated endurance. Simply just as the NWS notes: ‘Be ready for brief wet weather this weekend.’ Meanwhile, state of the atmosphere in journalism really, really sucks,…
Overcast and rainy-looking this Monday morning on California’s north coast — apparently, we had some heavy drizzle during the night, which might have been the early arrival for that ‘chance of showers‘ predicted by the NWS for tomorrow and Wednesday. No drought-buster, though. In the wake of freedom celebrations this past weekend, and Greeks voting…
Sunshine clear and bright this afternoon, the sparkle tempered by a brisk, gust-filled wind — par the course. Breeze carries a sharp chill, but was way-pleasant this morning during a walk to Safeway — once the winds come up, the relaxed tempo-flavor of outside activity fades, unless you have yourself a good wind break. Once…
