‘Eve’ In The Evening
December 31, 2023Another Eve is in the works, and this one awaits the hot rock possibility of a horrid immediate future. Foggy and correspondingly damp this early evening Sunday here in California’s Central Valley — hours away…
Category Archives: Journalism
Work-Stoppage Strike At The Washington Post — First In Nearly 50 Years: ‘We Just Deserve To Be Dealt With Fairly By Our Employer’
December 7, 2023In a year of note-worthy union accomplishments across a wide variety of occupations from show biz to the auto industry, now it’s the media’s turn to stand in the labor spotlight — today about 750…
‘I … Am A Writer’
November 5, 2023(Artwork: Leonid Pasternak‘s ‘The Passion of Creation,’ found here.) Originative writing is an art form for the mentally disturbed. An actuality proven by history and reality. Yet nowadays there are thousands, literally hundreds of thousands…
Doing Journalism In A War Zone — In The ‘F*ck’ Moment
October 9, 2023Overcast with a chilly breeze this early-evening Monday here in California’s Central Valley — a quick turnaround from the heat, a nice break. Not on a break are journalists covering the horror of war now…
Lazy-Heartless Media And Truth
September 16, 2023In this age of all-encompassing media, there are still assholes and an entire industry of being neutral and above the fray of politics — moreover, this is the age of the T-Rump and a Republica…
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…
Cartoonists Fired — Journalism Takes Another Hit
July 17, 2023Hot and feeling hot this late-afteroon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — just another drop in the bucket of weather going abnormal on the normal (for climate change). I came across the story when…
‘Replica’ — Armed Robbing In Drag
July 1, 2023Oddest set of criminal acts in the last little while. (Image from the Merced Police Department, and found here.) In scrolling my afternoon news routine, I by accident spied a crime story from my local…
DeSantis Dunks
June 1, 2023Clear, bright sunshine and coolish temperatures in the shade this noon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — does feel way-warm in the sun, however. Just another pre-summer, glorious day to enjoy before it’s too…
‘Unscheduled Disassemblies’ — KJP Description Of DeSantis Debacle
May 25, 2023Sunshine and early-spring-like temperatures this near-midday Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — these days are the ones we’ll fondly remember in about another month or so. Or maybe earlier. I’ve got a feeling summer’s…