War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Hail-rain this Wednesday mid-morning on California’s north coast, and cold, too. The white stuff still clinging on rooftops — our latest storm comes from the north, and carries not near as much water as the ‘atmospheric rivers‘ (sometimes called a ‘Pineapple Express‘) we’ve been experiencing lately, but there’s a definite drop in temperature, sometimes creating…
Dark and chilly this early Tuesday evening on California’s north coast — a day of tired and icky feelings and not much energy to produce anything. Beyond the cranks and crannies of old-age health, the vibe in this age of T-Rump creates even more suction on the vitality of living. In the wise words of Emily…
In the last few weeks due to shit news home and abroad, I needed relief short of a lobotomy, and by chance came upon my own personal solution — romantic comedies, dumb stories about heartbreak, redemption and finding love at the end. Anything to circumvent the times, indulging in sappy, pulp fiction. Starting with “Maid…
Cloudy and chilly this Wednesday morning on California’s north coast, supposedly the last ‘dry’ day for more than a week — big storm due tonight. And for a shitload of Americans T-Rump is the storm of storms, creating a national form of ‘collective trauma‘ over the situation. Charles Figley, chair of the disaster mental health…
Bright sunshine this Friday morning on California’s north coast, another beautiful episode in a respite from a way-rainy season, a gorgeous weather sequence in place supposedly until Tuesday. Beyond the weather, our current public/political environment is overloaded with lying bullshit. Dunce-douche Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, chair of the House Science Committee, last Monday pointed…
Beautiful Friday morning here on California’s north coast, glaringly-bright sunshine and barely any wind makes for a most-comfortable environment. Although such weather could lull one into thinking all is good with the world, but one would be so fucking wrong. Hillary Clinton nailed it last July: ‘“A man you can bait with a tweet is…
A funny-bone reality of T-Rump’s tiny beginnings: “Creep…” (Illustration out front: ‘President Trump,’ by Jonathan Bass, found here).
Drizzling rain this early Friday on California’s north coast, buffed by a chilled-gusty wind — weather like this forecast until Tuesday, supposedly. Of course, the entire country was buffeted this morning with the inaugural of the T-Rump — a start line of the beginning in the worst kind of shitsville. Sad, depressing day, raining in…
In a post from 2008 (titled ‘Media and the Brain‘), I quoted Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy,” and the “Ted” movies, amongst a whole lot of other shit, and an entertainment future: “I think what we’re seeing right now is a great cultural shift of how this country watches television. “Forty years ago, new…
Sunshine this Monday morning on California’s north coast, with decent weather due for the next couple of days — a big rainstorm slated for mid-week. Enviro story for the shoreline is the high ocean tides — according to the NWS, a ‘perigean spring tide‘ will be on tap this week, so watch it. Non-enviro is…
