A Dirty Window Darkly
October 11, 2013Barack Obama is a contradictory marvel of twisted politics and illusion. Blowing into office chanting of transparency and openness, Obama now five years later could put Dick Nixon to shame — a new report on…
Category Archives: Media
Wheeling Down the Rabbit Hole — ‘Horribly Helpful’
October 6, 2013One of the best of the detail people online,or maybe anywhere, is Marcy Wheeler, also known as emptywheel — I’ve read her shit for years, and she’s got focused eyes to gaze hard back at the…
Grunt-Dump-Disaster of Ham-fisted Eggs
September 29, 2013Rain and more rain this early Sunday along California’s north coast, all part of a giant and nasty storm system now slapping hard at the US Pacific Northwest. Sucking up water from former Typhoon Pabuk’s…
Humorless Jesting
September 27, 2013Once again, crystal-clear skies this early Friday (whoopee!) and it’s on to the weekend — can’t come fast enough. And if you have been aware/understand anything at all about climate change, and have some walking-around…
To Be Or Not To Be — Food?
September 23, 2013Raining pretty steady this way-too-early Monday, continuing the storms across the northern California coast, but all just part of life’s scenario. And life’s a gnarled bitch for a lot of folks. Rain falling everywhere —…
Lazarus Laughs Loud
September 22, 2013An icon of bat-shit crazy said some funny — Sarah Palin unloads advice in a fevered essay at breitbart.com — heart of the dark matter: Ignore the peanut gallery pundits. They’ve written my political obituary so…
‘Meet The Villagers’
September 22, 2013A dark, dreary and dismal-looking overcast sky this early Sunday morning here on California’s north coast — more rain coming, it looks like. If those two guys in that photo on the left look like…
‘Drum’ goes silent
August 31, 2013Life in the ether ends today for one of the most-interesting and vital sites around, The Oil Drum will become history. Sad state of affairs — I’ll greatly miss the Drum‘s Drumbeat, and more-than-just a wisp…
Scary Enough Yet?
August 30, 2013Crystal-clear skies and a fingernail-moon brighten this way-too-early Friday on California’s north coast as we continue our our warmest summer ever: The official thermometer read 74 degrees, topping the previous best of 72 recorded in 1991.…
‘Fire on the Mountain’
August 25, 2013Rain lightly-spattered windows this early Sunday on California’s north coast, but now a couple hours later, outside is just foggy and wet — an observation made from the confines of my back patio, of course.…