War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Overcast and a chilly breeze this Tuesday evening here on California’s north coast — been rainy and windy all day. A dog walk this morning on Little River Beach turned way-wet, way-fast. We got drenched, in the chaos of heavy rainfall, we lost the tennis ball for Cowboy’s throwie-thingie. According to the NWS, beyond a…
(Illustration: M.C Escher’s ‘Scholastica (Full Moon),’ found here). Dark gray skies, overcast/low clouds,and a near-gloomy Saturday evening here on California’s north coast — rain forecast for Tuesday, so there’s that… Add to the ash-like attitude, a real-scary craziness of the T-Rump amplified in an interview published yesterday at CBC/Radio-Canada with Jonathan Greenberg, a journalist for…
Sunshine finally this late-afternoon Thursday on California’s north coast, though, chilled fog/low clouds for most of the day. In a month, more Americans figured the T-Rump ought to be impeached (Reuters this afternoon): The number of Americans who said President Donald Trump should be impeached rose 5 percentage points to 45 percent since mid-April, while…
Sunshine and breezy this Wednesday evening on California’s north coast — earlier, dog-walking at Little River Beach was also warm, too… House Speaker Nancy Pelosi this morning opened a mystery paradox, via Fortune: “Every single day, whether it’s obstruction, obstruction — obstruction of having people come to the table with facts, ignoring subpoenas,” Pelosi said…
Overcast and gray this Monday evening on California’s north coast — low clouds and darkness coming pretty-quickly. Earlier in the afternoon, Little River State Beach was nice, though, even in a kind of brown, drab, near-colorless setting. A beach dog-romp is always nice, no matter the weather. Sunshine expected tomorrow, so there’s that… Once again,…
Illustration to the left, Pablo Picasso’s ‘Agonizing Horse’ (found here), is another in that category of artwork epitomizing our era, fashioned on suffering: ‘Some have interpreted the horse as Franco’s Nationalism, with Picasso predicting its downfall…Picasso has heightened the effect of agony by turning the animal’s tongue into a sort of dagger protruding from its…
Foggy and damp this Friday evening on California’s north coast, and though it’s been that way all day, an earlier dog-run on Ma-le’l Dunes was still a terrific venture. Showers maybe tonight, decent rain still expected Saturday, but otherwise dry for awhile, with even sunshine supposedly all next week… Meanwhile, release yesterday of the so-called…
Sunshine and warmish (mid-60s) this Thursday evening on California’s north coast — some fog at the beach mid-morning/mid-day, but still nice and comfortable. Although maybe rain on Saturday, mostly ‘Mostly Sunny‘‘ for the next week or so… Big news today, and a cluster-fuck of shit — first, AG Bill Barr held a fruitcake presser to…
Bright and windy this early-evening Wednesday on California’s north coast — a simply-gorgeous day, and even with a chilled and sharp breeze, the Ma-‘e’l Dunes in Manila was still a good hike area earlier this afternoon for me and the dogs.. We trekked to the ocean with shifting sand in our faces (wore me out,…
(Illustration: Salvador Dali’s ‘Hell Canto 2: Giants,’ found here). Clear and sunny Monday evening here on California’s north coast — another gorgeous day, though some coastal fog was encountered earlier this afternoon out on Manila’s beaches (the Ma-le’l Dunes) but it remained at the shoreline, Arcata and environs stayed bright, and a bit warm. And another…
