War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Big, fluffy clouds with lots of sheltered sunshine this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — a bit on the chilly side, though, backtracking on the boiling heat we experienced over the weekend. However, reality returns starting tomorrow with temperatures climbing into summertime heat. We’re most-likely in the last of the cool episodes this…
Bright sunshine and way-too-warm temperatures this mid-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — a taste of what’s surely to come in a few short weeks, maybe a preview of a boiling-hot summer, which is no shock. We’re in the mid-80s right now with reportedly a chance to pop 90 before the day is out…
Overcast skies with a semblance of rain-to-come this late-afternoon Saturday in California’s Central Valley. Rain was forecast for today, but so far we’ve been high and dry. Maybe later: The annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner is tonight — shit ain’t the same in T-Rump time, making it sour-like to squeeze humor out of…
This particular day, 18 years ago, was a Tuesday. What a stretch of time, huh? In April 2007, war was the major topic, and shit looked bad — yet in a nowadays perspective, them was the good-ole-days. Sarah Palin was still more than a year off, and Barack Obama was already on the scene: ‘“America…
A gray, cool late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley. First post this month that isn’t a beloved-dog obit — Bad (and nefarious) shit is accumulating so fast nowadays it’s getting harder and harder for me to slow down enough to type instead of doomscrolling for the daily/hourly/minute-by-minute activities of an advancing black hole of…
In continuation of Leroy’s obit from last night, and since perspectives of his passing shift day by day, there will probably/most likely be many more ‘Parts’ to come. Sadness unfolds sometimes bit-by-bit as time creates a sense that it’s all just a dream — yet not. Here is a more up-to-date “Walking Leroy In The Valley”…
As if these shitty nowadays-times could get even more sad — Leroy, my daughter Hannah’s basset hound/greyhound mix, has passed. Although we’d known awhile the end was near — lingering bad-health issues combined with being well-advanced in age, I guess, caused the scenario to worsen — but knowing before hand don’t soften the blow. In…
Bright, clear sunshine and well-warm temperatures this late-afternoon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley — reportedly topped 85 not too long ago. Seasonal glimpse way too far ahead. A peep, too, on some really terrible people: A building correlation between Erdogan’s Turkey and T-Rump’s America: ‘“It’s kind of a nightmare that I wake up every…
America is in the throes of a buzz cut of its history, performed by T-Rump’s boys. Noted American legal scholar, Laurence H. Tribe, makes my ‘read ‘of the day with a justifiable whack at the sense of our current scenario. Tribe, known for his studies of US constitutional law, describes our grim (but most-likely correct)…
Clear and way-warm this noon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re forecast to top 80 this afternoon for the first time this year/season and it makes me wonder out loud just how the shit-hot will be the coming summer. Altogether too early for this. How about those idiots running our country right now?…
