War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Crystal-clear and cold this way-too-early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we tumble/plunge on into the work week. A near-full moon hangs like a white, round pin-prick out over the Pacific. A moon full of half-baked crazies — take Republican Jim Inhofe (Asshole-OK), please. He cranks the climate-change throttle: “They don’t get away with it…
Another report signifying lack of an actual, deep-understanding of the swift-boat capabilities of climate change, in this instance, the Pine Island Glacier, largest single contributor to sea-level rise in Antarctica, is not-so-slowly melting away — today from Planet Earth: The work, published in Nature Climate Change, shows the glacier’s retreat may have begun an irreversible…
Clear and much-more chilly this early Monday than the last few days — up here on California’s north coast we’ve had unseasonal warm weather due to rain over the weekend, but apparently starting today it’s back to business as usual. No rain forecast for at least the next week to 10 days — a sad…
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the suicide death of Aaron Swartz, Internet activist and one of the builders of Reddit, who was then facing federal hacking charges. And yesterday, a fitting memory — from the Guardian: On Saturday, the home page of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was hacked, reportedly by the Anonymous group.…
High overcast and way-quiet this early Sunday morning on California’s north coast — we had some rain, and that some rain is gone. Although we received a strong downpour for a little while yesterday, the rain storm really didn’t do much drought-wise, and the dry burning continues — according the National Weather Service for this…
Drizzling rain this early Friday on California’s north coast as we finally get ready to finish the first full work week of the new year. And with the sprinkle, the air is warmer — which means a shitload. Beyond the quivering Outlaw Jersey Whale — a most-perfect notion of Chris Christie — the Senate’s plan…
High overcast and quiet this Thursday morning on California’s north coast — outside everything is still damp, but the rain. Not much moisture produced this round for a state in a state of drought. Meanwhile, nationwide, the words “polar vortex” had been replaced by “bridgegate.” Or in literary terms, how an asshole had to eat…
Overcast, foggy and damp this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and although there’s moisture in the air, it ain’t rain. Or what we want to be considered rain — yesterday afternoon, last night, at tops, nothing more than sprinkles. Which will make life a little tougher. Forest fires: “It’s unprecedented for us to do…
Clear and cold this Tuesday morning here on California’s north coast, but: In northern Minnesota right now, the temperature has dipped to a staggering -42 F. The chill is running so deep in the North Star State that it’s not only colder than in the lands above the Arctic Circle, it’s actually colder than some…
Despite all my weeping, gnashing of what teeth I’ve got left and screaming at the walls last night, here we are again on a Monday. Again, too, it’s cold and clear on California’s north coast as we start the first official-real week of 2014. And if this year is like 2013, we’ll witness more of…
