War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Clear and more than chilly this Tuesday morning up here on California’s north coast, and it seems we’re in for some cold — the high today is expected to be less than 50 degrees, and we’re in for a hard-freeze watch for the middle of the week. After some most-gorgeous days lately, the ugly winter…
Haze filled with rain blankets California’s north coast this Monday afternoon — light sprinkle it might appear at first feel, but this type precipitation is way-deceiving — it will soak you to-the-bone in seconds. And it’s a bit on the chilled-side, too. So the effect/affect is not altogether pleasant. In the news this PM, an…
Ground fog with a drizzling rain this way-early Monday on California’s north coast, and the end to round one of a not-so-fabulous holiday season. This year might be a crazy yuletide. Despite the expansion of Black Friday, and the swell of people in stores, the end result wasn’t so hot: Overall spending was expected to…
(Illustration: A little Iraqi girl contemplates horror, Basra, Iraq, March 30, 2003, found here). Pushed further and further back in current history, the nightmare that’s Iraq is way-off the anywhere-near mainstream news cycle these days — a mention, maybe, if the death toll of some bomb blast is more-than-normally excessive. Amongst a shitload of frustrations,…
Bright sunshine, coupled with what I’d call a chilly wind, and we’re having another fine, clear afternoon up here on California’s north coast — this particular one code-named Black Friday. An example of loony-gullible and horrific life in the nowadays. Although top of the news cycle this PM tends to be of the ridiculous —…
Clear with stars twinkling this early Friday on California’s north coast as we grind on through a four-day holiday of excess and salesmanship. And it’s Black Friday for the gullible and greedy. Cher has the right sense of this whole shit — when asked via Twitter if she celebrated Thanksgiving, the ageless singer responded: “I…
A sky full of bright sunshine blended with a mild breeze this afternoon on California’s north coast — even with a slight chill, it’s nice. And circulating high on the news cycle this PM appears to come from overseas — the crazy skirmish over some islands in the South China Sea continues to advance in…
High haze in the air this way-early Thursday on California’s north coast, a misty-fingernail of a moon is imprinted in the east on a dark background with few stars seen twinkling in the sky. Turkey Day it seems, or Thanksgiving to the historical clueless and dumb. The older I get the more I loath holidays…
A mixture of clouds and fog create “haze” this afternoon on California’s north coast, with sunshine every-once-in-a-while appearing through the dull. A bit on the cool side, but not unpleasantly so. News hounds are barking in a whisper this PM, though, there’s a hostage situation still on-going down in Inglewood, south of LA, two police were…
High-wispy clouds with a semi-clear sky this early Wednesday on California’s north coast with the moon hanging like a chewed fingernail far to the east. The day before Turkey Day and all is quiet — except everywhere! Life with President Obama is anything but tranquil these days. He visited Hollywood yesterday, raising funds and touring the…
