War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Clear skies over the northern coast of California this early Friday morning, getting a way-good start to the weekend — and it can’t come soon enough. Although we have some very-livable weather up here right now, the eastern part of the country underwent a tornado alley run this week with an outbreak of twisters from…
Overcast and quiet this Thursday morning along Caliornia’s northern coast — earlier the sky was clear as a bell, but a thick fog bank could be seen plowing in from the Pacific and soon consumed the heavens above. Poetic but ridiculous. Use of firearms in the good-old USA is still shattering the news cycle again…
Overcast and damp this early Wednesday morning along California’s northern coast, quiet and seemingly not a creature stirring out there. Maybe a couple hundred miles north of here, and a couple of hours ago, a 5.3 earthquake shook the Oregon coast, and although no damage was reported and I sure didn’t feel it, the reality…
Once again, cloudy and drizzling rain this Tuesday morning up here along California’s northern coast — quiet and easy. Life all over ain’t so as scouring the news reveals it’s the Same Old Shit causing much of the problems, but in this particular age, there’s really no alternative. As a so-called baby boomer, my age…
Rain and warm this early Monday morning along California’s northern coast, encountering another apparent routine weather observation up here. It’s been wet lately, but with it has come the warm. This is winter — we can’t be choosy. Weather has been kind of odd a bit lately, but don’t know if it’s directly tied in…
The tragic death of Aaron Swartz continues to make waves on the soft, sandy beaches of the InterWebs. Swartz was only 26 when he committed suicide a couple of weeks ago when an impending legal case apparently became too hard to bear — a near-empty case until federal prosecutor Carmen Ortiz decided to use Swartz…
Cloudy and rainy this Saturday morning on California’s north coast, creating an Old Testament-gothic-like feeling of sadness and depression. Except — just now seen from my back patio, a small hole opening in the thick-cloud layer, sun streams pouring through in awesome Cecil D. Demille fashion, dramatic and soul stirring, even beautiful. Reality, however, burns…
Overcast, quiet and warm this early Friday on California’s north coast — so still crickets can be heard faintly chirping. Just a few days ago, there was frost on the ground and freezing temperatures. In the wake of guns, guns and more guns, and Beyoncé lip-synching, climate change has taken a deep-back seat to all…
Ground fog, misty and warm this early Thursday morning along California’s northern coast, a way-direct contrast to the frigid, icebox temperatures back east. My youngest daughter in Minneapolis, Minnesota, told me last night over the phone it was ONE DEGREE outside. And that’s just pure crazy. Also nuts is being offline and depending on the…
Overcast and warm this Wednesday morning here along California’s northern coast — and deep in frustration. Last Friday afternoon, we were burglarized — the crank-headed assholes stole my new laptop along with a six-year-old Dell from up in my daughter’s room. The computers were apparently the only items taken, although drawers and boxes were dug…
