War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Sunshine savored by a cool breeze this near-noon Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley, a welcomed turnabout from the awful summer heat, especially the blister from the last couple of weeks — temperatures right now in the mid-70s with maybe a high of 85 later on this afternoon. And of the weather influenced by climate…
Beyond whether or not the T-Rump will attend the funeral for Queen Elizabeth, the war in Ukraine is again nailing the top news story for the day — and a bonus is how the Ukrainian military played the Russkies like a cheap-suited fiddle in a way-low-brow chess match: In a quick-read essay this morning at…
Partly overcast with dollops of clouds mingled with sharp sunshine this late-afternoon Sunday in California’s Central Valley — first time in a decent-sized while it’s not unpleasant outside with temps now down in the 80s. Although the NWS shows heavy rain all around us, the middle of the valley will most-likely not see any wet…
(Illustration out front: ‘Twin Towers,’ by Preston Sandlin, and found here.) Another observance of one of America’s more recent, most-traumatic experiences — this morning marks the 21st anniversary of the first foreign attack on the US since Pearl Harbor. Although today’s solemn and sober reminders are expressed over much of the media, the major news stories and…
Humid-hot this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — the first day in a few weeks we didn’t see triple-digit temperatures. California has been cooking and we’re now forecast for mild weather for a while. Odd environment in southern California tonight, going from a dry-bake to flooding is a matter of hours. Amid news…
Temps still in triple digits this late-afternoon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re at 110 degrees right now, and still a couple of hours of daylight left, and with it maybe some cooling. Heat is normal in the times of the abnormal. In a news day shaded near-completely by all kinds of stories…
Major-crater story this Thursday noon, and probably for a few days hence — Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96. Typical of the stories to be posted — per the Guardian‘s Iive blog: Standing outside the gates of Balmoral as the sombre news of the Queen’s death was announced were two accident and emergency nurses…
Today one of the nicest events in recent memory — Barack and Michelle Obama returned to the White House for the unveiling of their official White House portraits in a ceremony hosted by Joe and Jill Biden. The event was fun, and touching, and a sweet reflection of good humor as the world goes to…
Already in triple digits this near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — extremely hot outside in the sun right now, such as even a sojourn in the shade sucks. All record-breaking shit. Supposedly ‘cooler‘ today (forecast high of 110, so ‘cooler‘ is way-relative or non-existent) as compared to yesterday: Even in this, I beg…
Although idiotic, the T-Rump has been a tight-fisted asshole with his lawyers for a long time. Beyond the creepy judges he appointed, and the bullshit legal, half-witted maneuvers in the Mar-a-Lago documents scandal, this item on paying one of his attorneys in horse flesh instead of real cash takes the nightmarish horror-cake. Another revealing T-Rump…
