War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
In this historical flux period right now with American democracy on the line, past situations do make impressions on our current predicament as this country faces a scary, frantic seemingly push-surge to politics of right-wing tomfoolery and violence. If the midterms fail, we’re possibly following history down the freedom drain. We might be on the…
Another one-off pleasant time this near-noon Wednesday here in California’s Central Valley — a cool breeze with low temps, creating a livable environment for a summer day. Reportedly, we’re supposed to go back up into triple digits next week. Enjoy while we can. And in turn, I’m also enjoying the shit out of the escapades…
Olivia Newton-John has died, it was announced today. She was 73, same age as me. In the 1970s I had a continuous crush on Stevie Nicks, Diane Keaton, and Olivia Newton-John. A most-peculiar period for me in late-summer/fall 1974 was enhanced and made a near-fantasy by Newton-John’s “I Honestly Love You” cooing on the radio…
Yes, indeed. It is a Big Fucking Deal. The value/impact comes not only from what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act itself but that the bill actually passed the Senate, despite the notorious Manchin-Sinema one-two franchise (both stayed true-Blue in this particular case) and repulsive Republicans continually acting the shits — again down to a 51-50…
Not an unpleasant late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley as temperatures are in the low 90s, and a gentle breeze even softens the air. Especially refreshing after a week’s worth of triple-digit heat — nice is way-better than shitty. Speaking also of maybe not so shitty, about this time back in DC the Senate…
In the darkness, sometimes there’s a flash of light. Maybe not enough to blind you, but enough to see the shift in the wind — and ascertain there could be hope in the face of a shitload of shitty news. Last Tuesday’s big win in Kansas is just one example, and today is further evidence…
Alex Jones is a literal piece of shit in human form. He and T-Rump share the same air — they breathe in order to lie, and use the lies to make a shitload of money off idiots who want to believe them. This week’s courtroom horror in the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting came to a…
Hot and still this near-noon Thursday here in California’s Central Valley — temperature near 100 alfrerady and without hardly a hint of wind, makes the air heavy and creates a feeling of even more heat. Despite today, reportedly we’re in for a ‘cooling’ trend the next few days with temperatures supposedly less than three digits…
Mid-summer’s nightmare as heat and fire together in a deadly, dangerous mix — in California, the McKinney fire near the Oregon border has burned 56,000 acres and killed four people so far, further north in Washington and Oregeon, a massive heat wave which killed more than a dozen recedes a bit up there to move…
Hot sunshine returned this Tuesday morning here in California’s Central Valley — after a few days of clouds/overcast skies and some lower temperatures, the heat of summer returns today as we’re forecast to hit triple digits later in the afternoon. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi showed her grit earlier when she arrived in Taiwan for a visit…
