Soap Dish
November 13, 2012Another drizzle-gloom morning here on California’s northern coast, but the outside air is still a bit more warm than a week ago. Winter is not such a cut-and-dried event up here — it comes as…
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Day of the veteran
November 11, 2012Even now after nearly half-a-century, one Vietnam vet still works to get a grip: Wright died in 1968 when he stepped on a land mine, Atwood said, and Wright’s mother always blamed him for her…
White Whiners
November 8, 2012(Illustration found here). One must not ever forget that white of all the colors of mankind has down through history been the most nefarious, throat-slashing assholes ever, just look at the US — white men…
Word
November 6, 2012Clear as a bell this election-day morning here along California’s northern coast with a half moon hung high in the heavens — the sound of the Pacific rolls easily to the ears. Not so across…
Scary — Nature Comes A-Knocking
October 31, 2012Another Halloween, but slapped hard by nature — there’s a few million US people who won’t be prowling the streets tonight seeking after treats. The trick will be to crawl through Hurricane Sandy’s rubble and…
Shit that fits
October 26, 2012Clear this early Friday along California’s northern coast, though, rain is forecast for next week and winter’s coming whether we like it or not. The US east coast has to feel a bit in the…
Crying in a vacuum
October 23, 2012Last night another display of how US governance has seemingly reached the surreal level as a one-sided debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney revealed a GOP endorsement of a Democrat president. Romney agreed so…
Air Pocket
October 22, 2012Rain and deep darkness this morning on California’s northern coast, lending a sense of apprehension to this the beginning of a new work-week, and an acute awareness of something big is a-foot. Earthquakes, maybe —…
Debating Reality
October 16, 2012Raining this early Tuesday morning up here along California’s northern coast, the first of the so-called rainy season, though, it did get wet back in July. And it’s fairly warm, temps expected to be in…
Impromptu Deception
October 14, 2012Dishonest with a smile. (Illustration found here). From the Washington Post yesterday afternoon: Paul Ryan visited a soup kitchen here Saturday on his way to the airport, but by the time the GOP vice presidential…