Loud Weather
November 19, 2012Quiet right now on California’s northern coast, but just a few minutes ago wind was ripping the air and rain was pelting my back glass-sliding door, creating a huge discomfort way too early with a…
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Weekend Brain
November 16, 2012Clear and chilly this early Friday morning on California’s northern coast — nice now but we’re supposed to have about a week’s worth of rain starting sometime today. Weather is part of our living environment,…
kickin’ the can
November 15, 2012Clear and chilly this morning here on California’s northern coast, stars twinkling in the sky and sounds distinct from seemingly far, far away. Another day, another week as we grind onward toward the weekend. Best…
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…
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…