War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Another boilermaker day — 109-degrees outside right now (late-afternoon Monday in California’s Central Valley) — as we spin through work-week kick-off with shit hitting the fan everywhere. Probably the most-historic event today was an end to an inspired bit of action begun a month shy 20 years ago, but quickly shit the roost, and now…
Another heavy-air scorcher this late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, though, skies today were a little less rusty-brown with the onset of some decent winds which kept the sunshine fairly-bright and a sharper yellow. Supposedly more of the same tomorrow, with a cooling trend (under 100-degrees) expected mid-week. Meanwhile, Hurricane Ida is creating chaos…
Hot, heavy air this late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley as the temperatures spiral upward — it’s 104-degrees with the view still a rusty-brown submerged in way-faded-yellow sunshine. Any length of time outside is no fun. Listen to me whine — along the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico right now there’s much-greater…
A faded-thin Mars ambiance to our environment again this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley, an unwelcome aspect after a few days of near-normal weather of bright sunshine and clear-blue skies — now life outside is all rusty brown. Off the local NWS forecast for today and this weekend uses the words ‘widespread haze,’…
Warm and near-comfortable this Monday afternoon here in California’s Central Valley as climate’s weather plays games. The dry-red air present the last few days from the state’s wildfires has lessened a good bit and the heat feels near-about normal, whatever the shit ‘normal‘ is nowadays. Climate change currently is front and center, too, mainly due…
Another brown-tinted environment this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley, painted with way-faded yellow sunshine, mingled in with a thin-overcast layer of a hazel-colored sky. Air-breathing outside literally sucks: Our region still looks like Mars and smells like burnt wood, maybe/probably due to all those freaking fires — from The Fresno Bee yesterday afternoon…
Some more environmental shit this afternoon as climate change continues unabated — similar to COVID at a Texas Republican fundraiser — and the endgame worse. (Illustration found here). Odd events weather/climate-wise seem to be taking place way-more often than not — first-time shit has become the norm. Rain in never-before places — from CNN this…
A brownish, dystopian environmental ambiance this Thursday morning in California’s Central Valley as apparently the wildfires rampaging statewide is worsening human/animal sight and breathing conditions. I took my daughter’s basset hound/greyhound mix, Leroy, for our normal walk earlier and it appears large noses can be an even worse indicator of bad air quality — he…
Environmental news seems to pop up in the afternoons lately, and today was no exception — hot records melting in the heat: According to data released today by NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, last month was not only the hottest July, but also ‘earned the unenviable distinction as the world’s hottest month ever recorded,’…
As we blunder toward the end of another work week, the climate of human society sucks through a way-small straw. If we can’t even get a portion of Americans to adopt way-obvious, life-saving methods to end/slow-down a horrible, deadly pandemic, how in the shit can we get these same assholes to help take action against…
