War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Amongst the storied, see-saw career of John McCain, his way-most-likely worst moment was hoisting Sarah Palin upon America. In the last nearly-eight years, Palin could be considered the source-epitome of bat-shit crazy in modern life, especially oratory aimed at rational thought. Last weekend, she tried to tap herself into the future presidency of The Donald,…
Bright sunshine again this near-noon Thursday on California’s north coast with rain forecast for tomorrow, but now the window’s way-narrow, maybe just for late Friday and early Saturday — abbreviated endurance. Simply just as the NWS notes: ‘Be ready for brief wet weather this weekend.’ Meanwhile, state of the atmosphere in journalism really, really sucks,…
Another thick, gray episode this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast — no direct sunshine at all so far, and apparently none is coming. The marine layer is holding, and along with carrying a lot of moisture, seems stationary. Earlier this morning, if you didn’t know better, it really looked like we’d had some rain…
Faded sunshine/overcast this near-noon Monday on California’s north coast, with a goodly touch of the surrealistic smoke-influenced air that’s been missing the last few days. Although it’s cool here, the NWS has a caution for triple-digit temperatures for the interior. As California churns through a dry-drought, the future is fire — UC Berkeley professor Scott…
Sunshine and warmth this nearly-noon Friday on California’s north coast, another work week gone, the weekend ahead. A fairly-brisk ocean breeze, however, keeps us from actually reaching any stage of ‘hot.’ ‘Calefaction‘ in American politics nowadays resembles Pablo Picasso’s ‘Harlequin Head,’ shown at right (and found here), especially the commentary-background for the artist with the art,…
John McCain in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2008: ‘“She’s not — she’s not from these parts and she’s not from Washington. But when you get to know her, you’re going to be as impressed as I am.”‘ Incredibly-famous last words. Flash seven years forward into a pure-crazed, rapid-bubbling GOP 2016 presidential race comes again Sarah…
Bright and warm still in late afternoon on California north coast, working toward end of the week already — flies the time. Looking upon lying about time — George W. Bush, State of The Union, Feb. 2005: ‘“As we fix Social Security, we also have the responsibility to make the system a better deal for…
