War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Just got punched in the ass — a bold shove right up my chair. And I knew the feel: Earthquake! After jumping for the door, and feeling no immediate after shocks, I checked my USGS earthquake site, but nothing for my location. Maybe it was too fast. Maybe it really wasn’t an earthquake — but…
Clear and a bit on the chilly side this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we addle on toward the weekend — which isn’t really anything other than a two-day work shutdown. And, by the way, a longer version is saddled upon the US right now — officially in the 10th day of hating…
Clear and windy this early Wednesday here on California’s north coast as we continue on down the path toward a mega-not-magnanimous disaster — nine days within a vat of stupid. Top-hat John Boehner is crying President Obama and Democrats are attempting to “annihilate us” Republicans, though, he and his nasty-faced buddies are making a most-creative effort…
(Illustration: ‘Sunset Over the Arctic‘ found here). Odd the weather here this Saturday afternoon along California’s north coast — crystal-clear, and for this late in the day, still way-warm at 76 degrees, seemingly a stock-weather feature for this past week. First, a bite-like cold in the morning, but fairly-quickly switching on the warm-up button by…
Once again, crystal-clear skies this early Friday (whoopee!) and it’s on to the weekend — can’t come fast enough. And if you have been aware/understand anything at all about climate change, and have some walking-around sense, the new report due today from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should come as no real surprise —…
Under the news layers, another slice of possible horror from the never-ending terror-tale of the Fukushima nuclear plant — this time the possible extraction of 1300 spent fuel rods from Unit 4: Conditions in the unit 4 pool, 100 feet from the ground, are perilous, and if any two of the rods touch it could cause…
Overcast and cool this way-early Wednesday on California’s north coast, and if the last few days are any indication, the weather up here is returning to its normal mode of cool damp. We’re coming off the most-extended warming period I’ve experienced since moving up here more than six years ago. A feel for the future.…
Dark overcast skies this Sunday morning on California’s north coast, and way-quiet in the early light — and I can’t even hear a sound from the mighty Pacific Ocean, a mile or so away. Thick shit, the air. And this morning five years ago, some real-thick shit was launched against a warbling, screaming financial fan…
Another reinforcing prompt on the quickly-coming-if-not-already-here future — from the Washington Post this afternoon: Manmade climate change played a substantial role in the exceptional warmth in the eastern U.S. during the spring of 2012, a major NOAA-led report concludes. Not only that, it greatly increased the odds of the punishing heat that baked the north central…
Slightly overcast this way-too-early Thursday on California’s north coast as we wade toward the end of the week. Another scorcher for us as temps are expected to be in the 70s again today, and even hotter into the weekend with Monday’s high forecast to be 91 — whoa! Us old people don’t weather the weather…
