War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Plenty of sunshine and near-clear skies this Sunday afternoon here on California’s north coast — beach run once again about mid-day (Little River Beach) was near-about perfect. Bright and warm… Illustration to the left, Pablo Picasso’s ‘Harlequin Head’ (found here), and one of my long-time favorite story art, seems to favor President Obama, does it…
Overcast and cold this early Friday on California’s north coast, and supposedly maybe some sunshine later, with no rain forecast until Sunday. As T-Rump bumbles into control, Americans at least for the moment are in decent economic times. The Labor Department released some good numbers this morning — 178,000 new jobs in in November, and unemployment…
Reflective glimpse back 15 years ago, and sort of unknowingly encapsulates our current state of affairs: “The president was in a great mood. He had that George W. Bush strut that morning.” –Andy Card, chief of staff Also an indicative response to Sept. 11, 2001, was the widely-spoofed, idiot-influenced Homeland Security Advisory System coming online…
Sunshine this near-noon Thursday on California’s north coast, another day in the normal. Abnormal, however, is seemingly the worst adversary of America is not from without, but within. The world as it is — The Donald’s most-current bullshit (the Guardian this morning): ‘The origins of Isis trace back to the aftermath of the US invasion…
Sunshine, near-clear skies and some gentle ocean breezes this Wednesday afternoon on California’s north coast — a thick-looking fog bank hangs seemingly just to the northwest, but we’re not gray-covered as of yet. Experienced some laptop/InterWeb problems earlier, but a new modem fixed it — I’ve had the same one for more than eight years…
Fog-gray and chilly this early Monday on California’s north coast as it appears we’re in for several days of dry weather, though, overcast with a marine layer in the mornings. No rain in the forecast until way-on-down the road. Today is Memorial Day, of course, yet the reality of war seems a dream to most…
Bright sunshine with just a slight touch of an ocean breeze this near-noon Tuesday on California’s north coast — no decent chance of rain until maybe tomorrow night or Thursday. Warm all over the region today, but supposedly to be ‘short-lived‘ as in today only. In this era of pure-crazy driven by unscripted psychological trauma,…
Damp-fog of a marine layer this Monday afternoon, as bright, clear sunshine much earlier has been replaced by deep-gray, amplified in muffled tones. Beyond ‘Fat Tony’ dying and the ensuing GOP cluster-crazy over President Obama’s constitutional rights, was a truth-chime from The Donald among the chaos of last Saturday night’s Republican debate: “Obviously, the war…
Sunshine through the clouds this early Thursday on California’s north coast, all tempered by a sharp, chilly wind. A small respite from the rain, with just ‘a chance’ the next few days. Nothing is guaranteed, though. Except maybe Iraq — supposedly the cradle of civilization is a nightmare (via USAToday): ‘Iraq said Tuesday it is…
One of few military people who had much-more sense than his peers was the late Gen. William Odom, who in 2005 way-understated the horror: ‘“The invasion of Iraq may well turn out to be the greatest strategic disaster in American history.”‘ Odom, who died in 2008, couldn’t fully grasp a decade ago how intense, and widespread…
