War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
A tragic, sad story to fold into a shit-load of others — five people died yesterday down in Orange County when a plane blew apart in the air, falling pieces struck a house. Killed were the pilot (flying solo) and four people in the house. Around the block: This morning, authorities identified the pilot as Antonio…
(Illustration: Salvador Dali’s ‘Baby Map of the World, 1939,’ found here). Sunshine-warm this early Saturday afternoon on California’s north coast — drizzled a bit earlier, but still managed to take the dogs to the Ma-le’l Dunes awhile, but apparently should have stayed longer as it’s been dry for the last couple of hours. However, the NWS…
Cold and bright this Tuesday afternoon on California’s north coast with lots of sunshine, but chilled-out temperatures — high supposedly just 51 and down close to freezing temperatures last night, and probably again tonight. No rain forecast until a week from tomorrow… Way-way ahead of its time — sadly ‘only‘ two years ago: Some old near-forgotten…
(Illustration found here). Sunshine Monday here on California’s north coast and bright skies, though, tempered by a chilled breeze, tapered only by a wind block, maybe a house or building — I walked to Safeway for the first time this afternoon in like a shitload of days it feels like, but probably less than a…
(Illustration found here). Rainy and chilly this Sunday evening on California’s north coast — the environment of dreary. Our only home is self-destructing — our only outside is changing rapidly from livable to unlivable. Via today’s Time: President Donald Trump mocked climate change again on Sunday, just days after the Department of Defense released a…
Early-evening Sunday here on California’s north coast, another gorgeous day with sunshine and warm temps (or the lack of hardly any wind) all day long — again to the dunes with the dogs, and then some house cleaning — a good time had by all. (Illustration: Artwork by illustrator and portrait painter, Tim O’Brien, found here).…
(Illustration above: M.C Escher’s ‘Scholastica,’ found here). As the work-week comes to a close this Friday evening, the natural momentum of our terrifying times-of-history doesn’t have weekends off, so the ruthless grind of weird shit will keep on trucking — an iconic phrase there, ‘keep on trucking,’ first poised in the jazz-music scene of the…
(Illustration: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Seated Pierrot,’ found here). As predicted by the NSA: Early-afternoon Tuesday here on California’s north coast can be summed-up in two words — rain and wind, though so far, seemingly more wind than rain. Maybe dry on Thursday, but we’ll just wait and see…what else’s to do? Farther adrift, life may not be…
(Illustration: Salvador Dali’s ‘Exploding Raphaelesque Head,’ found here). As the crookedly-corrupt cookie crumbles, petulant incompetent crime boss, the T-Rump, slapped snotty: — according to the UK’s Independent this morning: Donald Trump has reportedly cancelled the annual White House Christmas party for members of the media. The festive gathering has been hosted by presidents for decades,…
(Illustration above: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman,’ found here). Punch-back is in the wind — good attitude already from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who today took rightful-issue with White House spin-noddle Kellyanne Conway on reality, not “alternative facts.” Conway is a way-weirdo, odd looking, with a husband seemingly an exact political opposite — a freakish version of the…
