Day of the veteran
November 11, 2012Even now after nearly half-a-century, one Vietnam vet still works to get a grip: Wright died in 1968 when he stepped on a land mine, Atwood said, and Wright’s mother always blamed him for her…
Tag Archives: History
Class Act
November 10, 2012UPDATE BELOW In a crunch of massive news events the last couple of weeks — Hurricane Sandy, President Obama’s re-election, a most-delightful Karl Rove meltdown, etc. — another chunk of headline material rolled out of…
Skewed Climate
November 9, 2012Cold and rainy this early Friday morning up here along California’s northern coast — the first taste of winter a-coming, though, due to an elusive El Nino, the the NOAA has reported our region could…
White Whiners
November 8, 2012(Illustration found here). One must not ever forget that white of all the colors of mankind has down through history been the most nefarious, throat-slashing assholes ever, just look at the US — white men…
O Again
November 7, 2012All over now but the screaming. The big, wonderful news last night: Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren. (And as a side issue by the way, President Obama is still president — albeit “razor tight“). And with hope,…
Word
November 6, 2012Clear as a bell this election-day morning here along California’s northern coast with a half moon hung high in the heavens — the sound of the Pacific rolls easily to the ears. Not so across…
Time long, long ago yesterday
November 4, 2012Messing with time is crazy — only makes any life-sequence all the more elusive. Forgot about the Daylight Saving switch-a-roo last night, got up an hour earlier and although I’d slept all I could, the…
Scary — Nature Comes A-Knocking
October 31, 2012Another Halloween, but slapped hard by nature — there’s a few million US people who won’t be prowling the streets tonight seeking after treats. The trick will be to crawl through Hurricane Sandy’s rubble and…
Real Weather in a non-real World
October 29, 2012Wet and quiet this morning on California’s northern coast — the damp due to heavy fog during the night, which left the air a bit more warm than usual. A way-different story to the way-east…
Shit that fits
October 26, 2012Clear this early Friday along California’s northern coast, though, rain is forecast for next week and winter’s coming whether we like it or not. The US east coast has to feel a bit in the…