Turkey Trots
November 24, 2012Here it is, day three of the infamous Thanksgiving holiday blow-bust, and the crowning glory of the bird is yet to show. Landfill we come: The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that Americans throw away…
Tag Archives: History
Black Friday Address
November 23, 2012(Illustration found here). Clear and near-cold this Black Friday along California’s northern coast, and though there’s a chill in the air, the environment is most-comfortable — mainly because I’m staying away from any department stores…
T-Day 2012
November 22, 2012My favorite/standard Thanksgiving screed, via Mr. Mark Twain: “Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for…
Kalifornia
November 21, 2012Early mid-week of a holiday break, or what, come tomorrow and the storms have subsided, the rains moved on and life continues. Thanks giving is mostly a 24/7/365 thing, not just just one day of…
Weather Porn
November 20, 2012Howling weather again this early Tuesday morning on California’s northern coast as some big storms have pounded the region, though way-much-more up in Oregon and Washington states — what we’re getting here is most likely…
Loud Weather
November 19, 2012Quiet right now on California’s northern coast, but just a few minutes ago wind was ripping the air and rain was pelting my back glass-sliding door, creating a huge discomfort way too early with a…
‘Urens’ Half-a-century later
November 18, 2012(Illustration above found here — illustration out front found here). Last Friday a special announcement: Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Edition (1962, Sony, PG, 2-disc Blu-ray, $27; 4-disc Blu-ray collector’s gift set, $96). Although I…
kickin’ the can
November 15, 2012Clear and chilly this morning here on California’s northern coast, stars twinkling in the sky and sounds distinct from seemingly far, far away. Another day, another week as we grind onward toward the weekend. Best…
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…
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…