Time Off
November 23, 2021Hey to the way-few readers of Compatible Creatures — I’ll most-likely not be posting for a while. My children will be in town this week — we’ve got an Airbnb not too far away and…
Tag Archives: Media
Scream Against The Night — Republicans Relentlessly-Ridiculously Ruthless
November 19, 2021America is of two camps, one humane and thoughtful, the other, cruel and insane. In the dark shadow of the vicious future of murder and firearm control created by the Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal, the House…
Sunday ‘Get Back’ Serenade — Original Beatle-Juice!
November 14, 2021Putting aside the dismal, depressing political/environmental/pandemic news cycle for a minute or two and making time and room for another Sunday serenade, this time with the one-and-only, John, Paul, George, and Ringo — four names carrying…
Mark Meadows Muffs, Merrick Still Missing — Justice Not Timely At All (UPDATE — Bannon Indicted!)
November 12, 2021*UPDATE BELOW* Democracy and the law seem worlds apart nowadays with Republicans doing just about anything they want without a peek of a pushback from any legal office — Steve Bannon is still shitting freely…
Obama At COP26: ‘Nowhere Near Where We Need To Be’
November 8, 2021Dark overcast this late-afternoon Monday here in California’s Central Valley — rain maybe tonight and in the morning. Barack Obama spoke today at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, and despite being enthusiastically applauded,…
Sunday Serenade Silently Screaming — ‘Into The fog Where No One Notices The Contrast Of White On White’
November 7, 2021Leaving the dismal news cycle alone for a bit this Sunday morning, and fastening our anxiety-anxious view to some music I’d listened to or mulled over this past week and on how appropriate the sound…
Greta Thunberg: COP26 No Real Climate Conference, More ‘A Global Greenwashing Festival’
November 6, 2021Sunshine coupled with cool breezes makes for a fall-like late-afternoon Saturday here in California’s Central Valley — near perfect for tomorrow’s fall-back day. Meanwhile, on the subject of climate and its corresponding weather, COP26 continues…
Message For Democrats From This Week’s Elections: ‘Effectively Communicate’ — Nothing Heavy!
November 4, 2021In the aftermath of Tuesday’s debacle of keeping democracy alive in America a lot has been written about what happened, who’s to blame, and what can be done about it. Most are bullshit, but there’s…
Election Day — Media Bullshit And QAnon Craziness
November 2, 2021Election day 2021 with mostly all-eyes on the Virginia governor’s race, along with contests for mayor in Boston, Atlanta, Minneapolis, New York, and Buffalo (NY), with horrible one-sided races — Democrats want to govern, Republicans…
On The Eve Of COP26, The Climate Looks Bad — ‘Time Has Passed For Diplomatic Niceties’
October 30, 2021(Illustration: ‘Increasing Forest Fire Activity,’ (watercolor and colored pencil, 2015), by Jill Pelto, and found here). On the eve of the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, our environment is reeling from one catastrophe to…