Another Tuesday here in California’s Central Valley and to set the tone, one of my favorite songs done in an unplugged, acoustic form with sentiment — this version became a favorite of mine after an…
(Illustration by Afghan artist/activist Jahan Ara Rafi, and found here). Looking beyond the domestic shitstorms this Sunday afternoon of COVID Deltas surges and corresponding displays of cruel ignorance by Republicans, the horrible debacle of Afghanistan…
Our most-immediate problem as a country right now (beyond an insurrection, coup, and bat-shit crazy conspiracies) is getting a handle on the COVID pandemic, but as with just about all the most-nagging issues it’s fucking-ass…
(Illustration found here). Another rocking bit of climate-change science today and it’s not about drought, flooding, or mega-heat waves, but an entity that could make those things even worse — the operation of the Atlantic…
Weird shit facing America from the right side of the fruit bowl: Classic philosophy — nihilism — for a gut-wrenching portion of our country, who are working tooth-and-nail to destroy what’s left standing — this…
(Illustration: Map design: Joshua Project, and was found here). Despite the long-history, the US withdrawal from Afghanistan is back-burner news, and most-likely won’t become front-and-center until the Taliban gain control of the country and slaughter…
In the current stock of things this Monday afternoon — like Greece. Today the CDC put Greece and 15 other countries on a “Level 4: COVID-19 Very High” shit list for Americans to travel due to…
In this day and age, supposedly a time found in what’s generically called the modern era, the drag on overcoming a pandemic is both horrifying and sad. The Spanish Flu of a 100-plus-years ago could…
Hot outside this late-afternoon Sunday here in California’s Central Valley, yet although we’re at triple-digit temperatures, the air doesn’t seem as heavy as yesterday (at about the same time and temperature), a sense which could…
Weather lede again this mid-day Friday here in California’s Central Valley — we’re at 94-degrees right now with a forecast buzz-high of 104, which despite what the prediction-people say, feels like we’ve already cleared that…