War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
John McCain in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 29, 2008: ‘“She’s not — she’s not from these parts and she’s not from Washington. But when you get to know her, you’re going to be as impressed as I am.”‘ Incredibly-famous last words. Flash seven years forward into a pure-crazed, rapid-bubbling GOP 2016 presidential race comes again Sarah…
Broken-overcast this early Wednesday on California’s north coast, with sunshine playing a more aggressive part in our morning — hope is for more brightness this afternoon. Yesterday was about the same, too, but little sunshine arrived later. According to the NWS, there were more than 500 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes on Monday across the interior of…
Despite a twisted history, marijuana is proving itself over and over again in the medical/health arena, the latest gets down to the bone. Via Quartz: Marijuana has increasingly been used for its medicinal properties, but until now, the drug has mostly been associated with alleviating symptoms — such as nausea and decreased appetite. A recent…
Fog-banked again this Monday morning on California’s north coast, breaking a four-day trend of early-in-the-morning sunshine and a return to the gloomy gray of summer. This afternoon, however, will most-likely be gorgeous — warm, clear and with a nice sea breeze. If life allows… In this current era of weird, of bloody killings and terrible…
Bright, clear and windy this Friday afternoon on California’s north coast — supposedly we could reach the mid-70s sometime today, even as the entire region is apparently cooling off a bit after a run at some record heat. Part-n-parcel for the times: ‘Summer temperatures have already increased across the U.S. in recent decades; in the…
Lock ’em, and load ’em! Or whatever. Now nearly a month since the South Carolina church massacre, and seemingly a dry-spell of mass-gun-killings — yet not. Weird shit this mass killing narrative, and today the beat goes on: Four Marines were killed at two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with the gunman being shot dead.…
In the wake of pyrotechnic Fourth of July celebrations this past weekend and the noted ‘exceptional’ peoples back-slapping we all seem to do on this particular holiday, there also should be a pause for reality. And real reality, not history figured full of ‘truthiness‘ and fitful fantasy. Time allowed the creation of a historical atmosphere…
Overcast with occasional faded sunlight this afternoon, and feels a bit more chilly, too, than lately — the coastal fog bank seems to have hugged-tighter today, makes a huge difference. Also maybe a big difference tomorrow, and again, maybe not — Tuesday evening we’ll all receive an extra ‘leap second,’ due to a minor time desynchronization…
A drizzle-feel in the air this Monday morning on California’s north coast, a moist marine layer that appears fairly thick coats the shoreline — from appearances earlier, a light bit of rain maybe fell during the night. Although the NWS forecast ‘this week is going to be very hot with high temperatures across interior Northwest California…
A marine-layer burn-off this Thursday morning on California’s north coast, and already sunshine is melting through the fog, leading maybe to temperatures today in the low 70s even here along the shoreline. The interior remains hot as a firecracker — triple-digit numbers can be found not so far inland. Of course, the big news right…
