Obama — Not!
August 10, 2013In late July 2008, presidential-candidate Barack Obama during a tour of the western world displayed the ability to perform/transform a crowd — he easily tossed a three-point basketball shot before a speech in a gym…
Tag Archives: Media
‘On the other side’
August 7, 2013Here we are mid-week again, with fog and gloom this early Wednesday, but at least we’re on the gravitational pull to the weekend. Hard-hitting environmental report came out yesterday, but if anyone has been keeping…
Where’s the motivation? — Crash!
August 5, 2013In the world of way-big-time journalism, some snags are expected — and some not expected at all. The crash last Friday of my blog is apparently bigger than was first noted. It seems there’s a…
Weekend Memory Jolt
August 4, 2013Another Sunday morning and the news-crawl continues — foggy, chilly and gloomy here on California’s north coast. Watching ‘Good Morning America,’ not paying much attention to the detail-drone, just hearing somewhat-structured noise — a low-level clamor to…
Spy the Lie
August 1, 2013Overcast and quiet again this early Thursday here on California’s north coast, the sounds of silence screeching all across the lonely, lost world. But we are not alone. Yesterday, two important stories ‘leaked’ via the…
Funky, Funky
July 28, 2013As I get older, the writing process appears to be short-winded, and based on mood — creative juices just don’t percolate onto the page, or as in this modern era, onto the laptop screen as…
Word
July 26, 2013Mostly clear this early Friday with a bit of the moon splashing a bit of shine on this part of California’s north coast — an illuminated path to the weekend. Time seems to be traveling…
Industrial-Strength Calamity
July 23, 2013Fog and quiet this early Tuesday on California’s north coast as we travail through the week. At least the pressure is finally off — Kate had a son yesterday, so the whole world can freakin’…
‘House’ of Way-Ugly
July 21, 2013Another weekend shot into the film void, this time it’s the much-talked-about ‘House of Cards,’ of which I witnessed the first half (of 13 episodes) yesterday on Netflix, and all at one sitting. Of course,…
Cover, Fail
July 19, 2013Well, here we are — Friday! And it’s the normal ground fog and chilly this morning on California’s north coast and a way-early time right now, but it will be later soon. Oh, no —…