War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
In the pre-dawn hours this last Sunday in March, and the quiet north coast of California is under-overcast skies with more rain forecast for maybe tonight or early tomorrow. Up earlier than usual for a weekend — couldn’t get back to sleep after a nocturnal awakening — and since no amount of thrashing about in…
Raining fairly heavy this way-too-early Wednesday on California’s north coast, but maybe the sun will show itself later, like it did yesterday afternoon — gorgeous and warm. We need the rain, though, and lots more. Quick snapshot of America 2014 from Democratic pollster Celinda Lake: “Both parties are universally despised. The best thing the Republicans have…
Overcast with a chilly breeze this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we grind through another work week. Friday is just a flip-of-the-finger away. We had a bit of nasty news yesterday afternoon from just south of us, down in Mendocino County, where a sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in a shootout with…
Overcast with a drizzly rain this early Monday on California’s north coast as we begin another freakin’ work week. No ground shaking, though, at least there’s that. And today is pure-booze day — St. Patrick’s is every asshole’s drinking problem, and a third of Americans planning to celebrate, with more than 80 percent of those clowns…
Windy with drizzling rain this early Thursday on California’s north coast as we await another storm system expected to sweep through the area tonight. This morning’s precipitation is just a continuance of the ‘wet haze’ effect we seem to collect along the Pacific shore. Surfing online news sites reveals no breaking waves of interest —…
Rain and windy this way-too-soon Monday morning on California’s north coast as the wet season continues unsuccessfully to up-seat the notorious, upstart drought — the state’s farmers are so worried they’ve turned to the use of “divining rods” to locate precious water. Napa Valley vineyard owner Marc Mondavi: “It’s kind of bizarre. Scientists don’t believe…
As awaiting the arrival of another rainstorm, a reminder of how near-ultimate-precious is/are/be ‘water‘ — from the American Museum of Natural History: Compared to the other animals featured in this section, humans seem to be at a disadvantage when it comes to water. We’re dependent on the day-to-day availability of fresh, clean water. We can’t…
Raining this way, way-too early Monday here on California’s north coast, a touch of theme for the day. The moisture is just aggravating — another display of the dry-hole drought eating at the state’s life-support system and the teasing rainstorms that don’t do nothing. And since the “big game” is now history, so is the…
Overcast with some occasional rain this early Wednesday on California’s north coast with more expected today and tomorrow. Weather of the weird. Beyond the sprinkles, big coverage this morning, of course, is President Obama’s State of the Union last night — most of the commentary I’ve seen has shown it to be better-than-average, maybe the…
In a long, detailed interview/feature last week by David Remnick in the New Yorker, was this on President Obama’s historical perspective: “I have no desire to be one of those Presidents who are just on the list — you see their pictures lined up on the wall,” Obama told them. “I really want to be…
