War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Bright, sunny again this Sunday morning — two days in a row with full-tilt shine, but much-colder, though. Chilling in the sun. Today also, second anniversary of the ‘shooting‘ at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. — chilling there tragically eternal Yet, since then ‘school shootings remain common across the United States‘ — 95…
Deep gray afternoon here on California’s north coast — rain, too, on and off, light to sometimes fairly heavy. Today, in a library a couple of miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School, a public hearing was held on a private nightmare. Nelba Marquez-Greene, a family therapist with trauma training, who lost a six-year-old daughter in…
(Illustration: Children escorted away from Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dec. 14, 2012, found here). A lot of coverage today on the anniversary of the Newtown, Connecticut, “shooting” — now a near-normal word for any type public firearms exhibition-event, whether it be a mall, a barbershop, Navy base, or, school. Two weeks ago, Connecticut’s AG issued…
Sunshine and a cool breeze fills the afternoon here on California’s north coast — another work week gets its legs. News on a Monday is always on the slim side — that’s why back in the day, daily newspapers usually carried a big photo on A1 to fill the type gap — which even today,…
Rain pattering down here this morning on California’s northern coast with a forecast scheduling thunderstorms and cold winds — same as yesterday, but here at the edge of the Pacific, Monday turned out clear, sunny and kind of warm. The rain today is expected to be heavy at times, even with some hail thrown-in for…
Rainy, cold and miserable this early Sunday morning here on California’s northern coast, and way-beyond ugly sad. A certain flavor in the air, not chocolate at all, but the sweet aroma of cordite — yesterday afternoon at Fashion Island shopping mall in Newport Beach, just south of LA, this guy supposedly shot a pistol up…
(Illustration above found via BagNewsNotes. Artwork out front found here). Up this morning in a sad, but way-pissed mood. And like Jon Stewart’s faux news, reality and truth is way-better explained nowadays from such locations than anywhere else — a mournful, indignant situation: Americans reported feelings of overwhelming disgust with whatever abhorrent bastard did this…