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Posts published in January 2021

Mendocino County Today: January 23, 2021

Dry & Breezy | 28 New Cases | Pfizer Boosters | Staying Well | Navarro Mud | Yorkville Fare | AVEF Wine | FB 1971 | BOS Motions | Hippie Circle | Streetscape Update | Bored Dog | Suing WM | Barber Mitch | Ed Notes | Yesterday's Catch | Henry Aaron | Bidentastic | National Nightmares | Package Removal | 4-Masted Ship | Media Manipulation | Coast Rock | Marco Radio | The Dudes | Be Bold | More Sage | Post Mortems | Looney Times | Biden Speech | 1973 Camper

Kayo v. Willie (The Main Event)

In November 2000, Al Gore and George W. Bush were running for President, and so was Ralph Nader.  On the Saturday before the election Ross Mirkarimi, Nader's California campaign manager, called me at home to…

The Siqueiros and the Gringo

A recent edition of Jeopardy featured Los Tres Grandes, the three famous muralists who challenged the social order in Mexico in the mid-20th Century. The correct response was Diego Rivera, the best known of the…

Mendocino County Today: January 22, 2021

Showers | 14 Cases | Sandbar Closed | Richardson Grove | Pacific Ranch | Barry Pinder | Mendocino 1936 | Burnt Wine | Borges-Gurr | 1971 Busking | Frailey Grounded | Wanted Bandit | Coast Cow | Ed Notes | Hawk | Virtual Concert | Yesterday's Catch | Capitol Crowd | Donald Dump | Wrecking America | Bitter Vintage | Everybody Knows | Conspiracy Stuff | Real Reform | Misspelling Fascism | Hooker Sis | Illegal Weapons | Juanito Cajon | Agenda Highlights | Liquid Fish | Covid Roadtrip

Congressional Attack

Preston Brooks entered the United States Senate chamber with a gutta percha walking cane in hand. The cane stood approximately waist high next to the thirty-six-year-old South Carolinian. The head of the cane was topped…

What Would Cockburn Say?

Never have I missed the insight and guidance of Alexander Cockburn as much as I do now. What would he make of the big mess in DC this week? When he referenced his ancestor, George…

Mendocino County Today: January 21, 2021

Weak Front | 78 Cases | AVFD Report | 1971 Visions | Elder Shots | Wildlife Response | Take-Out Dinners | Capitol Trophy | Ukiah Fratricide | Vietnamese Bridge | Lizarraga Again | PiƱata Burn | Bank Heist | Ed Notes | Klobucheese | Kneeling Speed | Weirdo Radio | Sportsing | Locating Lopez | Leader Apprehended | PPP Program | Yesterday's Catch | Vaccination Committee | Irrational Hatred | Cop Talk | Chromosomes Questioned | The Donald | Scary Headline | Regime Change | Tax Changes | Joe's Speech | Found Object

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