Sociocultural conditioning . . .
Sunday, December 14, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . The wind chill in TulseyTown this morning as I opened the mailbox was 4º with a moderate Northerly. Forecasts indicate a sunny afternoon in the low 30's with wind chills in the teens until the breeze eases.
It’s not life’s job to make us happy. It’s our job to find the joy in life by observing and appreciating the small wonders and everyday miracles tht are all around us, everywhere, every minute of our lives.
The deeply personal experience of a “dark night of the soul” heightens our connections to all living beings, such that we may become light for others. – Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Surviving doubt. Mirabai Starr translates from John of the Cross' Dark Night of the Soul.
The Dictates Of Sociocultural Air-Conditioning
In the winter's cold
one can always wear more layers.
– jab
Livin' long . . .
Saturday, December 13, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . and moderate to strong Northerlies are in the TulsyTown forecasts. Brisk cold in the 40's is indicated along with clearing skies by this afternoon. Tomorrow is forecasted to be much colder, with a morning wind-chill in the single digits.
Activism is compassionate, no matter what. It’s because you love something so much that your heart is breaking if you don’t get involved. What happens is that sometimes we forget, because on the flip side of that is anger. – Konda Mason
It's St. Lucia's Day througout Scandinavia today.
Dick Van Dyke is 100 years old today. He was born in 1925, West Plains, Missouri.
Taylor Swift turns 36 today. The multitalented singer/songwriter and global superstar was born in 1989, West Reading, Pennsylvania.
The Canadian born, internationally recognized actor Christopher Plummer was born on this day in 1929, Toronto, Ontario.
Today is the birthday of the poet James Wright, born in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio (1927
And, another poet from Ohio, Kenneth Patchen was born in 1911 Niles, Ohio.
Here's to livin' long.
The time for clowns . . .
Friday, December 12, 2025. It's Freya's day . . . TulsyTown forecasts indicate a day of sunny skies with moderate, cooling Northerlies and low 50's.
When you run out of time, is it time to stop counting?
Joyce Vance has an invitation for you to join her in a cultural contribution (free). It's about baking cookies. On Saturday “We Bake.”
What’s really at stake in the fight between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros Discovery? – Robert Reich, online,12.12.25
Trump’s advisors have sent him off on a tour to convince Americans the administration shares their concerns about the economy. It's not going well. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Today is the birth date of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. He was born in 1863, Löten, Norway.
French novelist Gustave Flaubert was born today in 1821, Rouen, France.
And, Frank Sinatra was born on this day in 1915 Hoboken, New Jersey.
Accolades, doubts, and errors – He did it all along his way.