Doing what we can . . .

Thursday, October 1, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Rain, clouds, 70's … the Fall transition is under way. Northerlies return this evening to TulseyTown and GreenCountry.

The only poll that really matters is when votes are counted on November 3. Turnout is critical and it’s also important to remember that not everyone around you may be registered to vote, and not everyone has a plan. That means there’s work for all of us to do; this is the time to do whatever you can do. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse, posted last night.

[The] connections between the higher prices Americans are paying and the corruption of the Trump regime and its Republican enablers need to be widely understood. The richest Americans and biggest corporations have made out like bandits — and average working Americans are paying dearly for what the bandits have stolen. – Robert Reich, The Rot At The Top. 10.1.26

Cowboy mentality. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American. Posted for today

Trump used to buy TV ads to lure gamblers into his casinos and bolster his brand. Now he’s just using your taxpayer dollars.-- Miles Taylor, Defiance.

Today in 1868 "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott was published in America by Roberts Brothers of Boston

Julie Andrews is 91 today, born in 1935 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

And, the laureate actor/singer Richard Harris was born today in 1930 Overdale, 8 Landsdown Villas, Ennis Road, Limerick, Ireland.

Is MacArther Park still melting?

Embarrassed. Again.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . a 50/50 chance for rain is in the GreenCountry forecasts. Meaning, of course “either it will or it won't” mainly before noon. Otherwise, strong Southerlies visit TulseyTown this afternoon along with mid 80's.

Today is the birthdate of Elie Wiesel. The Holocaust survivor documentarian was born in 1928, Sighet, Romania.

It's also the birthdate of novelist Truman Capote, born in 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana. He gave us In Cold Blood, and Breakfast At Tiffany's while contributing to the creation of the “new journalism” emerging in the 1950's and '60's.

And, U.S. Poet Laureate, translator, and environmental activist W.S. Merwin was born on this day in1927 New York City.

Republicans continue to embarrass themselves going after Jack Smith , , , again. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.

God doesn’t participate in the honor-and-shame system. – Fr. Richard Rohr, “Subverting the Honor-and-Shame System,” Meditations, at The Center for Action and Contemplation.

Reconstituting the world . . .

Tuesday, September 29, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . clouds. gusty Southerlies and mid 80's are in the forecasts for GreenCountry and TulseyTown's afternoon.

Relying on the same brain to tell whether that brain is functioning properly is a potentially dangerous feedback loop. One of the most dangerous symptoms of burnout is brain fog. Easily unrecognized stress. “Pushing through” when it's time to rest, restore. Nodding off and ignoring it.

Why Trump is airing taxpayer funded ads for himself? – Robert Reich, posted today.

Next Up In The Epstein Files Litigation – Joyce Vance with Kati Phang in conversation on Civil Discourse.

Today is the birthdate of Miguel de Cervantes. The author of Don Quixote was born in 1547 Madrid.

The “Singing Cowboy,” Gene Autry, was born on this day in 1907 Toga, Texas.

And , Italian physicist Enrico Fermi was born today in 1901 Rome.

My heart is moved by all I cannot save: so much has been destroyed. I have to cast my lot with those who age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world. – Adrienne Rich