Only if you're interested . . .

Thursday, April 9, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . The weatherfeather sent in a Xerox for today: Another sunny, warm Spring day. Moderate to strong Southerlies bring mid 80's to Green Country and TulseyTown.

What makes life interesting? It’s not variety—it’s interest itself.

The more “real” we become, the more we witness the reality of others. What's it like, being you? Regarding the next person you encounter, what's it like being them?

Marian Anderson, the renowned African-American contralto singer, performed on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial 86 years ago today on Easter Sunday.

Paul Robeson was born on this day in 1898 Princeton, New Jersey. He was a celebrated American singer, actor, and activist and one of the preeminent figures of American theater in the early 20th century.

The pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge was born today in 1830, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.

And today is the birthdate of Hugh Hefner. The founder, editor-in-chief, and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy magazine was born in 1926 Chicago, Illinois.

The Trump MAGA mind appears to own the Oklahoma Legislature. They want to undo Medicaid health assistance.

Trump's immigration attacks continue, headed for public education.

There have been dishonest presidents like Buchanan and Andrew Johnson, wretched ones like Fillmore and Pierce, fools like Harrison and Taylor, but never an outright nutcase and narcissist on top of it. – Garrison Keillor, The Sacred, The Ridiculous, The Column, 4.8.26.

“I've decided to stick with love. Hate is too big burden to bare.” – MLK

Rivers are older than humankind.

Love is more frequent than to fail. . .

Wednesday, April 8, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Moderate Southerlies, sun and clouds, low 80's for Green Country and TulseyTown .… such a day!

What if the freedom you seek isn’t found by changing your circumstances but by embracing life exactly as it is? – Pema Chödrön, Another Kind of Freedom, Shambhala, 2026.

Trump claims he has an agreement with Iran. Iran says the agreement is based on it's ten point plan. If the terms are correct, they leave the United States significantly worse off than it was before the war and leave Iran significantly stronger. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, posted for today.

Trump's defeat. This time is like every other time. – Robert Reich, Every Time, substack 4.8.26

Buddha's birth is celebrated today in Japan. The date for the celebration of Buddha's birthday varies from year to year in the Western Gregorian calendar, but it is usually celebrated in either April or May in many different locations throughout Asia.

Barbara Kingsolver turns 71 today. She was born in 1955 Annapolis, Maryland. The novelist posted her own autobiography on her website.

[love is more thicker than forget]

love is more thicker than forget

more thinner than recall

more seldom than a wave is wet

more frequent than to fail

it is most mad and moonly

and less it shall unbe

than all the sea which only

is deeper than the sea

love is less always than to win

less never than alive

less bigger than the least begin

less littler than forgive

it is most sane and sunly

and more it cannot die

than all the sky which only

is higher than the sky

– e.e.cummings “love is more thicker than forget” from Complete Poems 1904-1962. Liveright Publishing 1991.

The thing with feathers . . .

Tuesday, April 7, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . another lovely Spring day for Green Country. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate a sunny day with some clouds along with moderate Southerlies and mid 70's.

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. – Anne Lamotte

Follow your own path rather than your parents’ fears or society’s expectations. Live truthfully. A wholesome life grounded in ethics, courage, and openness is possible. – Venerable Gotami, “ Why I became a nun at 23,” Tricycle, 2026.

Today is the birthdate of William Wordsworth, born in 1770 Cockermouth, England. The poet with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped launch the Romantic Age in English literature and was one of its most central figures and important intellects.

Billie Holiday was born today in 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The American jazz singer is considered one of – if not the – the greatest from the 1930s to the ’50s.

Francis Ford Coppola is 86 today. The American motion-picture director, writer, and producer was born in 1939 Detroit, Michigan.

I long for the day – coming sooner than later, I trust – that the mailbox isn't overflowing with necessary political harbingers.

Another surreal day in the second Trump administration. Heather Cox Richardson reflected in Letters From An American, posted last night for today.

The Iranians know Trump has actually lost his mind. – Robert Reich, Final Thought. 4.6.26

Across the United States, the landscape of local television news is undergoing a profound transformation that signals the start of its slow-death decline. The aim is a smothering of America with MAGA ideology.

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment is a fantasy dressed up as democracy’s savior. Believe me – considered and dropped in the first term, won't work now. Our only hope — at least right now — is an election that smothers the MAGA movement. So let’s get to work. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance.

Hope

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

– Emily Dickenson. This poem is in the public domain.