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

The chickens are coming home . . .

Monday, September 28, 2026.

It's the Moon's day . . . At this 9 o'clock hour, forecasts for GreenCountry might as well be Xeroxed. Moderate Southeasterlies, sun and clouds, mid 80's and the slightests of rain chances visit TulseyTown this afternoon

The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance in Civil Discourse.

It was on this day in 1928 that Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

Today in 1980 Carl Sagan's Cosmos premiered on PBS. It was the most widely watched series in the history of American public television until The Civil War series in 1990.

French actor Brigitte Bardot was born on this day in 1934 Paris, France.

Just now catching up: U.S. poet laureate Kay Ryan turned 81 back on the 21st. A MacArther Fellow and Pulitzer Prize honoree, she was born in 1945 San Jose, California.

Home To Roost

The chickens / are circling and / blotting out the day.

. . .

These / are the chickens / you let loose / one at a time / and small— / various breeds. /

Now they have / come home / to roost— / all the same kind /

at the same speed.

– Kay Ryan, “Home To Roost,” The Niagara River, Grove Press. 2005