Some times, it takes time . . .
Wednesday, February 25, 2026. This is Odin's day . . . and a lovely Spring day is at hand. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate easy Southerlies, sunny skies, a few clouds and mid 70's afternoon.
In a culture that pushes us to focus not on what we can give, but on what we can take, what we tend to take is everything for granted.
Freedom is, ultimately, uncertain and unpredictable. One of the first lessons we all must learn in order to be free is how to “bear” uncertainty and trust in the unknown. Freedom requires a “beginner's mind.” – Estelle Frankel, “An Invitation to Something New,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Not new was Trump's State of the Union address last night. Fox loved it. The New York Times gave a more “fair and balanced” perspective.
Today is the birthdate of former Beatle George Harrison, born in 1943 Liverpool, England.
The impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on this day in 1841, Limoges, France.
It's also Larry Gelbart's birthdate. The multi-award laureate comedy writer was born in 1928 Chicago.
Speaking of comedians, Chelsea Handler is 51 today. In addition to her fame as a standup, she is also a NYTimes best selling author and media producer. She was born in 1975, Livingston, New Jersey.
And its the birthdate of Anthony Burgess. The author ofA Clockwork Orangewas born in 1917, Manchester, England.,
There's no need to search for The Way. You are already in it. Be still. If you can.
They spoke. Of silence.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . Moderate to strong, gusty Southerlies bring Spring warmth to TusleyTown this afternoon. Sunny skies, cloud mix, and mid 70's.
Jane Hirshfield is 73 today. The poet, essayist, and translator was born in 1953 New York City.
Gillian Flynn is 55 today. The author , screenwriter and multiple laureate nominee (“Gone Girl” and “Sharp Objects”) was born in1971, Kansas City, Missouri.
The cofounder of Apple, Inc., Steve Jobs was born on this day in 1955 San Francisco, California.
GenZ brains are showing cognitive difficulties brought by technologies in the classroom. Oops...
Joyce Vance and Miles Taylor talk about a counter programming strategy for the Trump State of the Dis-Union tonight. Their concept does involve actually watching critically while Trump lies his ass off about everything.
Taylor's group has put together a major “State of the Swamp” sold-out event at the National Press Club. You can join in virtually for free.
On The Fifth Day
On the fifth day / the scientists who studied the rivers / were forbidden to speak / or to study the rivers. / The scientists who studied the air / were told not to speak of the air, / and the ones who worked for the farmers / were silenced, and the ones who worked for the bees. /
Someone, from deep in the Badlands, / began posting facts. / The facts were told not to speak / and were taken away. /
The facts, surprised to be taken, were silent. / Now it was only the rivers / that spoke of the rivers, / and only the wind that spoke of its bees, / while the unpausing factual buds of the fruit trees / continued to move toward their fruit. /
The silence spoke loudly of silence, / and the rivers kept speaking / of rivers, of boulders and air. / Bound to gravity, earless and tongueless, / the untested rivers kept speaking./
Bus drivers, shelf stockers, code writers, machinists, accountants, lab techs, cellists / kept speaking. /
They spoke, the fifth day, /
of silence.
– Jane Hirshfield, “On the Fifth Day,” from Ledger, Alfred A. Knopf. 2021.
Navigating an uncertain Way . . .
Monday, February 23, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . .another chilly day is in the TulseyTown forecasts before a warming trend settles in tomorrow. It was 16º this morning on my walk to the Mailbox. Much milder mornings ahead. Easy Northerlies with near 50º under sunny skies this afternoon.
The artist’s dilemma and the meditator’s share repeatedly a willingness to confront an unknown and to risk a response they cannot predict or control.
True work is practical work relating to the present moment, to the earth directly. You could be working in the garden, in the house, washing dishes, or doing whatever demands your attention. If you do not feel that every step, every situation reflects your state of mind, and therefore has spiritual significance, then the pattern of your life can become chaotic and you may begin to wonder where all your problems come from. – Chögyam Trungpa, The Myth of Freedom, Shambhala. 2025.
The first printing of the Gutenberg Bible began today in 1455 Mainz, Germany.
Today in 1927 Werner Heisenberg outlined his “uncertainty principle” in a letter to a colleague. The principle became a fundamental component of what is now called quantum mechanics.
Trump and hi$ cronie$ want a disastrous mine operation in Minnesota. Descendents of Theodore Roosevelt have called them on it. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, 2.23.26
The Week Ahead – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse
Boycott tomorrow's State of the Dis-Union? – Robert Reich, “It’s the least we can do.”
Trump will be lying to a country that doesn’t believe him. Because a majority of the country has lost faith in this administration and isn’t open to hearing about an alternative reality that’s at odds with what they are seeing and experiencing. – Mat Kerbel, Wolves and Sheep, 2.23.26
Your country is loving you back—just not in the way you are used to hearing. It’s not speaking in anthems or flags or ostentatious displays of patriotism. It will never come from the people who say the only way to love America is to hate Americans. Love is found in every act of courage—large and small—taken to preserve the country we once knew. You will find it in homes and schools and churches and art. It is there; it has not been squashed. – Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker in his “State of the State Address” – Heather Cox Richardson in Letters From An American.
The composer of “The Messiah,” and “Water Music,” George Frideric Handel was born today in 1685, Halle, Brandenburg Germany.
Original devices navigating The Way . . .