Compassion for the extra-terrestrial . . .
Thursday, June 11, 2026. It's Thors day . . . A 50/50% chance for thunderstorms is in TulseyTown's forecast for this afternoon. Strong Southerlies, low 90's, and 60% chances are indicated for later in the day into the evening throughout Green Country.
Ambition is a word without ambition . . .
No matter the self-conceited importance of our labours we are all compost for worlds we cannot yet imagine. Ambition takes us toward that horizon, but not over it...A true vocation always metamorphoses both ambition and failure into compassion and understanding for others. – David Whyte, “Ambition,” substack 6.10.26
The FIFA Men’s World Cup gets underway today with a lot of soccer. Over 100 games in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
Today is the birthdate of Jacques Cousteau, born in 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. The ocean explorer, and co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, was known for his extensive underseas investigations.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released today in 1982, directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's latest exploration of human-alien contact will be theatrically released in the United States tomorrow, on June 12, titled Disclosure Day,
The multi laureate actor and comedian, Gene Wilder, was born on this day in 1933 Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Controversial novelist William Styron was born on this day in 1925 Newport News, Virginia.
And, today is the birthdate of German composer Richard Strauss. Born in 1864 Munich, his symphonic poems and operas remain an indispensable feature of the standard repertoire.
Where spirit meets the bone . . .
Wednesday, June 10, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Strong, gusty Southerlies, bright sunshine and low 90's are in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown today.
The Universe is calling us to participate in the evolution of our consciousness and to live with a courageous heart. Tara Brach.
Today is the birthday of sociobiologist Edward Osborne Wilson, born in 1929 Birmingham, Alabama.
Judy Garland was born on this day in 1922, Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Confessions of a Romantic Animist [III]: Enemies To Earth Lovers – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 6.9.26
Tristan und Isolde, the earliest example of what Richard Wagner called “music drama,” was first performed on this date. It became the greatest German opera of the late 19th century and is still challenging opera company performances around the world.
Without a foundation in conventional truth
the significance of the ultimate cannot be taught.
Without understanding the significance of the ultimate,
liberation is not achieved.– Nagarjuna's “Emptiness Explained,” Tricycle, Spring 2023
Where the spirit meets the bone. – Lucinda Williams, in The Marginalian.
Turkeys talking . . .
Tuesday, June 9, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . Summer Solstice is still several weeks ahead, but you wouldn't know it in Green Country. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate strong Southerlies, hot sun in the low 90's with heat indices near 100º
We do not have a privilege access to reality. So easily do we forget to really live our lives in the present moment, following a temptation to think ahead. – “Talking Turkey,” Nature, PBS.
Yesterday in 1789 James Madison proposed what would become our Constitutional Bill of Rights. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
The Week Ahead – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse (posted late Sunday)
Don't break out the champaign-- Robert Reich, re: Friday's jobs report.
The first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, Bertha von Suttner, was born on this day in 1843, Prague, Bohemia, Austrian Empire, now the Czech Republic.
Natalie Portman is 45 today The multi-laureate awarded actor was born in 1981, Jerusalem.
Johnny Depp is 63, born in 1963 Owensboro, Kentucky.
Michael Fox is 65, born in 1961, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Electric guitar master and inventor Les Paul was born today in 1915 Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Broadway musical composer Cole Porter was also born on this date, in 1891, Peru, Indiana.