Well done, America!
Sunday, March 29, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . Strong Southerlies make for a warm mid 80's day for Green Country today. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate a windy afternoon with a mix of clouds and sun.
Well done, America! – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Where we go from here. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought.
Eric Idle makes his 82nd turn around the sun today. The comedian, author, actor, singer, comedy writer, and composer, best known as an alumnus of the Monty Python troupe was born in 1943 South Shields in the northeast of England .
Scapegoating is the central pattern for the creation and maintenance of cultures worldwide since the beginning. We want to try to solve our problems by blaming others for what we have played a role in creating. – Fr. Richard Rohr, “The Harmful Delusion,” in Meditations, at The Center for Action and Contemplation, 3.29.26
Patriarchal messages across the religious traditions have encouraged us to steer away from our spiritual hunger. Mirabai Starr has issued an invitation to all who hunger to join her in a vibrant teaching on the power of love-longing. A free session with Mirabai, among the world's gifted contemporary mystics. No doubt an hour worth sharing.
Editing Humpty Dumpty . . .
Saturday, March 28, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . and it's “No Kings Day” across America and in parts of the world. Forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown are good for the afternoon demonstrations. Moderate Southerlies, lots of sunshine , a few clouds, and upper 60's.
I got half-a-dozen paintings from a shattered plate. – attibuted to Georgia O'keeffe
No kings, no clowns. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse posted this morning.
If ever there was a good reason for you to attend a “No Kings” demonstration near you today, Heather Cox Richardson's summary should provide it. In her Letters From An American, posted for today.
Today is the birthdate of St. Teresa of Ávila, in 1515 Avila, Spain. Mirabai Starr has published a superb translation of Teresa's writing. Definitely a worthy read.
It's also the birthdate of Nelson Algren. The novelist of the down and out was born in 1909 Detroit, and grew up in Chicago’s immigrant neighborhoods.
Poet, novelist, and short-story writer Russell Banks was born today in 1940 Newton, Massachusetts. Not alone among novelists, several of Banks' works have been adapted to film. My fave: “The Sweet Hereafter.” Directed by the master filmmaker Atom Egoyan, you can watch it on Youtube.
Novelist Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada) is 48 today. She was born in 1977 Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Lady Gaga makes her 39th turn around the sun today as well. The singer/sonwriter is one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People . She was born in 1986, New York City
Reba McEntire is 71 born in 1955, McAlester, Oklahoma, about 2 hours drive from my front porch in TulseyTown.
And, Paul Whiteman was born today in 1890, Denver, Colorado. The American bandleader was called the “King of Jazz,” credited with introducing the style to American musical audiences in the 1920's. He commissioned Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, and Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite.
You can’t edit a blank page.
Almost human . . .
Friday, March 27, 2026. It's Freya's (Frigg's) day . . . Cloudy, strong gusty Northerlies may bring a stray thunderstorm to Green country today. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate a chilly afternoon in the upper 50's.
When “purpose” gets reduced to “passion,” “job title,” or “grand destiny,” it stops being valuable, and starts becoming unreachable. There’s no deadline for becoming who you are.
The inner child, with the inclination for loving-kindness, lives on within each of us.
The Kennedy Center is giving Bill Maher the Mark Twain Prize in a ceremony on June 28. Notified of the award to come, Maher remarked ““I’d just like to say that it is indeed humbling to get anything named for a man who’s been thrown out of as many school libraries as Mark Twain.”
The bedfellows: Wealth and politics. – Robert Reich, A Deeper Logic. 3.26.26
Quentin Tarantino is 62 today. The multi-laureate film writer, director, and producer was born in 1963, Knoxville, Tennessee.
Mariah Carey is 57. The five-octave popular singer was born today in 1969, Huntington, New York.
Julia Alvarez turns 76 today. The poet, novelist, essayist was born in 1950 New York City.
And, Pulitzer Prize poet Louis Simpson was born on this day in 1923 Kingston, Jamaica.
American Poetry
Whatever it is, it must have
A stomach that can digest
Rubber, coal, uranium, moons, poems.
Like the shark it contains a shoe.
It must swim for miles through the desert
Uttering cries that are almost human.
– Lous Simpson, “American Poetry” in The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001. BOA Editions, Ltd. 2003.