Once upon a time . . .
Sunday, September 27, 2026. It's Sol's day . . .holdover Summertime slight rain chances are in today's GreenCountry forecasts. Cloud, some sun, easy Southerlies and mid 80's are in TulseyTown's afternoon.
Christians mostly pretend the Sermon on the Mount never happened. – Father Richard Rohr, “Nonviolent Resistance,” Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.” – William Blake
The Sacred Science of Trees – Fru Molnar, The Garrison Institute, 9.24.26
Looking toward November 3rd. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought
Once Upon A Time In The West. (turn off the cc for clearer lyrics)
Waking up . . .
Saturday, September 26, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . A cloudy 9 a.m. walk to the Mailbox. Fall rain chances are in the GreenCountry forecasts today. Moderate Southerlies, mid 80's are features in TulseyTown's afternoon. The Harvest Moon is full.
We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. – Desmond Tutu
There are no outsiders.
Today is the birthdate of T.S. Eliot, born in 1888 St. Louis, Missouri. The American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor was a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry.
One of the most gifted, significant and popular American composers of all time, George Gershwin, was born today in 1898 Brooklyn, New York.
World leaders – not including the U.S. – are planning for the future. – Robert Reich, “What I'm Hearing.” 9.25.26
The hangover from [Thursday night's dinner with Xi] is going to last a while. Americans are waking up to the fact that they’re being conned. They’re gathering outside the palace walls with pitchforks; you just couldn’t hear it last night over the clinking glasses. – Miles Taylor, Defiance. 9.25.26
Come closer: Hear what Neil has to say.
Unicorns, exactly as they are . . .
Friday, September 25, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . slight rain chances have slipped into the forecasts for GreenContry and TulseyTown. Clouds, sun, mid 80's and moderate Southeasterlies are the afternoon features.
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” ~Marcus Aurelius
Maybe a home isn’t really supposed to be finished. You live in it. You change things. You fix things. You make mistakes. You change your mind. Kids grow up. People come and go. Things break. Life happens. That’s what makes it a home. It’s not supposed to look like nobody lives there. It’s supposed to look like people do.-- Bill Webster, “When You Can’t Do Things the Way You Used To,” Tiny Buddha, 9.24.26
Today is the birthdate of Nobel Prize novelist and short-story writer William Faulkner, born on this day in 1897 New Albany, Mississippi.
It's also the birthdate of Barbara Walters. The pioneering American journalist was born in 1929 Boston, Massachusetts.
And, the poet, cartoonist, playwright, and songwriter Shel Silverstein was born today in 1930 Chicago.