Drunk on impressionist echoes . . .
Thursday, April 30, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown indicate a near Xerox copy of yesterday. Moderate Northerlies, mostly cloudy, and upper 60's after noon.
The genuine path of unminding is not a religion for the immature – Zen Master Fen-yang.
Annie Dillard is 80 today. Born in 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she's the author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek which won the Pulitzer Prize.
The controversial Danish film director Lars von Trier is 70 today. He was born in 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark
Today is also the birthday of Alice B. (for Babette) Toklas in 1877 San Francisco, California.
And the painter whose works were seminal to the mergence of impressionism, Édouard Manet, born today in 1832, Paris, France.
How to cope with a spiritual meltdown. – Mirabai Starr
Buddhism may seem to be mostly about fighting the ego, about nonself, about emptiness, but the Buddha said in the beginning, ‘Become friends with yourself, because it is your ego that will have to walk the path.’ To be able to do that—and then to develop deep understandings—we must be friends with our ego. – Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo inWomen in Love with the Divine, by Erica Bassani. Shambhala, 2026.
In each mind, winds stir up a different madness.
Give me the madness of the crazed, selfless lover,
pouring Love's wine, filling everyone's cup.
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Wherever you go, you are with me.
Lead me where you wish.
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The world is our holy mountain.
We are seekers like Moses.
One glimpse of the divine
and the mountain shatters.
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If you want to see God
gaze at the mountain.
We are drunk on the echoes in the valley.
--Rumi, “Here We Are Today,” in Water, translation by Haleh Liza Gaforia, The New York Review of Books, 2025.
Truth is a pathless land. – J. Krishnamurti
Stars shedding dust . . .
Wednesday, April 29, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Moderate Northerlies continue making a cool day for Green Country and TulseyTown. Some clouds, otherwise a sunny day in the upper 60's in the afternoon forecasts.
Trust your instincts; they may be wrong in interesting ways.
Trump and his loyalists are trying desperately to demonstrate their dominance. Deranged is an appropriate metaphor. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
The stars came out to shed a lot of dust around on this date . . .
Today is the 15th wedding anniversary of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Jerry Seinfeld is 72 today. The comedian was born in 1954, Brooklyn, New York
Michelle Pfeiffer is 68 today. The multi awarded laureate actor was born in 1958, Santa Ana, California.
Daniel Day-Lewis is 69, bornin 1957, London, England. The British actor,internationally awarded actor is known for his on-screen intensity and for his exhaustive preparation for roles.
Zubin Mehta was born today in 1936, Bombay [Mumbai], India. The orchestral conductor and musical director was known for his operatic interpretations.
Composer, bandleader, and pianist Duke Ellington was born on this day in 1899 Washington, D.C.
And, Willie Nelson is 93 and still touring and singing with the same guitar. He was born in 1933, Abbott, Texas. Current ticket prices for Willie range from around $35 to beyond $200 depending on the venue.
One reason why stars shed dust . . .
Bird song mocks the sunset . . .
Tuesday, April 28, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . and moderate Northerlies bring a cloudy, cool day to Green Country and TulseyTown. 64º afternoon.
Let’s do this . . .
The Charges Against the Correspondents' Dinner Attacker.-- Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
In the wake of the Correspondent's dinner attack, expect Trump to ramp up his attacks on foes, facts, and free speech.-- Miles Taylor, Defiance.
Today in 1878, one of the most important character actors of stage, film, and radio in the 20th Century, Lionel Barrymore, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The author of To Kill a Mockinbird, Harper Lee, was born on this day in 1926, Monroeville, Alabama.
Carolyn Forché is 76 today. The poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate was born in 1950 Detroit.
Penélope Cruz is 52 born in 1974, Madrid, Spain.
On this day In 1789, The actual Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the Pacific Ocean.
And, in 1947 the Kon-Tiki set sail. The Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl and five companions set sail from the western coast of South America successfully seeking the islands east of Tahiti.