Red tape and wild horses . . .

Saturday, January 10, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . Moderate Northerlies make for a chilly day for TulseyTown. While skies are forecast to be sunny, they'll be accomanied by low 50's and an all day wind chill in the 40's.

All our laws and rules to protect coral reefs now stand in the way of radical action to save them from heat death. – Irus Braverman, “ Red tape on a blue planet,” in Aeon, 1.10.25

Today in 1949 RCA introduced the 45-rpm record. It became the standard format for rock and roll and changed an entire generation, and consequently, the world.

Poet Philip Levine was born on this day in 1928 Detroit, Michigan.

And, Dorianne Laux is 75 today. The poet/professor was born in 1952 Augusta, Maine.

Wild Horses

Mustangs were bred for stamina, little knock-kneed

engines. InThe Misfits they were bred for dog food.

Marilyn Monroe was even more beautiful in black and white.

– Dorianne Laux, read and listen to her reading “Wild Horses,” Poetry Magazine, 2022.

Too close

Friday, January 9, 2026. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day . . . Easy Northerlies bring January weather to TulseyTown today. Forecasts indicate a sunny afternoon in the mid 50's.

Spend a few minutes each day with your “don't know” mind.

Renee Good is dead, and she shouldn’t be. Regardless of the changes in the House and Senate between now, the midterms, and thieir consecuences a year from now … nothing will help Renee Good. The warning signs were all there, and remain. But Trump and his administration doesn’t care. Ask the people around you who support Donald Trump if this is what they voted for. Before you lose the right to speak out loud … or get shot for asking. – Joyce Vance. in Civil Discourse.

The one step over the line. – in Letters From An American, by Heathe Cox Richardson.

Today is the birthdate of Simone de Beauvoir. The philosopher, novelist, feminist, public intellectual and activist, and one of the major figures in existentialism in post-war France, was born in 1908 Paris. Regarding her, Gloria Steinem said: “If any single human being can be credited with inspiring the woman’s movement, it’s Simone de Beauvoir.

Suddenly the star is no longer singular. – Sopie Strand, “Star-breaking,” in Make Me Good Soil, 1.9.26

Too Close-up.

Something's gone wrong with my eyeglasses.

Or my eyes. One or the other or both.

For the past several years there has been

a slow progression such that

my cock-eyed optimism has been

reduced to an astigmatic angst in

the myopia of this moment.

– jab

Mysteries in the sky . . .

Thursday, January 8, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . morning thunderstorms are forecasted to yield to a sunny, windy day for TulseyTown. Yesterday was supposed to be the last 70º day for a while … turns out not so … today holds that prediction. Strong Southerlies are to become Northerlies tonight bringing temperatures down, dare I report, for ten days.

Today in 1981, a mysterious UFO sighting was reported at Trans-en-Provence, France. Thoroughly researched, it remains unexplained.

The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has said that the newspaper would cease publication on Sunday, May 3, signaling the end of the dominant newspaper for western Pennsylvania.

Today is the birthday of Elvis Presley, born in 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi.

Physicist Stephen Hawking was born today in 1942 Oxford, England.

And, David Bowie was born on this day in 1947, London, England.

There's a Starman waiting in the sky.