Playing whack-a-mole blindfolded . . .
Monday, October 5, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . at 10 a.m. a full mailbox. Speaking of full: the skies over GreenCountry today are to be full of sunshine. Forecasts indicate an easy Nor'easterly breeze with low 80's in TulseyTown's afternoon. Another cool morning tomorrow in the mid 50's.
We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not. – Audre Lorde
Power in America – Robert Reich, The Central Question. Posted today.
Trump is openly using taxpayer money to buy votes in the election. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letter From An American. Posted for today.
The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance, in today’s Civil Discourse.
The generally acknowledged father of modern rocketry, Robert Goddard was born today in 1882, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Today is the birthdate of Václav Havel. The Czech playwright, poet, and political dissident who, after the fall of communism, was president of Czechoslovakia was born in 1936, Prague.
Academy Award actor laureate Kate Winslet is 51 today. She was born in 1975 Reading, Berkshire, England. An English actress she is known for her sharply drawn portrayals of spirited and unusual women.
In 1969 the British television series Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuted on the BBC. It proved to be a watershed for TV comedy around the world.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the film adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella, had its world premiere on this date in 1961. It became especially known for Audrey Hepburn’s performance as the free-spirited Holly Golightly.
Today in 1877 Chief Joseph surrendered his small band of Nez Percé warriors to U.S. forces that had tracked them through Idaho, Yellowstone Park, and Montana. At the surrender ceremony, Chief Joseph addressed his people and attendees with one of the world's most memorable speeches.
Playing Whack a Mole
Except the moles are midterms and weapons deals.
Except your only mallet is your fist which is zip-tied
behind your back.
…
You don’t know how long this can go on . . .
– Abbey Murray,” Playing Whack a Mole,” Rattle, 10.1.26 Read the whole poem here.
Story telling . . .
Sunday, October 4, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . cool mornings are now de regir across GreenCountry for the foreseeable future. Afternoon forecasts continue their fall roller coaster pattern. TulseyTown is to have moderate Northeasterlies and mid 80's with sun and clouds.
Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted – a paved road, a washing machine? A leaf falling outside the window behind the toaster that just burned the sourdough?
Today is Damon Runyon's birthdate. the short story writer of broadway's Guys and Dolls, was born in 1884 Manhattan, Kansas.
The creator of the Hardy Boys, the Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew, Edward L. Stratemeyer, was born in 1862 Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Broadway and silent film comedian Buster Keaton was born on this day in 1895 Piqua, Kansas.
It’s the birthdate of blockbuster film actor Charlton Heston, born in 1923 Evanston, Illinois.
And the scupltor Frederic Remington was born today in 1861 Canton, New York.
So, What's up with Kansas? – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought. 10.4.26
A ledgendary lineup. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
What, who, where, when at Cornell? – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
There is something happening here . . .
Saturday, October 3, 2026. It's another Satyr's day . . . much like yesterday, the GreenCountry forecasts indicate a cloudy, overcast day. Easy Northeasterlies are to bring a cool mid 70's to TulseyTown's afternoon.
More than 80% of North America’s migratory bird species travel at night. Most take off 30 to 45 minutes after sunset and fly as high as 10,000 feet. You never see them. A billion birds overhead, and not one stops to ask for directions. Birds crossingTulsa last night.
[There is] something real happening in this country . . . The President of the United States can’t fill the seats his own party hands him, while ordinary Americans are lining up in parking lots to read about his friendship with a convicted sex offender. – Miles Taylor, “I need to tell you,” Defiance, 10.2.06
Today in 1990 Germany reunification united East and West, effectively ending the Cold War.
Novelist Thomas Wolfe was born on this day in 1900 Asheville, North Carolina.
Novelist, essayist, and screenwriter Gore Vidal was born on this day at 1925 West Point Academy in New York.
Gwen Stefani turns 57 today, born in 1969 Fullerton, California.
Considered by some to be the greatest detective movie ever made, The Maltese Falcon, had its world premiere today in 1941, It featured John Huston’s adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s famed 1930 novel.
Mercury Is Shrinking. So Am I. – Robert Reich, 10.02.26