Routine isn't rapid . . .
Wednesday, October 14, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . and Fall has finally fallen across GreenCountry. Forecasts indicate Easterlies, mid 70's and rain all day today and tomorrow for TulseyTown. The weekend: clear and cool in the 60's.
Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. – Anne Lamott
Feeling [lost] at home. – FYI from Brené Brown.
Today is the birthdate of poet E.E. Cummings, born in 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The 34th U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born on this day in 1890 Denison, Texas.
Following the money – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letter$ From An American.
Routine maintenance? . . .Not. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
next to of course god america i
“next to of course god america i
love you land of the pilgrims’ and so forth oh
say can you see by the dawn’s early my
country ’tis of centuries come and go
and are no more what of it we should worry
in every language even deafanddumb
thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
by jingo by gee by gosh by gum
why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-
iful than these heroic happy dead
who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter
they did not stop to think they died instead
then shall the voice of liberty be mute?”
He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water
– e.e. cummings, “next to of course god america,” Liveright Publishing, 1926; now an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company,
Through a vegan window . . .
Tuesday, October 13, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . at this 9a.m. hour, a mainly sunny day with record highs are in the forecasts for GreenCountry ahead of a major Fall cooling starting this evening. Strong Southerlies and mid 90's are in TulseyTown's afternoon today. Thunderstorms likely tonight and most all day tomorrow.
Cookbook author Mollie Katzen is 76 today. The author of The Moosewood Cookbook, a vegetarian masterpiece, was born in 1950 Rochester, New York.
My window into God. – Mirabai Starr, posted today.
For some reason, the word “sin” now seems old-fashioned and no longer helpful or even clarifying in most discussions. It can send any conversation down a rabbit hole...derailing the original direction of the conversation . . . As each culture and religion defined sin in its own idiosyncratic way, the word itself ceased being helpful. Instead, we simply used it to designate various taboos and cultural expectations, usually having to do with bodily purity codes. (Some Christians are into dancing and drinking, whereas others consider it almost obscene). Fr. Richard Rohr, Collective Evil, Meditations, at The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Awake, walking . . .
Monday, October 12, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . waxing on. Two more near record heat days are in the GreenCountry forecasts. Strong Southerlies, low 90's and more sunshine for TulseyTown's afternoon.
Today is the birthdate of Luciano Pavarotti. The Italian operatic lyric tenor who was considered one of the finest opera singers of the 20th century was born today in 1935 Modena, Italy.
It's also the birthdate of Cesar Pelli, born in 1926, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina. The Argentine-born American architect is widely regarded as one of the 20th century’s preeminent architects. His many internationally recognized designs included the BOK Center in Tulsa.
Poet and Homer translator Robert Fitzgerald, was born on this date in 1910 Geneva, New York.
And its the birthdate of actress, playwright, and novelist Alice Childress, born in 1916 Charleston, South Carolina.
The legal week ahead. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
He's not on the ballot, but his ego is. – Robert Reich, posted this morning.