Lovers in spite of it all . . .
Thursday, August 13, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Windy Southerlies are in the forecasts for Green Country, bringing yet another hotter day with a 112º index for TulseyTown this afternoon.
The choice of who left the decoy plane to travel with Trump … revealed that Trump opted to protect his loyal aides rather than any cabinet officials, prizing loyalists over members of the government. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Trump's plans for a White House remodel: $ 1 Billion. – Miles Taylor, Defiance.
Boomer's are a problem, because, why? – Robert Reich, What To Do With Us Boomers, on Substack today.
Birthday reminders in the mailbox this morning . . .
Alfred Hitchcock was born on this day in 1899 London, England; Annie Oakley, “Little Sure Shot,” was born in 1860 Darke county, Ohio; one of the pioneers in the American women’s rights movement, Lucy Stone, was born in 1818 West Brookfield, Mass; Fidel Castro was born in 1926 Birán, Cuba; and English composer John Ireland was born in 1879, Bowdon, Cheshire, England.
Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungenpremiered on this day in 1876 Bayreuth, Germany.
Starry, starry night . . .
Wednesday, August 12, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . and hotter still. The forecasts for Green Country indicate moderate Southerlies, intense sunshine, 105º real temperature, and 111º index for TulseyTown's afternoon.
The moon is new, which should make for good viewing of the Perseid meteor shower which peaks tonight.
Today is the birthdate of Erwin Schrödinger. The Austrian theoretical physicist was born in 1887 Vienna, Austria. He shared the 1933 Nobel Prize for Physics with British physicist P.A.M. Dirac.
Classics and mythology scholar Edith Hamilton was born today in 1867 Dresden, Germany.
Epic motion picture director Cecil B. DeMille was born on this day in 1881, Ashfield, Massachusetts.
The poet J.D. McClatchy was born in 1945 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
The creator of the “Dick and Jane” series for beginner readers, Zerna Sharp, was born today in 1889 Hillsburg, Indiana.
And, It was on this day in 1908 that the first Ford Model T automobile came off the new “assembly” line.
Starry, starry night.
The omens of summer winds . . .
Tuesday, August 11, 2026, It's Tiw's day . . .at 9:15 a.m., the hottest week yet is in the forecasts for Green Country. Moderate Southerlies, intense sunshine, 103º real temperature, 111º index is in the forecast for TulseyTown's afternoon.
Forgetfulness is the entirely understandable wish to let go of and forget what never should be forgotten. – David Whyte, Forgetfulness, -from Consolations II: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is 76 today.
The author of Roots, Alex Haley, was born on this day in 1921, Ithaca, New York.
And, it's the birthdate of U.S. Poet Laureate Louise Bogan, born in 1897 Livermore Falls, Maine.
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to seize ballots in contested midterm races. While they’ll likely lose in court, losing is actually part of the plan. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, posted today.
Trump’s war on Iran is demanding a resolution, and it is crystal clear that the Iranians believe they are in a position to dictate terms to the United States. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Zorro Ranch, Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump's Justice Department – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Robert Reich risks the Luddite label.