Thankfully, some dreams just won't go away . . .
Saturday, September 5, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . The Labor Day weekend forecasts for Green Country at this 9 o’clock hour indicate hotter days yet. Moderate Southerlies are to maintain intense sunshine in TulseyTown. Real temperatures to 102º by mid afternoon with an index of 107º.
Someone sober will worry about events going badly. Let the lover be. – Rumi
Beloved poet/novelist Wendell Berry died this week.
Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road was published on this day in 1957 by Viking Press. It was widely regarded as the defining work of the postwar Beat Generation.
Novelist Ward Just was born today in 1935 Michigan City, Indiana.
It's the birthdate of Amy Beach. The celebrated classical pianist was born in 1867 Henniker, New Hampshire. She was the first woman symphony composer.
Avant-garde composer John Cage was born on this day in 1912 Los Angeles, California.
Today is also the birthdate of Darryl F. Zanuck. The innovative Hollywood producer and movie executive for more than 40 years was born in 1902, Wahoo, Nebraska.
And it's the 360th anniversaryof the Great Fire of London, the worst fire in London’s history.
A small group of young Cherokee women have won legal rights for a major waterway in a first such effort in the U.S. – Liz Kimbrough
The Epstein files just won't go away. – Robert Rich, New Legislation, Substack 9.4.26
We need to be ready for the worst case scenario. Voters don’t just need a plan to vote in this election. They need a backup plan too. If you typically vote by mail, be prepared to vote in person if it comes to that.
Coming together on the green . . .
Friday, September 4, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . Windy Southerlies, upper 90's and an index of 106º this afternoon as humidity and heat combine in TulseyTown's afternoon today. Green Country continues to bake.
It was on this day in 1886 that Geronimo, the last major Native American warrior, surrendered after 30 years of fighting.
Beyoncé is 45 today. The multi-awarded singer-songwriter actress and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, she was born in 1981, Houston, Texas.
Tulsa Symphony-in-the-Park is this evening. Gathering at 6pm on the Guthrie Green.
Symphony composer Anton Bruckner was born on this day in 1824, Ansfelden, Austria.
It's the birthdate of novelist and short-story writer Richard Wright, born in 1908 Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi.
It's also the birthdate for history novelist Mary Renault born Eileen Challans in 1905 Forest Gate, England.
The radio commentator and news columnist Paul Harvey was born in 1918 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
And now, the rest of the story . . .
Donald Trump’s Justice Department is putting a gun to the head of every governor in America. The hostages are hungry children. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance, 9.3.26
Hegseth Must Go. – Robert Reich, on Substack, 8.3.26
Room for it all: Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. – Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times,Shambhala, 2016.
What is this moment asking of us?
Thursday, September 3, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . a slightly cooler afternoon real temperature is in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown. But with a higher humidity, upper 90's will still feel a hot 104º. Moderate Summer Southerlies maintain the intense sunshine.
The mailbox was near bursting at its seams this morning at 9 a.m. . . .
Gloria Steinem died yesterday at her home in Manhattan. The feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement was 92.
Its the birthdate of Loren Eiseley. The anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer was born in 1907 Lincoln, Nebraska.
Today is also the birthdate of Pulitzer novelist Alison Lurie. She was born in 1926 Chicago.
The architect Louis Henry Sullivan was born on this day in 1856 Boston. A pioneer of the skyscraper, he designed over 100 buildings in the city of Chicago during the 1880's and '90's and mentored Frank Lloyd Wright.
The classic children’s bedtime story Goodnight, Moon was published on this day in 1947, Written by Margaret Wise Brown, millions of children world wide have been lulled to their sleep by the gentle bedtime story of a rabbit saying “good night” to every object he sees.
The whistleblower story – Trump ignoring multiple court orders to stop trying to “fix” the midterm elections – in detail. – Joyce Vance, “I Doubt You're Surprised,” in Civil Discourse. 9.2.26
So, who was the whistleblower? Likely we will never know. Whomever he or she was, they emerged from the suffocating censorship of a government that has been systematically stripping away all protections. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance, 9.2.26
Progressive populist fighters are winning against the moderately flatulent establishment. – Robert Reich, It's Not Age, on Substack 9.2.26
So, what's the big deal about bonds? – Sam Sifton, writing in The New York Times, explained it for the rest of us.
What is this moment asking of us? Tara Brach in conversation with Jack Kornfield and Tami Simon. Live and free today at Noon-Thirty Central Time.