Defund the rich . . .
Thursday, October 15, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . an on/off/on rain day for GreenCountry is in the forecasts at this 8 a.m. hour. Moderate Southerlies are to bring the rains and low 70's to TulseyTown throughout the day. A cold front moves through the area as the winds shift to strong Northerlies late this afternoon.
Every Republican who voted to bury the [Epstein] evidence for Trump [the entire House] is about to learn a hard lesson, three weeks before an election. – Milles Taylor, in Defiance, 10.14.26
Today is the birthdate of Friedrich Nietzsche. The scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, was born in 1844, Röcken, Saxony, Prussia [Germany]. He became and remains one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
The Roman poet Virgil was born on this date in 70 BCE Andes, near Mantua [Italy]. He was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet, an estimation that subsequent generations have upheld.
It's also the birthdate of Italian writer Italo Calvino, born in 1923 Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba.
And its the birthdate of broadcast reporter Robert Trout. He was born Robert Blondheim on this day in 1909 Wake County, North Carolina. He was called “the Iron Man of radio,”and the father of broadcast news “on the scene,” reporting.
Here's an idea. – Robert Reich, Defund Musk, on substack today.
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.