Shock and outrage is part of The Way . . .
Sunday, August 16, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . Yet more heat for Green Country is in the forecasts. 110º index with easy Southeasterlies and the slightest of rain chances visit TusleyTown's afternoon. Breezes shift to Northerly this evening, bringing a cooler day tomorrow.
We are all chidren of Creation, united as One Self with one function: To find our happiness by sharing Creation's Light and Peace, forgiving the world for all the mistakes we have made.
Lots of birthdates today . . .
Madonna is 68 today. She was born in 1958, Bay City, Michigan; Suzanne Farrell is 81 today. The muse of George Ballanchine at the New York City Ballet company was born in 1945 Cincinnati, Ohio; Film producer/writer/director James Cameron is 72. The Academy Award laureate was born jn 1954, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada; Mystery writer Agatha Christie was born in 1890 Torquay, Devon, England; The humorist, essayist, actor, and drama critic Robert Benchley, was born on this date in 1889 Worcester, Massachusetts; The real “Lawrence of Arabia,” T.E. Lawrence , was born on this day in 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales; And, Wilhelm Wundt was born in 1832, Neckarau, near Mannheim, Baden, Germany. He is generally acknowledged as the founder of experimental psychology, moving psychology from general philosophy of the time to a formal scientific endeavor.
Joyce Vance is deeply disgusted. Posted in Civil Discourse .
Beyond shock and outrage. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought.
Comforting one Lazarus after another – Abraham would be pleased. – Garrison Keillor, The Column.
Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. – Mary Oliver.
Common sense has never been common . . .
Saturday, August 15, 2026. It's a slow start to the Satyr's day at 10:30 a.m. . . . Forecasts for Green Country : Moderate Southerlies, hot at 104º with an index of 109º this afternoon in TulseyTown.A whole degree cooler. Big whoop.
In the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. – Kahlil Gibran
Stanford researchers have used AI to create 16 viruses not found in nature. – Matthew Brown, at SFGate.
Judge Sullivan has had enough. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discocourse. 8.13.26
Author Denise Chávez is 78 today, born in 1948 Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Uncompromising, often controversial film director Nicolas Roeg was born on this day in 1928 London. The English filmmaker was known for his striking visual style.
The “first lady of American theatre” Ethel Barrymore was born on this day in1879 Philadelphia, Pa.
On this date in 91 years ago in 1935, humorist Will Rogers and pilot Wiley Post, died in a plane crash flying from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Point Barrow. FYI — I went to high school in Tulsa, named after Rogers.
“You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects. All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance.” – Will Rogers
Vegetarian discipline might not get you there . . .
Friday, August 14, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . Hotter still. Forecasts for Green Country call for strong Southerlies, 105º real temperatures and 112º late afternoon indices in TulseyTown.
Worth considering this election season: Many members of Congress get elected as millionaires. AOC was elected as a waitress.
. . . silence is corrosive to anyone with a conscience – Miles Taylor, The real anti-weaponization fund, Defiance, 8.13.26
Today is Steve Martin's 81st birthday. The comedian, actor, playwriter and novelist was born in 1945 Waco, Texas.
Halle Berry is 60 today. The first African American to win the Academy Award for best actress, she born in 1966, Cleveland, Ohio.
Cartoonist Gary Larson , the creator of The Far Side, turns 76 today. He was born in 1950 Tacoma, Washington.
One of the best-selling authors of all time: novelist Danielle Steel is 79. She was born in 1947 New York City.
If you think you can attain enlightenment by insisting on disciplinary regulations and making vegetarianism fundamental, you are wrong. The best mental exercise for relinquishing egotism is contemplating impermanence. – Dogen