Ahead of time . . .
Friday, June 12, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . Moderate Easterlies with mid 80's and a mix of sun and clouds are in the forecasts for the day in Green Country and TulseyTown.
The Truth About Time That Most of Us Avoid Facing. Excellent advice from Tiny Buddha.
On my 40th birthday – egad, 44 years ago this past March – living romantically on Peaks Island, Maine, I ventured to the island Landing bar to toast myself. It was mid afternoon. Larry Lushbaugh (no kidding) greeted me from behind the bar and then excused himself to go do or get what ever. Contemplating my Warsteiner pilsner draft, I felt a strong tap on the back of my right shoulder. It was not gentle, but a clearly purposeful, attention assertion. In the mood for any someone with whom to share my moment, I turned. There was no one there.
True eternity lies not behind either/or but ahead of it. – Søren Kierkegaard, “Beyond Either/Or,” in The Marginalian, 6.120.26 (reposted from the archive).
Today is the birthdate of Chick Corea. The classically trained jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader was born in 1941 Chelsea, Massachusetts.
Today is also the birthdate of Anne Frank, born in 1929 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
“. . .in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart . . . I can feel the sufferings of millions, and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.” Anne Frank, from her Diary.
To live with a courageous heart is to be a steward of the evolution of consciousness.
Compassion for the extra-terrestrial . . .
Thursday, June 11, 2026. It's Thors day . . . A 50/50% chance for thunderstorms is in TulseyTown's forecast for this afternoon. Strong Southerlies, low 90's, and 60% chances are indicated for later in the day into the evening throughout Green Country.
Ambition is a word without ambition . . .
No matter the self-conceited importance of our labours we are all compost for worlds we cannot yet imagine. Ambition takes us toward that horizon, but not over it...A true vocation always metamorphoses both ambition and failure into compassion and understanding for others. – David Whyte, “Ambition,” substack 6.10.26
The FIFA Men’s World Cup gets underway today with a lot of soccer. Over 100 games in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
Today is the birthdate of Jacques Cousteau, born in 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. The ocean explorer, and co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, was known for his extensive underseas investigations.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released today in 1982, directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's latest exploration of human-alien contact will be theatrically released in the United States tomorrow, on June 12, titled Disclosure Day,
The multi laureate actor and comedian, Gene Wilder, was born on this day in 1933 Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Controversial novelist William Styron was born on this day in 1925 Newport News, Virginia.
And, today is the birthdate of German composer Richard Strauss. Born in 1864 Munich, his symphonic poems and operas remain an indispensable feature of the standard repertoire.
Where spirit meets the bone . . .
Wednesday, June 10, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Strong, gusty Southerlies, bright sunshine and low 90's are in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown today.
The Universe is calling us to participate in the evolution of our consciousness and to live with a courageous heart. Tara Brach.
Today is the birthday of sociobiologist Edward Osborne Wilson, born in 1929 Birmingham, Alabama.
Judy Garland was born on this day in 1922, Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
Confessions of a Romantic Animist [III]: Enemies To Earth Lovers – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 6.9.26
Tristan und Isolde, the earliest example of what Richard Wagner called “music drama,” was first performed on this date. It became the greatest German opera of the late 19th century and is still challenging opera company performances around the world.
Without a foundation in conventional truth
the significance of the ultimate cannot be taught.
Without understanding the significance of the ultimate,
liberation is not achieved.– Nagarjuna's “Emptiness Explained,” Tricycle, Spring 2023
Where the spirit meets the bone. – Lucinda Williams, in The Marginalian.