Too close
Friday, January 9, 2026. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day . . . Easy Northerlies bring January weather to TulseyTown today. Forecasts indicate a sunny afternoon in the mid 50's.
Spend a few minutes each day with your “don't know” mind.
Renee Good is dead, and she shouldn’t be. Regardless of the changes in the House and Senate between now, the midterms, and thieir consecuences a year from now … nothing will help Renee Good. The warning signs were all there, and remain. But Trump and his administration doesn’t care. Ask the people around you who support Donald Trump if this is what they voted for. Before you lose the right to speak out loud … or get shot for asking. – Joyce Vance. in Civil Discourse.
The one step over the line. – in Letters From An American, by Heathe Cox Richardson.
Today is the birthdate of Simone de Beauvoir. The philosopher, novelist, feminist, public intellectual and activist, and one of the major figures in existentialism in post-war France, was born in 1908 Paris. Regarding her, Gloria Steinem said: “If any single human being can be credited with inspiring the woman’s movement, it’s Simone de Beauvoir.
Suddenly the star is no longer singular. – Sopie Strand, “Star-breaking,” in Make Me Good Soil, 1.9.26
Too Close-up.
Something's gone wrong with my eyeglasses.
Or my eyes. One or the other or both.
For the past several years there has been
a slow progression such that
my cock-eyed optimism has been
reduced to an astigmatic angst in
the myopia of this moment.
– jab
Mysteries in the sky . . .
Thursday, January 8, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . morning thunderstorms are forecasted to yield to a sunny, windy day for TulseyTown. Yesterday was supposed to be the last 70º day for a while … turns out not so … today holds that prediction. Strong Southerlies are to become Northerlies tonight bringing temperatures down, dare I report, for ten days.
Today in 1981, a mysterious UFO sighting was reported at Trans-en-Provence, France. Thoroughly researched, it remains unexplained.
The family-owned company that operates The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has said that the newspaper would cease publication on Sunday, May 3, signaling the end of the dominant newspaper for western Pennsylvania.
Today is the birthday of Elvis Presley, born in 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi.
Physicist Stephen Hawking was born today in 1942 Oxford, England.
And, David Bowie was born on this day in 1947, London, England.
There's a Starman waiting in the sky.
Searching for clues . . .
Wednesday, January 7, 2026. It's Odin's day . . .
Mares’ tails and mackerel scales make tall ships carry low sails. The otherwise clear blue skies yesterday morning before noon contained numerous mare's tails – coordinate with the U.S. Weather Bureau forecasts for good rains beginning tomorrow in TulseyTown. Forecasts for today indicate increasing cloudiness with moderate Southerlies and the last 70º day for at least the next ten days as cooler conditions prevail.
Your naivety is not. It is your source of wisdom: the navigational map of The Way.
Today is the birthday of St. Bernadette of Lourdes. She was born on this day in 1844, Lourdes, France.
It’s also the birthdate of Zora Neale Hurston. The writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker was born in 1891 Notasulga, Alabama.
Jann Wenner is 79 today. The publisher of Rolling Stone was born in 1946 New York City.
And, Katie Couric turns 68. A television host at all of the Big Three television networks she was born in 1957, Arlington, Virginia.
Dancing Donald. – Heather Cox Richardson in Letters From An American.
Trump is attempting to rewrite the history of January 6th. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Today in 1972, the existence of a cosmic black hole was confirmed for the first time.
I’m tempted to make a joke of the previous three items. Hmmm… just did.
Searching for a clue about how to navigate the emerging landscape...The isms create chasms that too many of us have fallen into. The walls erected by phobias were meant to keep the Other out, but instead have imprisoned those who built them...Perhaps ironically, it was a man who showed the way to my Mother. – – Mirabai Starr, “How I Met My Mother in a World Out of Balance” 1.6.26