Noisy wings . . .
Thursday, June 18, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Gusty Nor'Easterlies are forecast to bring heavy rains to Green Country today. Morning storms are to end in the early afternoon. Cooler, in the upper 70's, in TulseyTown.
Today in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium – among the most significant events in European history along with the world wars.
“He's mad, you know. The weirdest and most astonishing day in US foreign policy in decades.” – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Trump's strategy for the 2026 Midterms requires us to prepare now. – Robert Reich, substack, 6.18.26
Today is the birthdate of Nelson Mandela, born in 1918, Mvezo, South Africa. After years of incarceration, on his release he helped end his country’s apartheid system of racial segregation.
Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn was born today, in 1921 Cambridge,Ohio.
The journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, was also born on this day, in 1937, Louisville, Kentucky.
And, Sir Paul McCartney is 84 today, born in 1942 Liverpool, England.
Livin’ and dyin’ in three-quarter-time.
Start where you are . . .
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, It's Odin's day . . . Guten Morgen: Sunny, warm mid 90's and strong Southerlies are in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown.
What you do for yourself—any gesture of kindness, any gesture of gentleness, any gesture of honesty and clear seeing toward yourself—will affect how you experience your world. In fact, it will transform how you experience the world. What you do for yourself, you’re doing for others, and what you do for others, you’re doing for yourself. Meditating on this reality, it becomes increasingly uncertain what is out there and what is in here. – Pema Chödrön, Start Where You Are, Shambhala Press, 2018.
Would you give up your right to vote? – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Menopause and spirituality: Gabby Bernstein in conversation with Jeff Krasno.
Today is the birthdate of James Weldon Johnson. An important figure in the Harlem Renaissance he was also a diplomat, writer, poet and civil rights leader
Barry Manilow is 83 today. The songwriter/singer was born in 1943 New York City. His present concert tour has him in Reading, Pennsylvania tonight.
Russian composer Igor Stravinsky was born on this day in 1882 Oranienbaum, Russia. He was one of the most important and influential figures in twentieth-century classical music. Most notably: Ballet scores for “The Rite of Spring,” “The Firebird,” and “Petrushka,” with Sergei Diaghilev, owner of the Ballets Russes ballet company.
The Catcher is in the rye . . .
Tuesday, June 16, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . .Moderate Southerlies return to Green Country today. Forecasts call for mostly sunny skies, low 90's in TulseyTown's afternoon. It's Primary Election day in Okieland. In addition to office holder candidates there is one state question on the ballot: establishing a new wage-per-hour and its future adjustments.
Today is Bloomsday, and James Joyce fans all over the world are celebrating. It commemorates the day on which the events of his novel Ulysses take place.
Entering our fifth year together. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
An honerable way to really honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. – Heather Cox Richardson. Week-3-in-250-to-250.
Tonal incoherence: The White House UFC fights showed us the America we needed to see. – Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 6.15.26
Trump's “agreement” with Iran. This doesn’t look like a victory. Compared to where the United States and the Middle East were on February 28, when Trump began this war, it’s a terrible failure. – Robert Reich, The Non-victory. substack 6.15.26.
Today in 1945 the United States tested the first atomic bomb near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
NOAA: El Niño is here, and will intensify.
Today is the birthdate of Roald Amundsen. Born in 1872, Borge, near Oslo, Norway, he was one of the greatest figures in the field of polar exploration.
J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, was published on this day in 1951.
Today is the birthdate of Ginger Rogers. The stage and film dancer and actress was born in 1911 Independence, Missouri.
And its the 88th birthday of Joyce Carol Oates. The prolific writer was born today in 1938 Lockport, New York. In her career thus far she continues to be a novelist, short story writer, playwright, poet, literary critic, professor and editor.