St. Crispin's day . . .
Sunday, October 25, 2026. It's the Sun's day . . . It is St. Chrispins’ day. Take yesterday's weather and today add clouds. Southerlies bring low 80's to the afternoon.
The Real Meaning of the Midterm Election – Robert Reich, In Nine Days, on Substack today.
About those Political "1000% MATCH" offers: They are are almost always impossible because federal campaign contribution limits make such extreme matching impossible. Especially if the actual matching donor is not identified – which usually they are not. So before you click, ask, who is the donor doing the matching. If that's not clear, give it a pass.
I'm posting this because some of us reading this blog are among the lovers of poets and poetry. If so, you may be interested in an upcoming event with David Whyte. Ireland's Gift is a virtual online three part (about an hour each) series November 8, 15 and 22. Focusing on Irish mythology and coming home. There is a fee, but a lower rate is on the enrollment website. Watch an excellent introduction here.
Pulitzer Prize laureate novelist and short story writer Anne Tyler is 84 today, born in 1941 Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Today is the birthdate of Pablo Picasso, born in 1881, Málaga, Spain. The Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer was one of the greatest and most-influential artists of the 20th century.
Comedienne Minnie Pearl was born on this day in 1912 Centerville, Tennessee.
Georges Bizet was born on this date in 1838 Paris, France. The French composer is best remembered for his opera Carmen.
The Battle of Agincourt was fought on this day in 1415, St. Crispin's Day. English soldiers under Henry V outnumbered 5 to 1, won a significant victory against a French army. Don't miss Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V, for an excellent film portrayal of the event.
Lambs ignore rules . . .
Saturday, October 24, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . Another clear, sunny, warm Fall day is at hand for GreenCountry and TulseyTown. Easy Southerlies and low 80's afternoon.
If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation. — J. Krishnamurti
The BBC strikes back at Trump. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
…if there was ever a time to shake off that understandable cynicism and to refuse to surrender to despair, that time is now. Because if you look back throughout the history of this country and many others around the world, real change that benefits the working people almost never occurs from the top down. It only happens when regular folks shake off the cynicism and despair they feel and act to fight against injustice.
Will it be easy? Of course not. Will we be successful? There is too much at stake not to try.
First: we do everything we can to win this election, flip the House and Senate and put a check on Donald Trump's power. Then we must build upon that success and continue the organizing work we've done not just to win an election, but to fight for a government that works for all people and not just the oligarchs spending billions of dollars in this election.
Thank you for reading. In solidarity, Alexandria – AOC in an email 10.23.26
Today is the birthdate of writer Sarah Josepha Hale, born in 1788 Newport, New Hampshire. After petitioning five consequtive presidents, she managed to convince Lincoln to create Thanksgiving Day.
It's the birthday of highly regarded Broadway playwright and director Moss Hart, born in 1904 New York City.
And poet Denise Levertov was born on this day in 1923 Ilford, England.
Mary Had A Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb / Its fleece was white as snow / And everywhere that Mary went / The lamb was sure to go.
It followed her to school one day / Which was against the rule / It made the children laugh and play / To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out / But still it lingered near / And waited patiently about / Till Mary did appear.
Why does the lamb love Mary so? / The eager children cry / Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know / The teacher did reply.
– ”Sara Josepha Hale, “Mary Had A Little Lamb, is in the public domain. First published under the original title “Mary’s Lamb,” in Sarah Josepha Hale’s collection Poems for Our Children, on May 24, 1830 by Marsh, Capen & Lyon in Boston, Massachusetts.
The true self . . .
Friday, October 23, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . for the forecasts, see yesterday. At this eight o'clock hour, TulseyTown and GreenCountry are to experience the same warm Fall today and through the weekend. Sun, a few clouds, Southerlies and and 80º. Lovely.
The first national Women’s Rights Convention opened in Worcester, Massachusetts, on this date in 1850.
It was on this day in 1920, the novel Main Street by Sinclair Lewis was published.
Everything feels out of whack. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American
America Hates the Billionaire Barons. They hate us back. – Robert Reich, on Substack
Yesterday was novelist Doris Lessing's birthdate. The Nobel Laureate author of The Golden Notebook, among many, was born in 1919 Kermanshah in what is now Iran.
One of the most prominent Modernist architects in the United States after World War II, Paul Rudolph was born on this day in 918, Elkton, Kentucky.
One of the greatest footballers in history and one of the sport’s first global icons, Pelé was born today in 1940, Três Corações, Brazil.
And, TV talk show host Johnny Carson was born in 1925, Corning, Iowa.
“The monk in us is not some hooded little somebody who is sitting in there, but is our true self. …For heaven's sake, don't allow the monks to steal the contemplative life from you.” –Br. David Steindl-Rast