Teach the children well . . .
Saturday, October 17, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . NorEasterlies continue to cool GreenCountry are in the forecasts today. Sunshine and mid 60's are slated for TulseyTown's afternoon. Southerlies and warmer conditions return tomorrow.
Today is the birthday of Shinichi Suzuki in 1898 Nagoya, Japan. He developed the Suzuki Violin Method of teaching which has expanded into the wider field of general childhood education.
It's also the birthdate of playwriter Arthur Miller, born in 1915 New York City.
And, so, the chaos of Trump’s MAGA administration continues. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, posted for today.
Trump's moral squalor. – Robert Reich, Common Decency. 10.16.26
If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again. – Robin Wall Kimmerer
Rats, ships, and a “real” America.
Friday, October 16, 2026. It's Frigg's day . . . and the first Fall cold snap is moving in on us at this 8 o'clock hour. GreenCountry forecasts indicate strong Northerlies, and 40's in spite of sunny skies. TulseyTown's afternoon will feel downright cold in the blustery winds.
Life isn’t a Rubik’s Cube. – Steve Hauptman, LCSW, in Tiny Buddha,
Never in the history of modern polling has “corruption” been the leading issue in an American election. Trump has made it one. – Miles Taylor, Defiance.
Rats and sinking ships. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
What would a real “America First” agenda look like? – Robert Reich, posted on subtack.
American conductor Marin Alsop celebrates her 70th birthday today. The international laureate was born on this day in New York City.
Today is the birthdate of Eugene O’Neill. The dramatist and Nobel Laureate for literature was born in 1888, New York City. His works included Long Day’s Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.
Playwriter Oscar Wilde was born on this day in 1854 Dublin.
The author of the first American/English dictionary, Noah Webster was born today in 1758 Hartford, Connecticut.
Nobel Prize laureate Günter Grass was also born on this date. The German poet, novelist (The Tin Drum), playwright, and sculptor was born in 1927, Danzig [now Gdańsk, Poland].
And today in 1847 English novelist Charlotte Brontë (under the pseudonym Currer Bell) published Jane Eyre, which became a classic, giving a new truthfulness to the Victorian novel.
I have never understood how people can look at a health care system where tens of thousands of Americans die because they don't have insurance and think that is acceptable. I have never understood how anyone can look at the hundreds of thousands of Americans who face financial ruin or declare bankruptcy because of medical bills and think that is ok. In every other developed country on this planet people get sick -- just like we do. But in those countries -- as a right -- they are able to go to a doctor, get the medicine they need, and don't go bankrupt as a result. – AOC, in an email to me yesterday.
There are a million additional reasons why the midterm elections – two weeks away – and the Presidential election – two years away – why they are important, if not crucial. If you haven't latley, check your registration and polling location. Online search for your local election board. In Tulsa County you can find it here.
Defund the rich . . .
Thursday, October 15, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . an on/off/on rain day for GreenCountry is in the forecasts at this 8 a.m. hour. Moderate Southerlies are to bring the rains and low 70's to TulseyTown throughout the day. A cold front moves through the area as the winds shift to strong Northerlies late this afternoon.
Every Republican who voted to bury the [Epstein] evidence for Trump [the entire House] is about to learn a hard lesson, three weeks before an election. – Milles Taylor, in Defiance, 10.14.26
Today is the birthdate of Friedrich Nietzsche. The scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, was born in 1844, Röcken, Saxony, Prussia [Germany]. He became and remains one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
The Roman poet Virgil was born on this date in 70 BCE Andes, near Mantua [Italy]. He was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet, an estimation that subsequent generations have upheld.
It's also the birthdate of Italian writer Italo Calvino, born in 1923 Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba.
And its the birthdate of broadcast reporter Robert Trout. He was born Robert Blondheim on this day in 1909 Wake County, North Carolina. He was called “the Iron Man of radio,”and the father of broadcast news “on the scene,” reporting.
Here's an idea. – Robert Reich, Defund Musk, on substack today.