Even Graceland is mourning today . . .
Wednesday, August 26, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . At 8:30a.m. moderate Northerlies are in the Green Country forecasts, bringing 90's for the next several days. The 100's return this weekend. The breezes bring mid 90's to TulseyTown's afternoon, with an index in the 100's starting around noon.
Dolly Parton died yesterday in Nashville. The entertainment icon was 80 years young.
Goodbye, Dolly. – Robert Reich, “the very best in America.”
Today is the birthdate of the British/American author Christopher Isherwood, born in 1904 High Lane, Cheshire, England.
The novelist Barbara Ehrenreich was born today in 1941 Butte, Montana.
Today in 1944 French General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division and Charles de Gaulle paraded down the Champs-Élysées in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation .
Among the most violent volcanic events in recorded history, the eruption of Krakatoa began on this day in 1883.
The recent SCOTUS mail ballot ruling does not remove anyone from the voter rolls, and Americans are still able to vote by mail according to the laws of their respective states. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance. 8.26.26
Tuesday was the 40th anniversary of the release of “Graceland,” the 1986 cross-cultural tour de force by Paul Simon that is still generating new fans, and heated discussion.
Everybody knows when you're blown apart. Everybody feels the wind blow.
Twins born years apart . . .
Tuesday, August 25, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . the weatherfeather is offering mixed messages: One says Summer heat is not at all over; while another indicates we may be entering the Fall rollercoaster of heat/cool/. Today's Green Country forecasts indicate another hot, sunny day. Moderate Southerlies with mid 90's and an index of 104º for TulseyTown's afternoon. Tomorrow, cooler.
Apropos “the man behind the curtain.”
Today in 1939 The Academy Award winning film The Wizard of Oz, was released in theaters, starring Judy Garland,
How ignorant do you have to be in order to be a U.S. Senator? – Heather Cox Richardson answers, in Letters From An American.
SCOTUS has weighed in on Trump’s latest elections and mail-in voting executive order. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
The most important question we should be asking every day until the midterm election. – Robert Reich, To Every Voter.In substack posted for today.
A South Korean city is betting on the ocean to solve its AI data center crisis and it's only the beginning. Microsoft is reported to be testing it, too.
Sean Connery was born today in 1930 Edinburgh, Scotland.
Poet Charles Wright turns 91 today. The U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize honoree was born on this day in 1935 Pickwick Dam, Tennessee.
And, conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein was born on this date in 1918 Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Lennie and Gustav surely were twin brothers of separate mothers born years apart.
Build a lover from a wicker basket . . .
Monday, August 24, 2026
It's the Moon's day . . . Cooler conditions are in the forecasts for Green Country today. After welcome morning rains, moderate Southeasterlies are to maintain cloudy skies for TulseyTown's afternoon. Mid 90's with an index in the low 100's.
Today in 79 C.E. Italy’s Mount Vesuvius is traditionally believed to have erupted destroying the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
The nation of Ukraine is celebrating its Independence today.
Trump’s game plan is to control a giant media monopoly — including CBS News, CNN, Comedy Central (home to Jon Stewart), HBO (John Oliver), and even TikTok (where 1 out of 5 Americans now get their news) — to silence criticism of Trump. – Robert Reich, The Monopoly Deal. On substack today.
The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Trump's killings have resumed. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, posted today.
Build a lover from a wicker basket. – Sophie Strand, in Make Me Good Soil, posted today.
Summer Grass
Summer grass aches and whispers.
It wants something; it calls and sings; it pours
out wishes to the overhead stars.
The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow
coming; the rain wets the face of the grass.
– Carl Sandburg, “Summer Grass,” Good Morning, America, Harcourt, Brace in 1928. This poem is in the public domain.