Coming together on the green . . .
Friday, September 4, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . Windy Southerlies, upper 90's and an index of 106º this afternoon as humidity and heat combine in TulseyTown's afternoon today. Green Country continues to bake.
It was on this day in 1886 that Geronimo, the last major Native American warrior, surrendered after 30 years of fighting.
Beyoncé is 45 today. The multi-awarded singer-songwriter actress and one of the best-selling music artists of all time, she was born in 1981, Houston, Texas.
Tulsa Symphony-in-the-Park is this evening. Gathering at 6pm on the Guthrie Green.
Symphony composer Anton Bruckner was born on this day in 1824, Ansfelden, Austria.
It's the birthdate of novelist and short-story writer Richard Wright, born in 1908 Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi.
It's also the birthdate for history novelist Mary Renault born Eileen Challans in 1905 Forest Gate, England.
The radio commentator and news columnist Paul Harvey was born in 1918 Tulsa, Oklahoma.
And now, the rest of the story . . .
Donald Trump’s Justice Department is putting a gun to the head of every governor in America. The hostages are hungry children. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance, 9.3.26
Hegseth Must Go. – Robert Reich, on Substack, 8.3.26
Room for it all: Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy. – Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times,Shambhala, 2016.
What is this moment asking of us?
Thursday, September 3, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . a slightly cooler afternoon real temperature is in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown. But with a higher humidity, upper 90's will still feel a hot 104º. Moderate Summer Southerlies maintain the intense sunshine.
The mailbox was near bursting at its seams this morning at 9 a.m. . . .
Gloria Steinem died yesterday at her home in Manhattan. The feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement was 92.
Its the birthdate of Loren Eiseley. The anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer was born in 1907 Lincoln, Nebraska.
Today is also the birthdate of Pulitzer novelist Alison Lurie. She was born in 1926 Chicago.
The architect Louis Henry Sullivan was born on this day in 1856 Boston. A pioneer of the skyscraper, he designed over 100 buildings in the city of Chicago during the 1880's and '90's and mentored Frank Lloyd Wright.
The classic children’s bedtime story Goodnight, Moon was published on this day in 1947, Written by Margaret Wise Brown, millions of children world wide have been lulled to their sleep by the gentle bedtime story of a rabbit saying “good night” to every object he sees.
The whistleblower story – Trump ignoring multiple court orders to stop trying to “fix” the midterm elections – in detail. – Joyce Vance, “I Doubt You're Surprised,” in Civil Discourse. 9.2.26
So, who was the whistleblower? Likely we will never know. Whomever he or she was, they emerged from the suffocating censorship of a government that has been systematically stripping away all protections. – Miles Taylor, in Defiance, 9.2.26
Progressive populist fighters are winning against the moderately flatulent establishment. – Robert Reich, It's Not Age, on Substack 9.2.26
So, what's the big deal about bonds? – Sam Sifton, writing in The New York Times, explained it for the rest of us.
What is this moment asking of us? Tara Brach in conversation with Jack Kornfield and Tami Simon. Live and free today at Noon-Thirty Central Time.
Give a wink . . .
Wednesday, September 2, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . At 8:20 a.m. the forecasts for Green Country indicate a day like yesterday and tomorrow: Hot, moderate Southerlies, high UV beyond measure. The index for TulseyTown's afternoon is to be at least 105º.
The price tag for an undergrad degree has passed the $100K mark at 10 colleges with more to come. – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel at The Washington Post. Personal note: My BA, MA, and PhD all together didn't begin to reach that level.
Today is the birthdate of humorist and newspaperman Eugene Field. The author of “Wynken, Blynken and Nod” and “The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat” as well as “Little Boy Blue,” among many was born in 1850 St. Louis, Missouri.
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
. . .
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed;
So shut your eyes while Mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:—
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
– Eugene Field, “ Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” first published in 1889, under its original title, “Dutch Lullaby” in the Chicago Daily News. Later included in Field's A Little Book of Western Verse, published by Scribner in 1896. This poem is in the public domain. Read the whole poem here.