The heat of forgiveness. . .
Monday, August 3, 2026. The heat returns to Green Country this Moon’s day. Moderate Southerlies bring bright sunshine, humid mid 90's and indices in the upper 90's for TulseyTown's afternoon.
The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Today is the birthdate of poet Hayden Carruth, born in 1921 Waterbury, Connecticut.
British crime novelist P.D. James, born Phyllis Dorothy James, was born on this day in 1920 Oxford, England.
Today is the 85th birthday of Martha Stewart, born in 1941, Jersey City, New Jersey.
It's the date of the premier of Clint Eastwood's revisionist western Unforgiven. It later won four Academy Awards, including best director for Eastwood, and best picture. He also starred in the drama,
Emergency Haying
Coming home with the last load I ride standing
on the wagon tongue, behind the tractor
in hot exhaust, lank with sweat,
…
my arms strung
awkwardly along the hayrack,
cruciform.
…
my body hangs from twisted shoulders, suspended
on two points of pain in the rising
monoxide, recall that greater suffering.
...
My eyes
sting with sweat and loveliness. And who
is the Christ now, who
if not I?
…
– Hayden Carruth, read the complete poem,“ Emergency Haying” from Toward the Distant Islands: New & Selected Poems, Copper Canyon Press. 2006.
The reality of paradox . . .
Sunday, August 2, 2026 . It's Sol's day . . . at 8 a.m. Forecasts for Green Country indicate one more day of respite from Sol's heat hammer. Moderate Northerlies continue into TulseyTown with 80's and the afternoon index in the low 90's.
Paradox is the nature of the mystical path. – Mirabai Starr.
Today is the birthdate of James Baldwin, born in 1924 New York City. The essayist, novelist, and playwright was one of the most important voices of the 20th century, and remains relevant today.
Isabel Allende is 84 today. The magical realism Chilean/American author was born on this day in 1942 Lima, Peru.
It's the 62nd birthday for Mary-Louise Parker. The multi-laureate actor was born in 1964 Columbia, South Carolina. Personal note: My son Charlie studied in the same class with Ms. Parker at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
It's Carroll O'Connor's birthdate. The All In The Family actor (Archie Bunker) was born in 1924 Manhattan, New York City
The Academy Award laureate, among many international acting awards( Lawrence of Arabia), actor Peter O’Toole was born in 1932 Leeds,West Yorkshire, England.
Sixty years ago Friday, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect. Heather Cox Richardson posted a reminder of its now historic cornerstone of American society and the greed underlying the present repugnant Republican attack to destroy it.
AI Has Already Entered The ‘Loss Of Control’ Transition – Nathan Gardels, NOËMA, 8.1.26 (contains excellent video interview).
Real Patriotism. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought.
Saturday Night: a personal reflection from Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Discovering exasperation . . .
Saturday, August 1, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . At 9 a.m.Moderate Northerlies are bringing a brief respite from the heat to Green Country. Forecasts for TulseyTowh call for Sunny skies and upper 80's with heat indices in the low 90's for the afternoon.
The most important of all voyages of discovery is the crossing of the abyss that separates us from ourselves. – Fr. Thomas Merton.
The first professional woman astronomer in the United States, Maria Mitchell, was born on this day in 1818 New York City.
On this day in 1980, Icelandic teacher and politician Vigdís Finnbogadóttir became president of Iceland; she was the first woman in the world to be elected head of state in a national election.
Today is the birthdate of Herman Melville. The author of “Moby Dick” was born in 1819 New York City.
It's also the birthdate of poet/musician James Dennis “Jim” Carroll. He was born in 1949 Manhattan, New York.
George R.R. Martin published A Game of Thrones today in 1996. It was published simultaneously in the U.K. and the U.S.
Trump is “exasperated” that the Iran war is dragging on and that his advisors can’t agree what to do next. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
And, I know you wanted to know: MTV debuted just after midnight on August 1, 1981. “Money for nuthin, that’s how ya do it…”’