Good ol' reliable change . . .

Friday, July 31, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . at 9 a.m. Green Country is experiencing scattered rain. Forecasts indicate the showers moving out of the area before noon, giving way to another dangerously hot, humid afternoon. Moderate Westerles, real temperatures in the low 100's with an index forecasted at 112º by late afternoon when everything begins to cool with a major change. A cold front is to bring Northerlies and a mid 70's day tomorrow.

Too busy, not enough time, too stressed out to meditate? All your design. Got ten seconds? Meditate on this mantra for ten seconds: We are love, light and peace. Don't be surprised if your ten seconds become a whole minute … or more.

While Trump's approval ratings fall into record lows, and the Whiplash War continues, Republicans are devoting themselves to serving red meat to their MAGA base, ginning up sound bites for distribution on social media. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.

They lie about the numbers. All of them. All the time. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, 7.30.26

British author J.K. Rowling is 61 today. The creator of the immensely popular Harry Potter series, she was born on this day in 1965 Yate, Gloucestershire, England.

And, today is the birthdate of Mary Harris Jones, or “Mother Jones.” Born to a tenant farmer in 1837 Cork, Ireland she was a firebrand labor leader and child advocate and, of course, changed America for the better.

“I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. I said if he had stolen a railroad, he would be a United States Senator.” – Mother Jones. The Autobiography of Mother Jones, Chapter 10, "The March of the Mill Children." First published in 1925 by C.H. Kerr and Company. This edition: Dover Publications, 2012.

Indelibly stamped . . .

Thursday, July 30, 2026 . 9 a.m. It's Thor's Day . . . Slight chances for rain are in the forecasts for Green Country and TulseyTown. 15% today and 50/50 tonight. Moderate Southerlies are to maintain partly cloudy skies and an afternoon heat index of 108º.

Eternity is the indelible stamp of creation.

We, and all beings – as unlikely as this may sometimes seem – are all fully and equally endowed with the same original mind of wisdom, compassion, and virtue. The only difference between the Buddha and us is that we just don’t yet know it.

Today is the birthdate of Emily Brontë . The author of Wuthering Heights was born in 1818 Thornton, Yorkshire, England.

Sculptor Henry Moore was born in 1898, Castleford, Yorkshire, England.

Today in 1863 the industrialist and automobile manufacturer Henry Ford was born. He invented the assembly line, the Model T, and today's Ford Motor Company.

Paul Anka is 85 today.

And, blues man Buddy Guy turns 90 today. He was born in 1936, Lettsworth, Louisiana.

Buddy honors Santana at the 2013 Kennedy.

Waiting on certainty . . .

Wednesday, July 29, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . and the moon is full. Green Country forecasts remain in the “rinse repeat” cycle. Moderate Southerlies, mostly clear, hot, sunny skies. The TulseyTown afternoon is to bake in the upper 90's with an index of 109º.

“Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has the inner certainty of reaching the goal.” ~I Ching

Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal into the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. – Don Marqis.

The twice named U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize awardee Stanley Kunitz was born today in 1905 Worcester, Massachusetts.

The first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings was published today in 1954.

And, Don Marquis born in 1878 Walnut, Illinois.The newspaperman, poet, and playwright created the literary characters Archy, the cockroach, and Mehitabel, the cat, — wry, down-and-out philosophers of the 1920’s.

Today in 1957, The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) came into full official force.

NASA was established on this day in 1958.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dag Hammarskjöld was born on this date in 1905 Jönköping, Sweden.

And, Alexis de Tocqueville was born in 1805 Paris, France. He published the classic Democracy in America.

an idea isn't responsible for the people who believe it....you want to know whether i believe in ghosts, of course i do not believe in them. if you had known as many of them as i have you would not believe in them either.
―Don Marquis, Archy and Mehitabel, first published in 1927 by Doubleday, Page & Company. Current edition publisher is Anchor, 1970.

Don't just do something. Wait for it.