Waking up . . .
Saturday, September 26, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . A cloudy 9 a.m. walk to the Mailbox. Fall rain chances are in the GreenCountry forecasts today. Moderate Southerlies, mid 80's are features in TulseyTown's afternoon. The Harvest Moon is full.
We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. – Desmond Tutu
There are no outsiders.
Today is the birthdate of T.S. Eliot, born in 1888 St. Louis, Missouri. The American-English poet, playwright, literary critic, and editor was a leader of the Modernist movement in poetry.
One of the most gifted, significant and popular American composers of all time, George Gershwin, was born today in 1898 Brooklyn, New York.
World leaders – not including the U.S. – are planning for the future. – Robert Reich, “What I'm Hearing.” 9.25.26
The hangover from [Thursday night's dinner with Xi] is going to last a while. Americans are waking up to the fact that they’re being conned. They’re gathering outside the palace walls with pitchforks; you just couldn’t hear it last night over the clinking glasses. – Miles Taylor, Defiance. 9.25.26
Come closer: Hear what Neil has to say.
Unicorns, exactly as they are . . .
Friday, September 25, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . slight rain chances have slipped into the forecasts for GreenContry and TulseyTown. Clouds, sun, mid 80's and moderate Southeasterlies are the afternoon features.
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” ~Marcus Aurelius
Maybe a home isn’t really supposed to be finished. You live in it. You change things. You fix things. You make mistakes. You change your mind. Kids grow up. People come and go. Things break. Life happens. That’s what makes it a home. It’s not supposed to look like nobody lives there. It’s supposed to look like people do.-- Bill Webster, “When You Can’t Do Things the Way You Used To,” Tiny Buddha, 9.24.26
Today is the birthdate of Nobel Prize novelist and short-story writer William Faulkner, born on this day in 1897 New Albany, Mississippi.
It's also the birthdate of Barbara Walters. The pioneering American journalist was born in 1929 Boston, Massachusetts.
And, the poet, cartoonist, playwright, and songwriter Shel Silverstein was born today in 1930 Chicago.
All bright and beautiful . . .
Thursday, September 24, 2026. It's Thor's day . . .At this 8 a.m. hour, forecasts for Green Country call for moderate southeasterlies bringing mid 80's to TulseyTown this afternoon.
Some of us enter into our spiritual traditions hoping to avoid being who we are and where we are. Our spiritual practice—whatever it's tradition—was never meant to be an escape from being who and where we are. But for many of us, that lesson is a long time coming.
Ai marches on. At the end of the day, there is no core institution or vested authority that can impose control over AIs demonstrably capable of escaping their programmed confines....The asymmetry with open societies is stark. China has the central political authority, institutions, managed social consensus and ready policy instruments to rule AIs that the West is lacking. History will tell which is the better match for superintelligence. – Nathan Gardels, “Why China Will Rule Ai,” Noema, 9.22.26
Today is the birthdate of puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, born in 1936 Greenville, Mississippi. He created the Muppets of television and motion pictures. Including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born today in 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota.
It’s the birthdate of the poet Eavan Boland was born on this day in 1944 Dublin.
John Rutter is 81 today. The English composer was born in 1945 London. He is known especially for his sacred choral works and for his founding of and long association with the choral group the Cambridge Singers.