Bird song mocks the sunset . . .
Tuesday, April 28, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . and moderate Northerlies bring a cloudy, cool day to Green Country and TulseyTown. 64º afternoon.
Let’s do this . . .
The Charges Against the Correspondents' Dinner Attacker.-- Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
In the wake of the Correspondent's dinner attack, expect Trump to ramp up his attacks on foes, facts, and free speech.-- Miles Taylor, Defiance.
Today in 1878, one of the most important character actors of stage, film, and radio in the 20th Century, Lionel Barrymore, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The author of To Kill a Mockinbird, Harper Lee, was born on this day in 1926, Monroeville, Alabama.
Carolyn Forché is 76 today. The poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate was born in 1950 Detroit.
Penélope Cruz is 52 born in 1974, Madrid, Spain.
On this day In 1789, The actual Mutiny on the Bounty occurred in the Pacific Ocean.
And, in 1947 the Kon-Tiki set sail. The Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl and five companions set sail from the western coast of South America successfully seeking the islands east of Tahiti.
Humble pie . . .
Monday, April 27, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . Strong Westerlies are moving clouds around TulseyTown. Forecasts are for a sunny afternoon in the mid 80's. Winds are to move to Northerlies overnight bringing a cooler day tomorrow. Previews of Summer.
As easy as it is to sell your soul, it's next to impossible to buy it back. – Coop, in Your Friends and Neighbors, Apple TV series, Season 2, Episode 4: “The Bread of Addiction.”
Fear and Loathing in Trump's Washington. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought.
The week ahead. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Virginia Giuffre's sad anniversary yesterday. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Today is the birthdate of Mary Wollstonecraft, She was born on this day in 1759, London, England.
Playwright August Wilson was born today in 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
And, the author of the “Madeline” books, Ludwig Bemelmans, was born in 1898 Meran, Tyrol, Austria.
“In an old house in Paris, that was covered with vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. In two straight lines they broke their bread, and brushed their teeth, and went to bed. They smiled at the good, and frowned at the bad, and sometimes they were very sad. They left the house at half past nine, in two straight lines, in rain or shine . . . the smallest one was Madeline!” – Ludwig Bemelmans, Madeline, Simon and Schuster.1939.
Passionate peace . . .
Sunday, April 26, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . Strong southerlies bring clouds, upper 70's and a 20% chance of a thunderstorm to TulseyTown and Green Country this afternoon. Almost a Summer forecast. Slight storm chance extends into the overnight.
Peace, in its most fundamental form, is the connection of one human spirit to another.
The great mystics of all traditions teach us that the spiritual life is not really about consolation; it is about annihilation. – Mirabai Starr, Exquisite Risk: John of the Cross and the Transformational Power of Captivity, substack 4.21.26
Today in 1607 the first permanent English settlers in North America landed at Cape Henry, Chesapeake Bay.
Yesterday in 1945 delegates from fifty nations met in San Francisco to establish a permanent forum for international cooperation: the United Nations. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Carol Burnett is 93 today. born in 1933, San Antonio, Texas.
The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was born on this date in 1889, Vienna, Austria.
The ornithologist and artist John James Audubon was born today in 1785 Les Cayes in what is now Haiti.
Ma Rainey was born in 1886 Columbus, Georgia. Known as the “mother of the blues” she is recognized as the first great professional blues vocalist
On this day in 1954 Kurosawa Akira's Seven Samurai was released in Japan. It is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.
I’ll deal with Trump tomorrow.
… my continuing passion… to part the curtain, that invisible shadow that falls between people, the veil of indifference to each other’s presence, each other’s wonder, each other’s human plight. – Eudora Welty