No regrets . . .
Friday, December 19, 2025
It's Freya's day . . . Windy Southerlies bring a mix of clouds and sun to TulseyTown during an afternoon near 60º.
When you begin to get a real glimpse egolessness, and can finally look up from your own suffering to see the suffering of others, it’s time to talk about compassion.
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” – Thomas Paine, December 19, 1776.
Thomas Paine and The American Crisis. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, 12.19.25
Our ordinary lives are given extraordinary significance when we accept that our lives are about something much larger. – Fr. Richard Rohr, Right and Radical Amazement, Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was published on this date in 1843.
Playwriter Jean Genet was born in 1910 Paris, France.
And It's the birthday of Edith Piaf. Considered by many to beFrance’s greatest singer, she was born in1915, Paris, France
Dance as if no one is watching . . .
Thursday, December 18, 2025. It' Thor's day . . . Strong Northwesterlies are in the forecasts for TulsleyTown pushing temperatures to 60º with sunny skies.
Now. That’s the key. Now, now, now...The more you can be completely now, the more you realize that you’re in the center of the world, standing in the middle of a sacred circle. It’s no small affair, whether you’re brushing your teeth or cooking your food or wiping your bottom. Whatever you’re doing, you’re doing it now. – Pema Chödrön
Today is the birth date of British playwright Christopher Fry. He was born in 1907 Bristol, England.
Another playwright, Abe Burrows, who was also a writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage, and librettist for Broadway musicals, was born on this date in 1910 New York City.
And the dramatist and actor Ossie Davis was born today in 1917 Cogdell, Georgia.
In politics:
Trump's lame duck karma. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Trump's madness is reaching extremes that are frightening, according to Robert Reich's posting today.
The Nutcracker ballet was first performed on this day in 1892.
Nothing like a sugar plum.
More than pain and logic. .
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 .
It's Odin's day . . . a cloudy day is forecasted for TulseyTown today. Moderate Southerlies are to bring afternoon temperatures to the upper 50's along with a 20% rain chance.
In the shroud of intellectual uncertainty and doubt, you are likely to be drawn to experiences with nature that inspire transcendent awe…. You discover instances of inspiration and wonder that move beyond and beneath mere cognition. – Wes Granberg-Michaelson, “Allow Your Wonder To Wander,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation, 11.03.25
Rob Reiner anticipated Trump years ahead of time. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Joyce Vance reflects on the Reiner killings in “The Absence of Decency” posted in Civil Discourse.
If anyone still harbors any doubt that Trump is losing it — that his mind is in the grip of dementia, also likely paranoia — this post [Trump on Reiners' deaths] should make it clear. No rational person would post this. – Robert Reich, online, 12.13.25
It was on this day in 1903 that the Wright brothers made the first powered flight of an aircraft at Kill Devil's Hill on the North Carolina outer banks island.
The world is more than pain and logic.