Ah, sweet mystery . . .
Monday, September 7, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . waning toward new at this 9 a.m. hour. It's so hot in Green Country that I wonder my keyboard isn't melting. Moderate Southerlies, intense sunshine, 103º real, 108º index are all in the forecasts for TulseyTown this afternoon. 100's reach into the evening.
To hold the full mystery of life is always to endure its other half, which is the equal mystery of death and doubt. To know anything fully is always to hold that part of it which is still mysterious and unknowable. – Fr.Richard Rohr, “The Dance of Faith and Doubt,” Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation. 9.6.26
Today is Labor Day. It's a federal holiday established to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers. For most Americans, though, it has become a day to observe the last day of Summer with outdoor BBQ's. Only about 1 in 10 belong to a union.
Queen Elizabeth I was born on this date in 1533, Greenwich, near London, England. The latter half of the 16th century in England is justly called the Elizabethan Age: rarely has the collective life of a whole era been given so distinctively personal a stamp.
Today is the birthdate of folk painter Grandma Moses born in1860, Greenwich, New York. See some of her work here.
And, poet Edith Sitwell was born today in 1887 Scarborough, England.
Ah, sweet mystery of life, at last I've found thee
Ah! I know at last the secret of it all
All the longing, seeking, striving, waiting, yearning
The burning hopes, the joy and idle tears that fall
For 'tis love and love alone the world is seeking
And 'tis love and love alone that can repay
'Tis the answer, 'tis the end and all of living
For it is love alone that rules for aye.
Celebrating the Marquis on Labor Day . . .
Sunday, September 6, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . Green Country forecasts are for yet hotter conditions. Not much help from near calm breezes and high humidity pushing the afternoon real temperature to 102º with an index of 108º, along with intense sun and a few noticeable clouds.
Coping and Thriving With Catastrophe – Mirabai Starr, Walking the Interspiritual Path, Substack, 9.1.26
Today is the birthdate in 1860 Cedarville, Illinois, of American social reformer Jane Addams. She co-founded the Chicago settlement house, Hull-House, in 1889 when she was 29 years old. A Nobel Peace Prize laureate, she is responsible for the advent of social work as a profession in the United States, as well as the founding of the American Civil Liberties Union.
It's also the birthdate of Marquis de Lafayette, born in 1757 Chavaniac, France. He was a 19-year-old captain in the French army when he sailed to America (1777) and offered to help the American revolutionary cause. And help he did: in the closing days of the war helped confine General Cornwallis’s army to the coast of Virginia.
Labor Day celebrations continue. Heather Cox Richardson reminds us of what and why we are celebrating. Posted yesterday in Lertters From An American.
The place holders. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought. on Substack today.
We can’t take full credit for our faults, errors, nor our achievements. If we look deeply, we’ll see that all are the result of the entire interconnected universe. That's a description, not an excuse for correcting the wrongs and celebrating the rights we are making on our journey.
Thankfully, some dreams just won't go away . . .
Saturday, September 5, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . The Labor Day weekend forecasts for Green Country at this 9 o’clock hour indicate hotter days yet. Moderate Southerlies are to maintain intense sunshine in TulseyTown. Real temperatures to 102º by mid afternoon with an index of 107º.
Someone sober will worry about events going badly. Let the lover be. – Rumi
Beloved poet/novelist Wendell Berry died this week.
Jack Kerouac's novel On The Road was published on this day in 1957 by Viking Press. It was widely regarded as the defining work of the postwar Beat Generation.
Novelist Ward Just was born today in 1935 Michigan City, Indiana.
It's the birthdate of Amy Beach. The celebrated classical pianist was born in 1867 Henniker, New Hampshire. She was the first woman symphony composer.
Avant-garde composer John Cage was born on this day in 1912 Los Angeles, California.
Today is also the birthdate of Darryl F. Zanuck. The innovative Hollywood producer and movie executive for more than 40 years was born in 1902, Wahoo, Nebraska.
And it's the 360th anniversaryof the Great Fire of London, the worst fire in London’s history.
A small group of young Cherokee women have won legal rights for a major waterway in a first such effort in the U.S. – Liz Kimbrough
The Epstein files just won't go away. – Robert Rich, New Legislation, Substack 9.4.26
We need to be ready for the worst case scenario. Voters don’t just need a plan to vote in this election. They need a backup plan too. If you typically vote by mail, be prepared to vote in person if it comes to that.