Can-can on the moon . . .
Saturday, June 20, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . Easy Southeasterlies are forecasted to bring clouds, sun and upper 80's to Green Country and TulseyTown in today's afternoon.
Today in 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (“Buzz”) Aldrin, became the first humans to land on the Moon, and several hours later Armstrong became the first person to set foot on its surface. Armstrong’s first step was watched by an estimated 600 million viewers, roughly one-fifth of the world's population, making it among the most-watched television events in history.
Nicole Kidman is 59 today. The multi-laureate, international actor was born in 1967, Honolulu, Hawaii.
International laureate film director Sir Stephen Frears is 85 today, born in 1941, Leicester, England.
Irish poet Paul Muldoon is 75 today, born in 1951 Portadown, Northern Ireland.
Playwright Lillian Hellman (The Children's Hour) was born on this day in 1905 New Orleans.
It's also the birthdate of French opera composer, Jacques Offenbach, born in 1819 Cologne, Germany.
The heart has its reasons . . .
Friday, June 19, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . Forecasts for Green Country indicate moderate Southeasterlies maintaining a mostly cloudy day in the mid 80's in TulseyTown.
. . . all the things the world tells you are “inefficiencies” are where life actually happens. – attributed to Kurt Vonnegut.
Today is Juneteenth, an annual observance on June 19 to remember when Union soldiers enforced the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all remaining slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. Now a federal holiday, the annual observace has become an opportunity for people to celebrate freedom and equal rights in the United States.
The truth about Trump and Juneteenth. – Robert Reich, substack, 6.16.26
[Trump and his minions] trying to dictate a new global order seem brittle and breaking, while the momentum has shifted back to the American people. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, posted for today.
Today is the birthdate of Blaise Pascal. The mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher was born in 1623 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
French Impressionist painter and sculptor Edgar Degas was born on this day in 1834, Paris, France .
Salman Rushdie is 79 today. The novelist was born in 1947 Bombay (now Mumbai), India.
The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of . . .We know the truth not only by the reason, but by the heart. — Blaise Pascal, Pensées
Noisy wings . . .
Thursday, June 18, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Gusty Nor'Easterlies are forecast to bring heavy rains to Green Country today. Morning storms are to end in the early afternoon. Cooler, in the upper 70's, in TulseyTown.
Today in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium – among the most significant events in European history along with the world wars.
“He's mad, you know. The weirdest and most astonishing day in US foreign policy in decades.” – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Trump's strategy for the 2026 Midterms requires us to prepare now. – Robert Reich, substack, 6.18.26
Today is the birthdate of Nelson Mandela, born in 1918, Mvezo, South Africa. After years of incarceration, on his release he helped end his country’s apartheid system of racial segregation.
Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn was born today, in 1921 Cambridge,Ohio.
The journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, was also born on this day, in 1937, Louisville, Kentucky.
And, Sir Paul McCartney is 84 today, born in 1942 Liverpool, England.
Livin’ and dyin’ in three-quarter-time.