Rats, ships, and a “real” America.
Friday, October 16, 2026. It's Frigg's day . . . and the first Fall cold snap is moving in on us at this 8 o'clock hour. GreenCountry forecasts indicate strong Northerlies, and 40's in spite of sunny skies. TulseyTown's afternoon will feel downright cold in the blustery winds.
Life isn’t a Rubik’s Cube. – Steve Hauptman, LCSW, in Tiny Buddha,
Never in the history of modern polling has “corruption” been the leading issue in an American election. Trump has made it one. – Miles Taylor, Defiance.
Rats and sinking ships. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
What would a real “America First” agenda look like? – Robert Reich, posted on subtack.
American conductor Marin Alsop celebrates her 70th birthday today. The international laureate was born on this day in New York City.
Today is the birthdate of Eugene O’Neill. The dramatist and Nobel Laureate for literature was born in 1888, New York City. His works included Long Day’s Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh.
Playwriter Oscar Wilde was born on this day in 1854 Dublin.
The author of the first American/English dictionary, Noah Webster was born today in 1758 Hartford, Connecticut.
Nobel Prize laureate Günter Grass was also born on this date. The German poet, novelist (The Tin Drum), playwright, and sculptor was born in 1927, Danzig [now Gdańsk, Poland].
And today in 1847 English novelist Charlotte Brontë (under the pseudonym Currer Bell) published Jane Eyre, which became a classic, giving a new truthfulness to the Victorian novel.
I have never understood how people can look at a health care system where tens of thousands of Americans die because they don't have insurance and think that is acceptable. I have never understood how anyone can look at the hundreds of thousands of Americans who face financial ruin or declare bankruptcy because of medical bills and think that is ok. In every other developed country on this planet people get sick -- just like we do. But in those countries -- as a right -- they are able to go to a doctor, get the medicine they need, and don't go bankrupt as a result. – AOC, in an email to me yesterday.
There are a million additional reasons why the midterm elections – two weeks away – and the Presidential election – two years away – why they are important, if not crucial. If you haven't latley, check your registration and polling location. Online search for your local election board. In Tulsa County you can find it here.
Defund the rich . . .
Thursday, October 15, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . an on/off/on rain day for GreenCountry is in the forecasts at this 8 a.m. hour. Moderate Southerlies are to bring the rains and low 70's to TulseyTown throughout the day. A cold front moves through the area as the winds shift to strong Northerlies late this afternoon.
Every Republican who voted to bury the [Epstein] evidence for Trump [the entire House] is about to learn a hard lesson, three weeks before an election. – Milles Taylor, in Defiance, 10.14.26
Today is the birthdate of Friedrich Nietzsche. The scholar, philosopher, and critic of culture, was born in 1844, Röcken, Saxony, Prussia [Germany]. He became and remains one of the most influential of all modern thinkers.
The Roman poet Virgil was born on this date in 70 BCE Andes, near Mantua [Italy]. He was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet, an estimation that subsequent generations have upheld.
It's also the birthdate of Italian writer Italo Calvino, born in 1923 Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba.
And its the birthdate of broadcast reporter Robert Trout. He was born Robert Blondheim on this day in 1909 Wake County, North Carolina. He was called “the Iron Man of radio,”and the father of broadcast news “on the scene,” reporting.
Here's an idea. – Robert Reich, Defund Musk, on substack today.
Routine isn't rapid . . .
Wednesday, October 14, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . and Fall has finally fallen across GreenCountry. Forecasts indicate Easterlies, mid 70's and rain all day today and tomorrow for TulseyTown. The weekend: clear and cool in the 60's.
Gratitude begins in our hearts and then dovetails into behavior. It almost always makes you willing to be of service, which is where the joy resides. – Anne Lamott
Feeling [lost] at home. – FYI from Brené Brown.
Today is the birthdate of poet E.E. Cummings, born in 1894 Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The 34th U.S. President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born on this day in 1890 Denison, Texas.
Following the money – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letter$ From An American.
Routine maintenance? . . .Not. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
next to of course god america i
“next to of course god america i
love you land of the pilgrims’ and so forth oh
say can you see by the dawn’s early my
country ’tis of centuries come and go
and are no more what of it we should worry
in every language even deafanddumb
thy sons acclaim your glorious name by gorry
by jingo by gee by gosh by gum
why talk of beauty what could be more beaut-
iful than these heroic happy dead
who rushed like lions to the roaring slaughter
they did not stop to think they died instead
then shall the voice of liberty be mute?”
He spoke. And drank rapidly a glass of water
– e.e. cummings, “next to of course god america,” Liveright Publishing, 1926; now an imprint of W. W. Norton & Company,