When ten-percent is too much . . .
Sunday, September 13, 2026. It's Sol's day . . .9 a.m. Morning thunderstorms in GreenCountry are forecasted to clear by afternoon. Moderate Southerlies are to bring mid 90's to TulseyTown for a steamy Summer afternoon. Index forecast is in the low 100's. There's a heat advisory in effect from Noon to sundown.
“All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.” – H.L. Mencke
Anthropic C.E.O. Dario Amodei calls for A.I. slowdown in a 3,800-word essay.
In the face of greed, averace, and national security, a ten-percent chance is too high. – Robert Reich, “A 10 percent threat of extinction is too high,” A Time for Action, substack, 9.12.26
. . .artificial intelligence is forcing us into the age of real human intelligence. Creative intelligence. Emotional intelligence. Judgment. Taste. Lived experiences. These are things that machines have not figured out how to replicate. And are the very things that we need in order to function in the age of machines . . . ushering in a more genuine side of who we are as human beings. – Vincent Hunt, “What it means to be human in the age of Ai,” Noȇma, online, 9.10.26
When 100% seems about right . . .
What made America “great”in the first place? When was that?– Jeff Krasno, The Middle Way, 9.12.26
We are the leaders we've been waiting for. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought.
Today is the birthdate of Roald Dahl, born in 1918 Wales. The British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet, screenwriter and a wartime fighter ace was called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century.
Short story and influential writer Sherwood Anderson was born today in 1876 Camden, Ohio.
A central figure in the Pop art movement beginning in the 1960s, Robert Indiana was born on this day in 1928, New Castle, Indiana.
And, the “Father of Bluegrass,” Bill Monroe was born on this date in 1911 Rosine, Kentucky.
An American writer speaks out.-- Garrison Keillor, Substack, 9.12.26
Echoing Holly Spaulding: You are so not a forsaker. We are not. And part of our work in this world is to help you honor your gift. Never forsake your work.
This is my letter to the World
This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me—
The simple News that Nature told—
With tender Majesty
Her Message is committed
To Hands I cannot see—
For love of Her—Sweet—countrymen—
Judge tenderly—of Me
– Emily Dickenson, “This is my letter to the World” is a poem in the public domain.
Stumbling into beauty . . .
Saturday, September 12, 2026. It's the Satyr's day and forecasts for GreenCountry indicate moderate Southerlies, sun and clouds mixed. There's a 20% chance for a stray Summertime shower or thunderstorm in TulseyTown. High in the low 90's.
Today in 1940, four teenage boys stumbled upon one of the world’s most significant archaeological finds: The paintings on the walls of caves in Lascaux, Dordogne, France, estimated to be 17,000 years old.
With his approval ratings hitting a new low [Trump] just wanted to stand in front of cheering crowds again, while the rest of the world paid attention to the middle East. – Heather Cox Richardson, inLetters From An American.
After the 9/11 anniversary – Miles Taylor, Defiance.
And today in 1846, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning, after a long engagement by letters, eloped.
How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “How Do I Love Thee?” is a poem in the public domain.
Love's mirror . . .
Friday, September 11, 2026 Love's mirror . . .
It's Freya's day . . . A warm Summer day is at hand for Green Country. At this 8 a.m. hour, forecasts for TulseyTown calls for sun, clouds and upper 80's for most of the day with mid 90's for a late afternoon index. The moon is New.
On this day in 2001, militants associated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda attacked the World Trade Center complex in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Another crashed in a Pennyslvana wood having been diverted by on board passengers. Nearly 3,000 people died in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history.
9/11: 25 years later, what it still means. – Robert Reich, on Substack, 9.11.26
Today is the birthdate of D.H. Lawrence. The writer in multiple best selling and award wining genre and sometimes controversial forms was born in 1885 Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England.
“No form of love is wrong, so long as it is love, and you yourself honour what you are doing. – D.H. Lawrence, The Lady Bird. 1922.
Arvo Pärt is 90 years old today, born in 1935 Paide, Estonia. He is the most performed living composer in the world.