Dancing with Holden . . .
Thursday, July 16, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Green Country forecasts show a slight rain chance for TulseyTown today. Moderate Southerlies return this afternoon as clouds mix with the sun. Heat index in the mid 90's.
Today in 622, The Prophet Muhammad’s migrated from Mecca to Medina. Now known as the Hijrah it marked the beginning of the Islamic calendar and one of the defining moments in Islamic history.
Today is also the birthdate of St. Clare of Assisi, born in 1194, Assisi, duchy of Spoleto [Italy]. She was the first follower of St. Francis.
The Trinity test, a detonation of the first atomic bomb, occurred at 5:29:45 am on this day in 1945 south of Albuquerque, New Mexico .
J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye was published on this date in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company.
And, the dancer/actress Ginger Rogers was born in 1911, Independence, Missouri. She was noted primarily as the dance partner of Fred Astaire in a series of motion-picture musicals. About whom it has been said : “She took every step he took, only dancing backward and in high heels.” If she didn't actually say that, she should have.
Another kind of freedom . . .
Wednesday, July 15, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Green Country forecasts project light Easterlies and upper 80's with a 50/50 chance for rain this afternoon in TulseyTown. The moon is new since yesterday.
Love is the bridge between us and all things. – Rumi
Pema Chödrön on her 90th birthday yesterday: Another kind of freedom: Teach until I die.
Rembrandt was born on this day in 1606, Leiden, Netherlands. The Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker was one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art,
Novelist Iris Murdoch was born on this day in 1919 Dublin.
Trump's FCC has approved a sun-reflecting satellite. The alarm sirens are sounding.
Get ready for the Bigger Lie. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, 7.14.26
Some of the most successful marriages happen between unlikely partners. Mirabai Starr, Teresa of Avila and Hildegard of Bingen seem perfect examples.
Today is also the birthday of he internationally celebrated English guitarist and lutenist Julian Bream. Equaled by only a few other guitarists in the world he was born in 1933, London, England.
Django Reinhardt played by Stephane Grappelli & Julian Bream
This land is our land . . .
Tuesday, July 14, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . those slight Summer chances for a thunderstorm sneak back into the forecasts for Green Country. Easy Easterlies, low 90's fill the afternoon in TulseyTown.
Today is the birthdate of Woody Guthrie, born in 1912, Okemah, Oklahoma. Not far from my front porch and all our minds.
And today in 1960 Jane Goodall set up camp in Tanzania.
Swedish director and writer Ingmar Bergman was born on this day in 1918 Uppsala.
And it's the birthdate of playwright Arthur Laurents, born in 1917 Brooklyn.
It's Bastille Day, celebrated around the world by all French supporters.
China’s open Ai models are advancing its global soft power while America’s closed models are falling behind. – Nathan Gardels, Noema, 7.10.26
As predicted: Tech companies are turning to Ai to cut staff and increase profits. Prepare to say goodbye to the middle class.
Can ChatGPT Be Your Therapist? USC Study Tested AI Responses to Mental Health Questions.
Woody, Arlo, Steve Goodman, the songs and memories continue.