The moon can be a vicious circle . . .
Saturday, August 22, 2026. It's the Satyr's day at 9:15 a.m. . . . a somewhat cooler day is in the forecasts for Green Country. A slight Summertime chance for a shower, so says the weatherfeather. Morning Northerlies are to turn Easterly with mid 90's afternoon and 80's by sundown.
It is one sacred universe, and we are all a part of it. – Fr. Richard Rohr, Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Vote next this coming Tuesday. Consider: State question 846 should be an automatic NO. This state already requires proof of identity to vote. That makes this question completely unnecessary and would allow the legislature to tinker with identity verification, a dream of Trump. Proof of identity is described in current Oklahoma state law as a document issued by the US government, the state of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized Native American tribe that includes a voter's name, photo and an expiration date in the future. 846 would create problems where none exist. So, NO.
The now, present, health and health insurance crisis. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters from An American.
I’m going to say this as clearly as I can: Trump’s mind has gone. – Robert Reich, This Proves It,on substack today.
Good, well, better anyways, news: Scientists have found a more sustainable lithium-ion replacement. Now in development. Could be a revolution afoot. Definitely a “stay tuned for developments” item.
The Pulitzer Prize author of The Shipping News, and Brokeback Mountain, Annie Proulx is 91 today. born August 22, 1935, Norwich, Connecticut
Ray Bradbury was born on this date in 1920 Waukegan, Illinois. A Pulitzer Prize author and screenwriter, he gave us Fahrenheit 451.
The French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form, Henri Cartier-Bresson was born today in 1908, Chanteloup, France.
Today is the birth date of Dorothy Parker, born in 1893 West End, near Long Beach, New Jersey. A short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and critic known for her witty—and often acerbic—remarks. She was one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table
“The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.” ―Dorothy Parker
And, French composer Claude Debussy, a seminal force in the music of the 20th century, was born in 1862 Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The moon can clearly be blue.
The Way runs on Bambi time . . .
Friday, August 21, 2026. It's Frigg's day . . . at 9 a.m. after welcome morning thunderstorms, another hot afternoon is in the forecasts for Green Country. Much like yesterday: Intense sun, real temperature at the century mark with an index of 107º
Although the rhythm of the waves beats a kind of time, it’s not clock or calendar time. It has no urgency. It’s timeless time. Because I know I’m listening to a rhythm which has been just the same for millions of years. And it takes you out of the world of relentlessly ticking clocks. Clocks, for some reason or other, always seem to be marching, and armies never march to anything but doom. But there’s no marching rhythm in the motion of waves. It harmonizes with the breath. It does not count our days...It’s the breathing of eternity, like the Brahmā of Indian mythology, who inhales and exhales, manifests and dissolves the worlds endlessly, for ever. As a mere conception, that sounds appalling and monotonous — until you listen to the breaking and washing of waves. — – Alan Watts, “The Wisdom of Water,” in Maria Popova's Marginalian.
It’s fascinating to watch your parents maintain that the sun rises in the west. – Garrrison Keillor, “Thanks Wisconsin, “ The Column, 8.14.26
The Battle For Western Civilization took place beginning on this day in 489 A.D. at Thermopylae. 300 Spartans prevailed against over 300,00 Persians.
On this day in 1942 the animated film Bambi had its theatrical release in the United States.
Novelist Robert Stone was born on this date in 1937 Brooklyn.
And, the pianist/band leader Count Basie was born was on this date in 1904 Red Bank, New Jersey.
Robots have a difficult time with theology . . .
Thursday, August 20, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . at 8:45 a.m. the heat continues in Green Country. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate moderate Easterlies, 100º real temperature with an index of 108º by late afternoon. A slight chance exists for a Summer thunderstorm.
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. – Rumi
One of my fave poets, Heather McHugh, is 78 today. She was born in 1948 San Diego, California. Her latest book, the first in over a decade, is Muddy Matterhorn, Copper Canyon Press, 2020.
Today is the birthdate of Jacqueline Susann. The novelist and actress was born in1918 Philadelphia.
One of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, Christian existentialist Paul Tillich was born on this date in 1886, Starzeddel, Brandenburg, Germany.
Startups are making the dream of a humanoid robot that does your chores sound like it’s around the corner, but the reality is different. Startups are making the dream of a humanoid robot that does your chores sound like it’s around the corner, but the reality is different. – Ajay Kumar, “Reality vs. Hype,” writing at Cnet.com.
The interaction of AI with social platforms could deepen the current chaos, but it is also the most plausible candidate to eventually tame the disorder. The new transcendent framework, whatever its content, will not arrive in spite of these technologies. It will arrive through them. – Macario Schettino, “The Rise & Fall Of Liberal Democracy’s Shared Fiction,” writing in NOEMA.
The political world has been consumed over the past few days with a Republican meltdown about Trump’s aide Natalie Harp. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Our national debt is exploding. So, guess who's raking it in at our expense? – Robert Reich, Who Gets Paid?