The exciting age we live in . . .

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

It's Odin's day . . . Strong Southerlies are forecasted to bring another hot, humid day to Green Country. TulseyTown is likely to see an afternoon heat index in the low 100's.

Today is the birthdate of Princess Diana. The consort (1981–96) of Prince Charles and mother of Princes William and Harry was born in 1961 at Park House, Sandringham, England. Her 1997 death caused a massive outpouring of grief around the world.

Twyla Tharp is 85 today. The dancer, director, choreographer was known for her innovative and often humorous was was born in 1941, Portland, Indiana; Pulitzer Prize novelist Jean Stafford was born on this day in 1915 Covina, California; and it's also the birthdate of French novelist George Sand in 1804 Paris.

What Musk's New Net Worth Asks Of Us. – Soren, “The Trillionaire Stress Test,” Wisdom 2.0. 6.29.26

The new energy taking over the Democratic Party isn't Democratic Socialism. It's something far more exciting. – Robert Reich, The Next America.

The Age We Live In

. . .

I have stood nearly fifty years in this body,

long enough

to grow unashamed of want without trying

to make an art of it. Long enough to know

what I have each night

– Virginia Smith, “The Age We Live In,” Rattle, Issue #40, Summer, 2013.

In the past two months we have visited remembrances on Mother's and Father's day. For many of us, these anchors of our lives and personalities have left us with varying patterns of grief involving the experienced loss of wives, husbands, children, siblings and other family members and significant others, as well as the events of our world. We're a large group and growing for many. Grief is another word for loss, addressed by Mirabai Starr in a recent half-hour video post that examined the common “thresholds of grief.”