Celebrating Miss Piggy . . .

Wednesday, November 19, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Forecasts indicate a cloudy day for TulseyTown with light and variable Easterlies and a slight chance for rain. The chances increase to 50/50 this evening with thunderstorms likely tomorrow.

On a foggy, cold morning on this day in 1863 Abraham Lincoln got up in front of about 15,000 people and delivered the Gettysburg Address. Most of them weren't aware he had spoken.

Heather Cox Richardson reflected on the Gettysburg event in her Letters From An American.

Honor and shame in the era of Trump. – Robert Reich, online,11.19.25

“Quiet, Piggy.” All you need to know about Trump's view of women and his sensitivity to the Epstein files. It’s time to emulate the great Miss Piggy, who has never stayed quiet in the face of those who don’t respect her. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse. 11.19.25

In a major blow to Trump and his GOP minions, a Federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.

Numbing may help us cope with the soul-crushing, power-greedy machine of modernity, but it prevents us from true intimacy with ourselves and the world. Whatever our addictions are, they prevent us from meeting our most authentic, empowered self.