Listening to our ancestors . . .the whales.

Monday, October 20, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . Strong Southwesterlies are forecasted to bring a much warmer day to TulseyTown today. Sunny and mid 80's. The Moon is New into tomorrow.

Listening is not just hearing . . .

Speaking with whales? They are articulating, sending messages. What might they mean? Decoding communication in non-human species is now an actual research undertaking at UC Berkeley. The first lessons are about listening. This is an hour-long video session that is worth every single minute. If you don't have time now, stick it in a file and make a note to get back to it. It's that worthy. Jus' sayin.'

What comes after No Kings? The week ahead. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.

No Kings Day did not rid this country of President Trump’s abuses of power. There are still people being snatched off the street, there’s still healthcare being ripped away from hardworking families, and we are still under a presidential administration attempting to complete an authoritarian power grab. NoKings.org/next will be a home for Know Your Rights resources alongside weekly action items to continue fighting back.

The other demonstration on Saturday. – Robert Reich, online. 10/20.25

In all the talk about artificial intelligence, there is so little said about authentic humanity. Now that we no longer have to be the smartest in the room, we have the opportunity to be the most human. Each of us can love more, care more, listen more deeply, see each other more fully, and wrap our arms around one another in a new and profound way. – Maria Shriver, “Moving Humanity Forward in the Age of AI,” The Sunday Paper, 10.18.25

Apropos Maria –

Present moment nostalgia: These are the good ol' days. Among the many good ones, this counts among the very best essays yet from Jeff Krasno (IMO of course). Posted online, 10.19.25

It is almost Samhain. A time when some believe that the dead are closest. Your body is an ancestor. – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 10.18.25