Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain . . .
Wednesday, May 27, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . Forecasts for Green Country indicate thunderstorms in TulseyTown beginning in the afternoon with rain chances possibly overnight into tomorrow morning. Cooler, upper 70’s. Moderate Easterlies are to become Northerly overnight.
Because there is no separation between self and other, the power-beyond-ourselves sustains our entire existence. We are entirely dependent on an impermanent undefinable: A rapidly changing dark matter universe.
Pope Leo XIV (a mathematician by education) has called for regulation of Ai, outlined in an encyclical – Magnifica Humanitas – focusing on "the safeguarding of the human person in the time of artificial intelligence." The encyclical is more than just a message to tech companies and the Catholic Church. For Catholics and non-Catholics alike, Magnifica Humanitas presents ideas for people across the globe to rally around as AI becomes an ever-increasing presence in our lives. – CNET, 5.25.26
Anthropic's atheist co-founder stood onstage at the Vatican alongside two cardinals as Pope Leo signed his encyclical. It was on the 135th anniversary of the last papal letter addressing a world-changing technology. That one tackled the Industrial Revolution. This one's about your soul. --Kim Komando, The Current, 2.26.26
Friday, after Trump's last declaration of a “near deal” with Iran, Iran’s state media immediately posted that Trump’s claims that the strait would reopen as it was before the war was “not true,” adding that “it should be noted that American officials have acknowledged in multiple messages to Iran that Trump’s tweets are primarily for promotional purposes and media consumption within the United States, and they have recommended that no attention be paid to these statements.” – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, 5.26.26
Analysts are warning about a market crash, and it stands to be bleaker than anything we’ve seen since 1929. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, 5.26.26
Today is the birthdate of Rachel Carson. The environmentalist author of The Silent Spring. was born in 1907 Springdale, Pennsylvania.
Vincent Price was born today in 1911 St. Louis, Missouri. Price’s menacing screen presence was in direct contrast to his offscreen reputation for kindness and generosity, his art collection and cookbooks.
Another famous film villain, Christopher Lee, was born in 1922 Belgravia, London, England.
It's also John Cheever's birthday. The multi awarded short story writer was born on this day in 1912 Quincy, Massachusetts.
And, it's Linda Pastan's birthdate. The poet laureate was born in the 1932 Bronx, New York City.
How can a people who do not mean to understand death hope to understand love.
And who will sound the alarm? — John Cheever, The Stories of John Cheever (1978), Vintage. 2000.