Running on empty, running blind . . .

Wednesday, July 16, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Forecasts indicate heat indices above 100º for TulseyTown. Real temps in the mid 90's with moderate Southerlies and a few clouds this afternoon.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Suspect synchronistics at work today

Almost everything in life has been monetized. Where's the joy in such a world?

NPR and PBS telling the truth is one reason Trump is trying to destroy them. Red states are online to receive huge increases in energy costs all the way down to the homeowner, renter and apartment dweller.

If you are a Ford driver or supporter (“made in the U.S.A?), you might want to check this out: The “fix-or-repair-daily” mfg is setting re-call records.

The Trump wrecking ball is slamming through the U.S. medical system. Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.

St. Clare of Assisi was born today in 1194 Assisi, Italy (then part of the “Holy Roman Empire.”)

Tony Kushner turns 69 today. The playwright noted for “Angels in America” was born in 1956 New York City.

80 years ago today in 1945, the first atomic bomb exploded at 5:30 a.m., 120 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

And, The Catcher in the Rye was published on this date in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company. The novel by J.D. Salinger is considered among the 20th Century's best.

For half a year the alphabet blinded me to beauty.

– Jim Harrison, In Search of Small Gods, Copper Canyon Press. 2009