The pen is a hammer . . .

Monday, February 10, 2025. It's the Moon's day, waxing toward full . . . Hello Winter: moderate Easterlies becoming Northerlies as the day unfolds with clouds, mid 40's and slight rain chances. Forecasts for today through Thursday indicate cold Wintery conditions with snow likely Wednesday, moderating a bit for Valentine's Day.

It's easier to be kind when you remember that none of us came into this mean world with a manual about how to get it all right.

In yesterday's mailbox:

In 1943, the Battle of Guadalcanal ended. The battle marked a turning point in the Pacific theater of World War II.

Star Wars at sea.

Poet Amy Lowell was born in 1874 Brookline, Massachusetts.

And, Carole King celebrated her 83rd birthday. The singer/songwriter was born in 1942 New York City.

Today's mailbox:

There’s new and promising research on brain health, PTSD, addiction and cognition.

Novelist Boris Pasternak (Doctor Zhivago) was born on this date in 1890 Moscow.

And playwright/poet Bertolt Brecht (Three Penny Opera; Mother Courage) was born on this date in 1898 Augsburg, Bavaria.

The Week Ahead. – Joyce Vance in Civil Discourse.

"Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it." – Bertolt Brecht,