Utterly stupid, morally wrong . . .

Friday, May 22, 2026. It's Frigg's day . . . at 9:30 a.m. light Easterlies brought rain showers to TulseyTown, ending before Noon. Forecasts for Green Country indicate clouds and sun in the afternoon with upper 70's. Sun, clouds and 20% rain chances extend through the weekend to Wednesday when the rains are to return.

If every goal you set came true, you’d be trapped living the dreams of someone who no longer exists. Set goals. But treat them as experiments, not destiny. The point isn’t to achieve your goals. The point is to outgrow them. – Mark Mason

Four who outgrew their birthdays: Multi-laureate British actor Laurence Olivier was born in 1907 Dorking, Surrey, England; the author/creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, was born in 1859 Edinburgh, Scotland; impressionist painter Mary Cassatt was born in 1844, Allegheny City [now part of Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania; and the composer Richard Wagner was born in 1813, Leipzig, Germany.

“So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong—Take your pick.” – Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in Heather Cox Richardson's Letters From An American, 5.22.26

Blanche says we support Trump's slush fund. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse, 5.22.26

Corruptonomics. – Robert Reich, A Memo To Democratic candidates, 5.22.26

Wagner summarized disaster in Götterdämmerung