Sum, sum, summertime. . .

Sunday, June 21, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . appropriately so, as it's the Summer Solstice. At 3:24 TulseyTime this morning the official beginning of Summer began in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of Winter in the Southern. In Green Country today, strong, gusty Southerlies are in the forecasts for a true Summer start with thunderstorm chances morning and heat into the mid 90's for TulseyTown's afternoon.

It's also Fathers' Day. In 1966, Lyndon Johnson issued a proclamation designating the third Sunday in June to honor fathers, and it finally became an official, permanent national holiday during the Nixon administration. The record of a day honoring fathers dates back to 1909.

Today is the birthdate of the poet Poet Emma Lazarus. The author of the Statue of Liberty inscription was born in 1849, New York City.

It’s also the birthdate of philosopher and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, born in 1892, Wright City, Missouri.

The sculptor Alexander Calder was born on July 22 or August 22, in 1898, Lawnton, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his innovation of the mobile suspended sheet metal and wire sculptures that are activated in space by air currents.

Benazir Bhutto was born on this day in 1953, Karachi, Pakistan. She was he first woman leader of a Muslim nation in modern history.

And Anne Carson is 75 today. The Canadian poet, essayist, translator, and classicist was born June 21, 1950, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her work treats classical subjects in what has been called a postmodern fashion. Her style is at once quirky, inventive, and erudite.

Oh, did I tell you? It's Summertime . . .