Relishing freedom . . .
Friday, August 22, 2025. It's Freya's day . . . Easy Northerlies continue into TulseyTown. Sunny, low 90's are in the forecasts. The Moon is new.
People think far too much about techniques and not enough about seeing. — Henri Cartier-Bresson,
Henri Cartier-Bresson was born on this day in 1908, Chanteloup, France. He was the photographer of extraordinary clarity-in-a-moment, and championed photojournalism as an art form.
Dorothy Parker, was born today in 1893, West End, near Long Beach, New Jersey. The poet, critic and master of wit was one of the founders of the Algonquin Round Table.
Writer Annie Proulx was born in 1935 Norwich, Connecticut, on this day.
It’s also Ray Bradbury’s birth date. The science fiction and fantasy writer was born in 1920 Waukegan, Illinois.
Texans relish their freedoms. They don’t want to be controlled by Washington. They don’t want to live in a dictatorship. The spirit of Ann Richards lives on. – Robert Reich, “Trumps Plot,” online 8.22.25.
And, French composer Claude Debussy, a seminal force in the music of the 20th century, was born on this day in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. His moons never grew old.