True freedom . . .
Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Its' Tiw's day . . . Strong Northerlies and a chance for morning rain started the day in Green Country. After Noon the rain chances end and forecasts indicate clouds hanging around as wind chill drops to the 50's.
True freedom arises not in escape but in developing our natural capacity for presence, openness, and wholehearted acceptance. – Pema Chödrön, Another Kind of Freedom, Shambhala Press, 2026.
The revolutionary, sociologist, historian, and economist Karl Marx was born on this date in 1818, Trier, Rhine province, Germany.
Its the birthdate of Søren Kierkegaard. The recognized founder of existential philosophy was born in 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The confidence — that the law cannot reach you because you are the one wielding it — is the oldest and most dangerous delusion in Washington. It’s the delusion under which Todd Blanche and Trump are now seemingly operating. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, 5.4.26
You can't gerrymander $5-a-gallon gasoline. — Mat Kerbel, in Wolves and Sheep, 5.4.26.
Today is the birthdate of journalist Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in 1864 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Matinee idol Tyrone Power was born on this day in 1914, Cincinnati, Ohio.
One of the first female country artists to record songs told from a woman’s perspective, Tammy Wynette was born in 1942, Itawamba county, Mississippi.
Adele turns 37 today.
And, Today is Cinco de Mayo, the Fifth of May, with celebrations that began as commemorating the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The celebrations embracing Mexican culture generally have grown world wide.