The rhetoric of failure . . .
Tuesday, February 25, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . and TulseyTown continues to flirt with Spring.
The jetsam in the mailbox this morning
The first and most important thing to remember is that no matter how our opponents want to pretend they are kings, or corporate executives whose only duty is to increase their profits – we’re still a democracy, end of story. – Common Cause.
Der Trumpenfurher in Putin's pocket. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Vive la Résistance and Thomas Paine! – Joyce Vance at Civil Discourse.
Some Republicans have found their voice. – Aaron Blake for The Washington Post.
Birth reminders
Pierre-Auguste Renoir born in 1841, Limoges, France
English novelist, critic, and composer Anthony Burgess. The author of “A Clockwork Orange” was born in 1917 Manchester England.
George Harrison, lead guitarist, composer sometime lead singer and former Beatle was born in 1943 Liverpool, England.
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
None of life's strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day
Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey.
– George Harrison, “All Things Must Pass,” on Living In The Material World (solo album 1973)