Noisy wings . . .

Thursday, June 18, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Gusty Nor'Easterlies are forecast to bring heavy rains to Green Country today. Morning storms are to end in the early afternoon. Cooler, in the upper 70's, in TulseyTown.

Today in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, in Belgium – among the most significant events in European history along with the world wars.

“He's mad, you know. The weirdest and most astonishing day in US foreign policy in decades.” – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.

Trump's strategy for the 2026 Midterms requires us to prepare now. – Robert Reich, substack, 6.18.26

Today is the birthdate of Nelson Mandela, born in 1918, Mvezo, South Africa. After years of incarceration, on his release he helped end his country’s apartheid system of racial segregation.

Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn was born today, in 1921 Cambridge,Ohio.

The journalist and author who created the genre known as gonzo journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, was also born on this day, in 1937, Louisville, Kentucky.

And, Sir Paul McCartney is 84 today, born in 1942 Liverpool, England.

Livin’ and dyin’ in three-quarter-time.