Turn, turn, turning . . .
Saturday, August 16, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . and a hot weekend is in the forecasts for TulseyTown. Intense sun, moderate Southerlies and indices well into the 100º+ range. Prettymuch just like yesterday and tomorrow.
Seeking perfect total enlightenment is like looking for a flashlight when all you need the flashlight for is to find your flashlight. – Lew Welch
The mailbox was full of birthday reminders . . . indulge me:
It's the birthday of the German-American poet/novelist Charles Bukowski. One of my faves, he was born in 1920 Andernach, Germany.
It's also the birth date of another San Francisco beat poet, Lew Welch, who was born in 1926 Phoenix, Arizona.
The legendary author and editor William Maxwell was born on this day in 1908 Lincoln, Illinois.
Madonna turns 67 today. The major pop culture icon was born in 1958,Bay City Michigan.
James Cameron is 71 today. The Canadian filmmaker was born in 1954, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada.
And, T.E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia,”) was born today in 1888, Tremadoc, Caernarvonshire, Wales
So, You Want to Be a Writer? [fill in the blank]
[…]
It has to come roaring out of you.
[...]
When it is truly time,
and if you have been chosen,
it will do it by
itself and it will keep on doing it
until you die or it dies in you.
there is no other way.
and there never was.
– Charles Bukowski, So, You Want to Be a Writer? from sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way. HarperCollins., 2003.