The measure of “grand”. . .

Wednesday, May 7, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . and the weatherfeather indicates a 50-50 chance for more rain today, brought by moderate Southerlies with low 70's. The cloud cover likely will remain with us into tomorrow afternoon. The sun might play peek-a-boo with TulseyTown for an hour this afternoon.

In the mailbox

Time without measure. – Nathan Gardels, “A Quantum Theory of History,” Noema, 3 May 2025.

Today is the 106th anniversary of Eva Perón’s birth. “Evita” was born in 1919, Los Toldos, Argentina.

The secretive, centuries-old ritual to elect a successor to Pope Francis is about to get underway, opening the most geographically diverse conclave in the faith’s 2,000 year history.

And, the most popular Russian composer of all time, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born 185 years ago today in 1840, Votkinsk, Russia.

Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Grand Pas de Deux

- National Opera of Ukraine