The emperor wears no clothes . . .

Thursday, January 29, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . another cold front is in the forecasts for TulseyTown with Northerlies, clouds and mid 40's by afternoon. Clouds and colder tomorrow and Saturday.

The king cannot lie repeatedly and nakedly and demand to be believed. One can conclude only that if his lips are moving he is lieing. After that comes the deposing.

Speaking of royalty: Oprah Winfrey is 71 today. She was born in 1954, Kosciusko, Mississippi.

And Germaine Greer was born on this date in 1939, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Today in 1845 Edgar Allan Poe's poem “The Raven” was first published, appearing in the New York Mirror.

The Russian playwriter Anton Chekhov was born today in 1860, Taganrog, Russia.

And one of America's greatest comedians, W.C. Fields, was born today in 1880, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

“Come up and see me sometime.”

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