Merciless waves in the Watercourse . . .

Tuesday, March 4, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . A steady rain on the way to the mailbox this morning here in TulseyTown. Forecasts indicate rain diminishing to a few showers by mid morning. Southerlies shifting to moderate Westerlies and then to strong Northerlies tonight. Mid 60's today, 50's tomorrow.

Russia, Russia, Russia – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.

Although Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised to create a system for waivers to protect that lifesaving aid, the cuts appear random and the system for reversing them remains unworkable. The programs remain shuttered. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.

In 1789, by order of Congress, the Constitution of the United States of America went into force. It's the fundamental law of the U.S. government, a landmark document of the Western world and the oldest written national constitution in use.

Keeping up with Sophie Strand: Her new book “The Body Is A Doorway” just published.

The Sea Turtle

[...]

The waves are merciless,

cartwheeling it in the foam.

Head over tail. Head over tail.

But it finds a current and starts its slow

submerged swim, a speck in the sea.

Too far in to return, the turtle breaks the

glimmering surface and takes its first

sea-borne breath.

– Mary H. Palmer RN, C, PhD , “The Sea Turtle,” Rattle, 3.4.2025.