Mixing metaphors in a blender . . .
Monday, August 4, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate a chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. Otherwise a mix of clouds and sun with upper 80's and light Easterlies.
Birthdays
Barack Obama turns 64 today. Our 44th President was born in 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Billy Bob Thornton is no doubt celebrating his 70th today. The multi-laureate award winning actor, writer, director, and musician was born in 1955, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
It's the birth date of Louis Armstrong. The leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history was born in 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana.
And, the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on this day in 1792 Sussex, England.
Percy
Our new dog, named for the beloved poet,
Ate a book which unfortunately we had
Left unguarded.
Fortunately it was the Bhagavad Gita,
Of which many copies are available.
Every day now, as Percy grows
Into the beauty of his life, we touch
His wild, curly head and say,
“Oh, wisest of little dogs.”
– Mary Oliver “Percy” from Dog Songs. Penguin Books. 2013.
At the bottom of the blender . . .
What is “gerrymandering?” Heather Cox Richardson explains in Letters From An American, posted Sunday morning.
Trump is already moving to undermine the upcoming '26 and '28 elections.
“Go jump in the Gulf of Maine...”Joyce Vance focuses on voting issues in The Week Ahead.
Texas Democrats decided to get the hell out of Texas amid a legal “piss-fight” over redistricting with national ramifications. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, Monday morning.
In spite of the bleakness, Robert Reich has some hope.
Always brief distractions from the various forms of change in all its metaphorics . . .
“Wednesday” is back for season 2 on Netflix.
And here's a bit o' reinforcement for the few renegades reading today ...