The mighty Quinn is the only maybe 'twixt on and off

It's Tew's day . . .

There are no yesterdays on the road. – William Least Heat Moon who turns 85 today.

Yesterday was the 56th anniversary of the anti-war riots at the Democratic National Convention in 1968. Garrison Keillor posted a reminder for those of us who remember, for those who don't, and those who might be curious. You'll need to scroll down, although Nemerov's poem and the piece regarding Christopher Ishwerwood's birthday are also worthy.

It's the 254th anniversary of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's birth. Perhaps best known for his concept of “dialectic,” the philosopher was born in 1770 Stuttgart, Germany, at the time part of the Holy Roman Empire

Today is the day Julie Andrews made her screen debut as Mary Poppins in the now classic Disney musical. The film premiered on this day in 1964 Los Angeles. Her birthday is just around the corner on October 1. Like today, it'll be a Tew's day when she turns 88.

Trump's campaign is floundering and can't seem to find the microphone switch. – Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from An American.

“Quinn the Eskimo” …no reason... just 'cause... Bob Dylan wrote it sometime between July and September 1967 in the basement of a house known as “Big Pink” a few miles from Woodstock . The original members of The Band were living there at the time. Manfred Mann recorded it too (a year later).