War of the Wor[l]ds . . .

It's the Satyr's day . . . a cool/cold start to the day in TulseyTown with Northerlies and clouds and a Winter warming trend under way.

The biggest lie that we’ve ever been sold is that we artists have to stay in pain to create. – Katy Perry

Today in 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière opened the first movie theater at the Grand Café in Paris

Speaking of movies, it's the birthday of Maggie Smith. The multiple award laureate actress was born in 1934 Ilford, Essex, England. Sadly she died this past September.

Still with us and celebrating his 70th birthday today is another multiple award laureate, Denzel Washington. The movie actor, producer and director was born in 1954 Mount Vernon, New York.

And musician John Legend turns 46 today. The singer, songwriter, pianist was born, a child prodigy, in 1978, Springfield,

Very predictable reporting about voters suffering from buyers’ remorse is emerging even before Trump takes office. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.

Civil war has broken out within the MAGA Republicans. – Heather Cox Richardson, posted yesterday in Letters From An American

Joyce is also watching the MAGA bruhaha.

On the Unutility of Words

Try a Google search on the words

“the unutility of words.”

You'll find the chaos between the letters

attempting to use words to define

themselves.

— jab