A mind of her own . . .
Sunday, July 26, 2026. It's Sol's day . . . and the effects of a heat dome continues to be experienced over Green Country. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate real temperature of 103º this afternoon with a heat index of 113º and triple digits well into the late hours tonight. Needless to say: there is an extreme heat warning in effect until evening.
What misery to be afraid of death. What wretchedness, to believe only in what can be proven. — Mary Oliver.
The mailbox this morning was groaning with the number of highly creative folks celebrating their shared birthdays. One wonders at the mysterious forces generating all these July 26th births.
Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology was born on this day in 1875. He pioneered the exploration of human personality by way of the metaphor of archetypes.
The Nobel Prize laureate George Bernard Shaw was born in1856 Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. An Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist, he exerted a major influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extending 70 years from the 1880s to his death and beyond. His plays are now part of the global theatrical pantheon.
Today is also the birthdate in 1928 New York City of one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Stanley Kubrick. The director, screenwriter, and producer, was internationally regarded with multiple laureate nominations.
Film director, screenwriter, and producer Blake Edwards (Breakfast At Tiffany's) was born in 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma – another of my home town creative cousins.
It's Dame Helen Mirren's birthday. The highly acclaimed British actor is 81 today, born in 1945 London, England. She's the recipient of numerous international acting laureate awards.
Another internationally recognized actor, Kevin Spacey is 66 today, born in 1959 South Orange, New Jersey.
Sandra Bullock turns 62 today. The multi-awarded acting laureate was born in 1964, Arlington, Virginia .
Mick Jagger is 83 today. The lead singer/songwriter for The Rollings Stones, was born in 1943 Dartford, Kent, England
It’s the birthdate of Aldous Huxley today. The English novelist (Brave New World) and critic was born in 1894, Godalming, Surrey, England.
On this day in,1970 the “scandalous” revue “Oh! Calcutta!” opened in London. It ran for more than ten years, clocking up 3,918 performances.
And, Jacinda Ardern is 46 today. The former Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023) was born in 1980 Hamilton, New Zealand.
A mind of her own, and she uses it well.