Wonder as you wander . . .

Sun, August 17, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . and she/he isn't done with us yet. TulseyTown is a week away from a forecasted break from the 100º+ heat. Stay cool, ya'll.

Maybe the desire to make something beautiful is the piece of God that is inside each of us. – Mary Oliver

TulseyTown is showing up in the Los Angeles Times today. And its “good” news.

Robert De Niro turns 82 today. One of cinema’s most acclaimed actors, he was born in 1943, New York City, New York.

It's the birthday of Mae West. The controversial actress and playwright was born in 1893 Brooklyn, New York.

Poet Ted Hughes was born on this day in 1930 West Yorkshire, England. Recognized among the greatest 20th Century poets, he is now best remembered as the husband of Sylvia Plath … and not without controversy.

. . . If a close warm personal relationship with a convicted child molester isn’t enough to outrage people, it’s time to be positive and find a Democrat who looks good at the rudder of a sailboat. – Garrison Keillor, “What Needs to be Done, For Starters,” The Column 8.15.25.

Nine steps Democrats need to take now. – Robert Reich, If Democrats Got Off Their Asses, online 8.15.25.

Intentional wonder.

To wonder. To wonder with no plan
for where it might lead. No strategy
for arrival. No finish line. No pot
of gold. No perfect score. No striving for.

– Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, “ Intention” in The Marginalian by Maria Popova, 8.17.25