Still standing . . .
Thursday, February 19, 2026. It's Thor's day . . . Strong, gusty Westerlies are forecasted to bring a much cooler day to TulseyTown. Sunny skies, a few clouds and 60s, moving toward a weekend reminder of Winter.
Grant, without grasping, The Way.
Two matters regarding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor today. First, it's his 66th birthday. The former Prince, was born in 1960, London, England. And, perhaps more memorable, he was arrested this morning in London and is in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with the Epstein saga unfolding in the U.S. Apparently the Brits aren’t afraid of taking action on Epstein’s former associates. A reminder that our elders are often our better role models.
Other birthdates
Copernicus was born on this day in 1473, Toruń, Royal Prussia, Poland.
The novelist and poet Stephen Dobyns turns 85 today. He was born in 1941 Orange, New Jersey.
And, Siri Hustvedt is 70. The poet, novelist and essayist was born today in 1955 Northfield, Minnesota.
The real wealth of America has now concentrated in the richest one-tenth of 1 percent. And the bottom 90 percent are barely holding on. – Robert Reich, What Worries Me Most, online 2.19.26
Why taxing the rich makes enormous sense, beyond raising revenue. – Robert Reich, A Memo to Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul.
The idea that you aren’t worthy unless you are producing results has seeped like insidious black mold into every facet of our modern lives. We are pressured to always be making goals, going somewhere, or achieving something. Doing “no-thing” is decried or at the least misperceived. But the truth is that the most meaningful things that happen to us in life have no clear point and usuall arrive in “present” moments for which we have no referent, since such moments have no-thing to do with the past or the future. It's about granting the moment rather than grasping it.