Compassion for the extra-terrestrial . . .
Thursday, June 11, 2026. It's Thors day . . . A 50/50% chance for thunderstorms is in TulseyTown's forecast for this afternoon. Strong Southerlies, low 90's, and 60% chances are indicated for later in the day into the evening throughout Green Country.
Ambition is a word without ambition . . .
No matter the self-conceited importance of our labours we are all compost for worlds we cannot yet imagine. Ambition takes us toward that horizon, but not over it...A true vocation always metamorphoses both ambition and failure into compassion and understanding for others. – David Whyte, “Ambition,” substack 6.10.26
The FIFA Men’s World Cup gets underway today with a lot of soccer. Over 100 games in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
Today is the birthdate of Jacques Cousteau, born in 1910, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France. The ocean explorer, and co-inventor of the Aqua-Lung, was known for his extensive underseas investigations.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released today in 1982, directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg's latest exploration of human-alien contact will be theatrically released in the United States tomorrow, on June 12, titled Disclosure Day,
The multi laureate actor and comedian, Gene Wilder, was born on this day in 1933 Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Controversial novelist William Styron was born on this day in 1925 Newport News, Virginia.
And, today is the birthdate of German composer Richard Strauss. Born in 1864 Munich, his symphonic poems and operas remain an indispensable feature of the standard repertoire.