Shattering thought . . .

Monday, May 4, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . and the Flower Moon is waning. Strong, gusty Southerlies are to bring a mix of clouds and sun to Green Country today. A touch cooler – by about 2 degrees – from yesterday. Mid 80's this afternoon in TulseyTown.

A flood of memories. – Robert Reich on substack 5.4.26

Today is the 56th anniversary in 1970 of the Kent State shooting of unarmed college students at Kent State University,

It's the birthdate of Horace Mann, born in 1796 Franklin, Massachusetts. He was a great advocate of free, universal public education,

The person responsible for much of what we know about the vitamins in food, Agnes Fay Morgan, was born on this day in in 1884 Peoria, Illinois.

And, Audrey Hepburn was born today in 1929 Brussels, Belgium. She was one of only a few entertainers who won competitive Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Awards.

Heather Cox Richardson in Letters From An American reports Trump is afraid he'll be impeached.

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He divides us / scatters us in the sea / and rejoins us. /

Each drop / one with the shoreless One. /

His arithmetic, his algebra/ always yields the same result /

one and only One / a marvel shattering thought.

– Rumi “Tomorrow I'll visit Love's tailor,” in Water, Haleh Liza Gaforia, The New York Review of Books, 2025.