Thank you Tchaikovsky . . .

Sunday, June 29, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . The Summer heat returns to TulseyTown.

Stay close to any sounds that make you glad you are alive. – Hafez

Today in 1974, while on tour with the Kirov (now Mariinsky) Ballet in Toronto, Mikhail Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union, citing artistic reasons. The dancer, actor, and social activist is 77 years old (January) and lives in New York City.

Frank Loesser was born on this date. The composer, librettist, and lyricist was born in 1910 New York City.

Its the birthdate of the author of The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The aviator and writer was born today in 1900 Lyon, France.

The vast majority of people throughout history have been poor, oppressed, or in some way “on the margins.” They would have read history in terms of a need for change, but most of history has been written and interpreted from the side of the winners. The unique exception is the revelation called the Bible, which is an alternative history from the side of the often enslaved and oppressed people of ancient Israel, culminating in the scapegoat figure of Yesua. – Richard Rohr, Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation,

History is writ by them who done the hanging. – attributed to Robert the Bruce.

Navigating The Watercourse Way . . . Making peace with uncertainty isn’t about having more control. It’s about learning how to ride the waves instead of being pulled under by them.

How much more alive can one's thanks bring.