He's baaack . . .

Back from Colorado, that is. I've been back since last Thursday with entries delayed by the accidental loss and return of my iPhone, necessary for the Google connection and email reminders. That tale told, I've been wading through a near swamp of flotsam and jetsam this morning, gathered over the 20 days of my lovely snow-filled visit to the high country.

And, so to the mailbox:

Tuesday, January 28, 2025. It’s Tiw’s day and TulseyTown is sunny, almost mild amid a Winter rollercoaster . . .

The novelist Colette was born on this day in a 1873 village in France. The author of more than 50 novels, she was the first woman in the history of France to be given a state funeral — 6,000 people filed by her casket and covered it in flowers.

American painter Jackson Pollock, a leading exponent of Abstract Expressionism was born on this date in 1912 Cody, Wyoming.

Once again, Scandinavia pushes the U.S.A. farther down the list of electric vehicles sold and active on the road.

The real witch hunt is under way. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.

“Political grief” is a real thing, and you're not alone if you are experiencing it. That said, there is a path forward.

Ten things all of us can do – yes, that would include you – to protect democracy.