Worried crazy in the shadow . . .

Monday, August 25, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . and moderate Northerlies bring rain to TulseyTown, on/off/on into tonight, flushing away what's left of the heat dome of the Summer, making way for a lovely Fall to come. This morning's 70º is the forecasted high for the day.

The happiest life is a busy solitude. – Voltaire

“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” – Gloria Steinem

Today is the birthdate of Leonard Bernstein, The conductor and composer was born in 1918 Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Other birthdays today

Sean Connery, in 1930 Edinburg, Scotland.

Tim Burton is 67 today. 1958 Burbank, California.

and Elvis Costello turns 71, born on this day in 1954 London, England.

There's tension in the White House, according to Heather Cox Richardson in Letters From American, posted this morning.

Joyce Vance anticipates The Week Ahead in Civil Discourse.

Living in the Shadow of the American Dream – Robert Reich, “Voices of Americans,” posted today.

Husband and wife Elvis Costello and Diana Krall, worry themselves Crazy with Willie Nelson.