3500 year-old love songs . . .

Friday, September 19, 2025. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day . . . and after a brief overnight thunderstorm, light breezes are to maintain a mix of clouds and sun over TulseyTown today with upper 80's. Slight rain chances remain into tomorrow morning. So sayeth the weatherfeather.

Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. – Rumi

When you look at the world as lover, every being becomes precious to you. And the impulse to act on behalf of life becomes irresistible. – Joanna Macy, “World as Lover, World as Self,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Meditation.

Keeping track of the Kimmel backlash.

Trump's war on late night TV could be his undoing. – Robert Reich, “The Humorless President”, 9.19.25.

On this date in 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered on CBS TV. The comedy narrative framed an image of an independent, competent, sucessful working woman. For the first time, mass audiences were presented with was a alternative role model for American women competing in a world dominated by men.

The author of Lord of the Flies, writer William Golding, was born in 1911 St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.

The body of Ötzi the Iceman was found in the Alps on this day in 1991 between Austria and Italy. The discovery and subsequent research of the 3500 year old superbly preserved body revealed much about Stone Age civilization.

Speaking of ice-men: Van the Man is back to writing love songs. The Irish singer/songwriter celebrated his 80th birthday a few weeks back on August 31st.