Waking the sleeping giant. . .

Thursday, November 6, 2025. It's Thor's day . . . The moon is full – the Beaver Moon is a supermoon and the brightest of the year. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate an unseasonably warm afternoon – near 80º – as moderate Southerlies return with sunshine and a few clouds. Cooler conditions return tomorrow. The season's first hard freeze is forecasted for Sunday night. https://www.almanac.com/full-moon-november.

From coast to coast, Democrats ran up the score—and ran ahead of the polls.

The sleeping giant awakens. – Robert Reich, “the history of today,” online 11.5.25

It's the the 73rd birthday of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Cunningham. The author of “The Hours” was born in Cincinnati in 1952.

The Scottish actress Tilda Swinton turned 65 yesterday. She was born in 1960, London, England

Also yesterday the Pulitzer Prize laureate, playwright and actor Sam Shepard was born in 1943, Fort Sheridan, near Highland Park, Illinois,

Ask yourself: Do I want to cut myself off from my basic goodness? Remind yourself that your fundamental nature is unconditionally open and free. – Pema Chödrön