Saturday, October 31, 2026. It's the Satyr's day . . . real Fall is underway in GreenCountry. At 8 a.m. TulseyTown is receving on again/off again rain. Forecasts for the rest of the day indicate easy Easterlies and mid 60's this afternoon
Turn clocks back before you go to bed tonight, letting go of “Daylight Savings” to standard time which occurs at 2 a.m.
Today is Halloween, observed annually on October 31 and noted for its pagan origins (Samhain) and its Christian roots as well as its secular traditions.
Sometime during the day on this date in 1517 Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses were posted on the door of All Saints Church in Wittenberg, and marked a pivotal moment in religious history, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
Johannes Vermeer was baptized today in 1632, Delft, Netherlands. The Dutch artist created paintings that are among the most beloved and revered images in the history of art.
Trump: “I don’t give a damn: I’m going to say it. We’re making a freaking fortune.” Most Americans are not part of that “we” . . .– Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
It's not hyperbole: If you don’t vote on Tuesday, the cost could be devastating. Make me wrong. I hope you’ll make the time to vote. It’s not a lot to ask. – Miles Taylor, Defiance, 10.31.26
Tom Paxton is 89 today. The folk singer-songwriter was born today in 1937, Chicago, Illinois.