Shoulder taps . . .

Monday, July 27, 2026. It's the Moon's day . . . The Summertime bake-off continues in Green Country today. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate moderate Southerlies and a heat index rising to 109º by mid-afternoon and remaining in triple digits to late tonight.

Good questions: What part of me have I been ignoring? What truth keeps tapping on my shoulder? What is asking for my attention right now?

From the time he took office in January 2025, Trump and his cronies have not simply challenged laws or constitutional provisions. They have acted as if the Constitution doesn’t exist. That’s an important distinction. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, posted last night for today.

This is no time to let down our guard or become overly confident about the coming midterm elections. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought, 7.26.26

The Week Ahead – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.

And, its the birthday of novelist Bharati Mukherjee. The American/Canadian writer and Cal Berkeley professor was born in 1940 Calcutta, India.

My Revenge Era

In the movies, intruders murder a working man’s wife.

Saw-knuckled, half-mad, the working man

becomes a throwing star

. . .

Blood tastes like metal because it is metal.

...

– Laura Ruby, “My Revenge Era,” Rattle, 7.26.26