It's an American tune, so it's all right . . .

Monday, October 13, 2025, It's the Moon's day . . . A rainy day is in the forecasts for TulseyTown today. Moderate Easterlies bring much cooler temperatures to the afternoon in the mid 70's. Rain on/off/on into the early evening.

Today is Columbus Day. A federal holiday celebrating a tyrant. In some quarters the name is dropped and replaced as being Indigenous People's Day. There is a movement afoot to make it a permanent replacement for Columbus, relegating him to a footnote.

Paul Simon turns 84 today. The multi-awarded-laureate, singer-songwriter brought a sensibility to rock an' roll was born in 1941, Newark, New Jersey.

Something dramatic has happened over the last two weeks — as America sees more vividly than ever who Trump is, where he and his trio of lapdogs (Miller, Vought, and Vance) want to take the country, and how we’re all potential targets. – Robert Reich, The Big Reveal, online 10.12.25

No Kings Day is this coming Saturday on October 18. It is likely to be one of the biggest days of protest in American history—and, in that world of shoulds aughts, we should be a part of it. There are two locations of such events scheduled for TulseyTown. More in Bartlesville and Muskogee. Check out the map.

Fascism always runs out of “others” eventually—and when it does, it comes for its own believers, too. A MAGA superfan found out about Trump's fascism the hard way.

Trump has opened the door to a possible pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell.

An Enlightened Society – one that is truly awake, grounded in love, compassion and acceptance – is the community you’re in, right here, right now. You and your family. You and your roommate. You and your coworker. It begins with how you work with your own mind, and it starts right where you are. – Pema Chödrön

It's all right 'cause it's an American tune.