Tuesday, November 3, 2026. It's Tiw's day . . . after heavy overnight rains, the 8 a.m. forecasts for GreenCountry predict an overcast day with strong Westerlies and a cool mid 60's afternoon for TulseyTown.
Today is election day with the mid-terms at play and both the House and Senate at stake. And, I daresay, the future of our nation for the next two years. If Democrats win big, it will be the end of the beginning. If they lose . . .
We all live in the same cycle of unrequested birth and unrequested death. Someone else is clearly in control, yet most of our lives are spent accepting and surrendering to this truth, and in trusting that this “someone” is good and trustworthy besides. It is the very shape of faith and the entire journey of faith. – Fr. Richard Rohr, “Ripening,” at Meditations, The Center for Action and Meditation.
Awaiting today's results. – Robert Reich, A Message to You. On Substack this morning.
The Supreme Court told Trump “No” the day before the elections. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Today is the birthdate of photographer Walker Evans. The modernist visionary was born in 1903 St. Louis, Missouri.
It’s also the birthdate of poet and editor William Cullen Bryant, born jn 1794 Cummington, Massachussets .
The Week Ahead – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Solutions for a stronger democracy. – The Brennan Center.