Does your iPhone overflow with moonlight?
Monday, March 3, 2025 It's the Moon's day . . . hiding behind clouds here in TulseyTown. A cool 60º marks the day while moderate to strong Southerlies are forecasted to bring Spring thunderstorms this evening and into tomorrow morning.
In the last six months, we've seen devastating hurricanes in Florida and North Carolina, and then there are the fires in Los Angeles. Extreme weather is real and it's here. Perhaps most importantly, climate change is happening, whether we want to take it seriously or not.
What if we are at a tipping point on humanity’s timeline, where we must name what hurts, grieve the losses, and learn how to make larger-scale repairs? – Oklahoma native Pixie Lighthorse, writing for Meditations, at The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Flotsam and Jetsam overflow from yesterday …
Mikhail Gorbachev was born in 1931, Privolnoye, Stavropol, Russia, U.S.S.R.
Dr. Seuss was born in 1904, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Lou Reed (“Take a Walk on the Wild Side) was born in 1942 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alexander Graham Bell was born on this date in 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland. My TulseyTown junior highschool was named after him.
Daniel Craig turns 57 today. The internationally celebrated stage and film actor was born in 1968, Chester, Cheshire, England
And, today is the birthday of poet James Ingram Merrill. The Pulitzer Prize laureate was born in 1926 New York City.
Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata was published on this date in 1802. Its real name is the slightly less evocative "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Opus 27, No. 2," and its Italian subtitle is translated as "almost a fantasy." Performed here by Hungarian born Valentina Lisitsa.
Rhyming history . . .
Sunday, March 2, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . Bright morning sunshine here in TulseyTown is forecast to give way to clouds and slight rain chances this afternoon with mid 60's. Ah, Spring in Okieland.
Try to seize a little happiness for yourself —a great way to remember why democracy matters so much. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
“History will remember this day [yesterday when Trump ambushed Ukraine president Zelensky] —when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for.” – Liz Cheney.
The abandonment of democratic principles and the democratic institutions the U.S. helped to create is isolating the United States from nations that have been our allies, partners, and friends. It may well be perilous. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Looking for something worthy about movies? The Oscars are usually wrong. Starting with 1974 and updated 2.25.25 The Washington Post decreed which movies should’ve won the Academy’s top prize. Its a long read, but if you're a movie nut a most worthwhile trip down that famous “memory lane.”
That said, here's a repost reminder: The 97th Academy Awards will take place tonight at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, honoring films released in 2024. The ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.
SUNDAY SERMON
In today’s world, our well-being is being attacked and eroded by distraction, loneliness, depression, and lack of purpose. By one or a combination of all of these. If you aren't yet using mindfulness to train your mind and improve your mental health, it's time to change your mind. The video might help.
...be constant amid the ebb and flow of happiness and suffering. Be friendly and even with others. Unguarded, intemperate chatter will put you in their power; excessive silence may leave them unclear as to what you mean. Keep a middle course: Don’t swagger with self-confidence, but don’t be a doormat either. Do not be depressed by misfortune and the failure to get what you want, instead be careful to see where your real profit and loss lie. – Dudjom Rinpoche ("the wanderer, Dudjom" )
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. – Mark Twain
Contantly startled . . .
Saturday, March 1, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . and moderate Northerlies bring a few clouds to an otherwise sunny day to TulseyTown. Temps are forecasted to flirt with the mid 60's. The moon has begun waxing from it's new birth.
I’m sitting here thinking about what to say and speaking to you through these now written words. And just as you are sitting there reading me, you, too, are thinking. What the living force is, is the complete continuity of you and me unified in mind and thought. That we are separate is persistent illusion. – adapted from The Roots of Goodness by Dogen, at Shambhala.
Creatives' birthdays . . .
Frédéric Chopin born on this date in 1810 near Warsaw, Duchy of Warsaw, Poland.
The poet Robert Lowell was born in 1917 Boston, Massachusetts. Another poet sharing today's date of birth, Richard Wilbur, was born in 1921 New York City.
The novelist and essayist Ralph Ellison was born in 1914 Oklahoma City.
And, Ron Howard turns 71 today. The Academy Award laureate for best film director, was born in 1954, Duncan, Oklahoma.
Speaking of the Academy: The 97th Academy Awards will take place tomorrow at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, honoring films released in 2024. The ceremony will be hosted by Conan O'Brien and will be broadcast live on ABC beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern.
Sometimes, I Am Startled Out of Myself,
like this morning, when the wild geese came squawking
[…]
You do not have to be wise. Even a goose knows how to find shelter.
All we do is pass through here, the best way we can.
They stitch up the sky, and it is whole again.
– Barbara Crooker, from Radiance, Word Press, 2005.