Dharma Fiddling . . .
Saturday, April 5, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . A reminder of Winter is in store for TulseyTown today and tomorrow. Strong Northerlies and snow showers are in the forecasts as the temperatures fall overnight to near freezing.
Denial is my favorite defense mechanism. – Sam Keene
[ … if you haven't heard: Keen died on March 19, the day before my birthday this year, at the age of 93, while vacationing in Oahu, Hawaii ...]
Nero played the fiddle. Donnie fiddled on the golf course. Joyce Vance posted a summary on today's Contrarian: The Democracy Index.
Speaking of violins. China is preparing to play Trump as if he were one, though more complex and challenging perhaps than the Tchaikovsky. To some a thing of beauty. To others more twelve-tone than classically constructed. Stay tuned.
The greatest paradox in all of the Dharma
is that by doing absolutely nothing
the most extraordinary something
happens
all by itself. – Jamyang Tenphel
If you've wondered: Dharma def: the manifest nature of ultimate reality, differentiating only by way of the ongoing unfolding Creation. Apprehended only by direct experience.
[A]bsolute reality, our ultimate nature, is beyond the dualism of the thinking mind. Our true nature and the true nature of all things cannot be comprehended by the intellect, by the deluded trap of the dualistic mind. This is very difficult for us to accept, because we are addicted to our own thoughts and ideas, our intellect and their expression in ego identification. – Pema Düddul, Wisdom Beyond Reason, Shambhala, 3.10.25.
Dust turns muddy in a sexy rain . . .
Friday, April 4, 2025. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day . . . On the dawn walk to the mailbox the birds were singing in the rain. Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate the rains to continue on/off/on etc. today through Sunday morning. Moderate Northerlies today are to increase to strong by Sunday bringing much cooler temperatures. The weatherfeather foretells the week ahead to be Springtime lovely, sunny, and warm.
Today is the anniversary of the founding in 1949 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
A sad remider: Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated today in 1968 Memphis, Tennessee.
Maya Angelou was born today in 1928 St. Louis, Missouri.
Blues great Muddy Waters was born on this day in 1915 Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
And, Robert Downey, Jr. turns 60 today. One of Hollywood’s most gifted and versatile actors, he was born in 1965, New York City.
Surprise? The plans for the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner are embroiled in a big dust-up.
The sexy inventory. – Sophie Strand
A true “monkey-mind.”
Thursday, April 3, 2025. It's Thor's day . . . and he is playing with his favorite thunder music to accompany TulseyTown's own version of a rainy season. Rain began before dawn and is forecasted as an on/off/ all day event, along with strong Northerlies and a chilly mid 50's. The weatherfeather indicates a near perfect Xerox forecast for tomorrow and all the way into Sunday morning.
And, a spring snow is likely in the Colorado Rockies today and tonight. ( just thought you might like to know ;-] )
News Flash: You can’t buy a state supreme court election in Wisconsin. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse, 4.2.25
Starting tomorrow, Americans will be taxed. Your avocados, coffee, clothes, umbrellas, TV's, computers, cars, furniture, kids toys and bananas will increase in price.
Reaction to Trump's tariffs? Hold on to your hat for a bumpy ride.
In his tariffs announcement, Trump relied on claims that have been debunked many times before.
What in the world are we looking for?
Jane Goodall turns 91 today. The British ethologist and animal scientist was born in 1934, London, England.
Still an active lecturer, you can catch up with Dr. Goodall's journey on her website.