Ain't no satisfaction . . .

Thursday, July 10, 2025 It's Thor's day . . . Another hot day for TulseyTown. Moderate Southerles pushing clouds around with 100+ indices. The full “Buck Moon” begins to rise around 3:30 this afternoon

The Way cannot be told. We can – as Joseph Campbell summarized – “follow your bliss” or resist it. The former brings unimagined reward, the latter to the insanities with which we are most familiar.

“Democrats would worry less about a child’s right to pick his pronouns and more about children who do not know what a pronoun is.” – Rahm Emanuel, likely running for the democratic party 2028 presidential nomination.

One implication for those who are concerned that Trump will cancel elections in 2026 is to understand he can’t afford to do so. It would force him to shed the appearance of legitimacy that he’s gone to so much trouble to maintain. He will undoubtedly try to influence the outcome of those elections, but elections are held by the states, not by the centralized federal government. Start now by avoiding the rush and making sure you have identification that proves who you are and your American citizenship—even if your state doesn’t require this now. A U.S. Passport or a Real ID. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.

The author of the longest novel ever – In Search of Lost Time – Marcel Proust was born on this day in 1871, Auteuil, near Paris, France,

And today in 1965 The Rolling Stones finally got some satisfaction landing at #1 on the Billboard charts after six earlier appearances.

You can't say that . . .

Wednesday, July 9, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Near calm breezes are in the forecasts for TulseyTown today. A clear, hot afternoon, as in upper 90 indices with almost zero rain chances. One or two clouds. Maybe.

Trust the idea that leads to an idea. Follow that path. – Victoria Labalma, Risk Forward, Hay House, 2021.

Nikola Tesla was born on this day in 1856, Smiljan, in what is now Croatia.

Tom Hanks turns 69 today. The multiple laureate award actor was born in 1956, Concord, California.

And, it's the birthdate of my kind of academic: Franz Boas. The interdisciplinarian anthropologist was born in 1858 Minden, Westphalia, Germany. Boaz stressed the need to study four fields — ethnology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and archaeology — before making any generalizations about any one culture.

The Way cannot be told. So told Lao Tzu.

Beauty medicine . . .

Tuesday, July 8, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . Yesterday, TulseyTown received a long afternoon of rain into early evening. Today's forecasts are a near Xerox of yesterday's: Light breezes, mixed clouds and sun, near 90's with a 30% chance for more rain this afternoon. We shall see.

Believe those who are seeking the truth; doubt those who find it. André Gide,

The light beyond sight. – Corey S Powell , in Aeon,

Alaska is crying over the Trump budget they voted for. Oklahoma may not be far behind.

Amid the firehose of negatives surrounding you, Tara Brach asked in an online video, “do you have a longing to trust your goodness?”

[The] aesthetic principle is ontologically prior to us. It is inherent in the cosmos. – James Hillman, cited by Sophie Strand in “Beauty Medicine,” Make Me Good Soil, 7.8.25 online.