Another on the “must” list . . .

Thursday, July 17, 2025. It's Thor's day . . . Moderate Southerlies are forecasted to bring a somewhat cooler day to TulseyTown . Some clouds, and a 40% chance for rain this afternoon. Indices in the upper 90's.

Awakening is not a process of building ourselves up but a process of letting go. It’s a process of relaxing in the middle—the paradoxical, ambiguous middle, full of potential, full of new ways of thinking and seeing—with absolutely no money-back guarantee of what will happen next. – Pema Chödrön

It's the birthdate of Erle Stanley Gardner, born in 1889 Malden, Massachusetts. The the detective novelist gave us “Perry Mason.”

And, Disneyland turns 70 years old today. It opened in 1955 Anaheim, California.

There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. – Wangari Maathai

Put this at the top of your “must” list.

From “Eating For Tomorrow” a film posted by Food Revoltion: See links below.

Estimates are that by 2050 only 10% of the world's forests will remain. The single greatest cause of deforestation is animal agriculture. – NASA. Livestock farming is the leading cause of global ocean dead zones. – U.S. EPA. What we do to the ocean we do to ourselves. – Dr. Sylvia Earle, Chief Scientist, National Oceonic and Atmospheric Administration.

Eating more fish isn't a solution if we destroy the oceans and forests. Every breath we take has been generated in one way or another by the oceans.

Links: I found two that may or may not work. Apologies for any dead ends. May have time limits to access. If these fail, do your own research. It's worth the time. Link #1 Link #2

Running on empty, running blind . . .

Wednesday, July 16, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Forecasts indicate heat indices above 100º for TulseyTown. Real temps in the mid 90's with moderate Southerlies and a few clouds this afternoon.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Suspect synchronistics at work today

Almost everything in life has been monetized. Where's the joy in such a world?

NPR and PBS telling the truth is one reason Trump is trying to destroy them. Red states are online to receive huge increases in energy costs all the way down to the homeowner, renter and apartment dweller.

If you are a Ford driver or supporter (“made in the U.S.A?), you might want to check this out: The “fix-or-repair-daily” mfg is setting re-call records.

The Trump wrecking ball is slamming through the U.S. medical system. Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.

St. Clare of Assisi was born today in 1194 Assisi, Italy (then part of the “Holy Roman Empire.”)

Tony Kushner turns 69 today. The playwright noted for “Angels in America” was born in 1956 New York City.

80 years ago today in 1945, the first atomic bomb exploded at 5:30 a.m., 120 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

And, The Catcher in the Rye was published on this date in 1951 by Little, Brown and Company. The novel by J.D. Salinger is considered among the 20th Century's best.

For half a year the alphabet blinded me to beauty.

– Jim Harrison, In Search of Small Gods, Copper Canyon Press. 2009

The veiled treasure . . .

Tuesday, July 15, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . Easy Southerlies bring a warm Summer day to TulseyTown. Low 90's, a few afternoon clouds, and indices near 100º.

Arts and ideas are often threats perceived by a current Weltanschauung.

The same ancient psychology that once scaled up human cooperation now risks tearing our world apart, according to Oxford University anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse writing for The Institute of Art and Idea (online). 10 July 2025.

Dates:

Microbiologist Thomas Francis Jr. was born on this day in 1900 Gas City, Indiana. He xpanded the knowledge of viral vaccines, among them the flu vaccine, and designed research that led to Salk's polio vaccine,

Mythologist Thomas Bulfinch was born today in 1796 Newton, Massachusetts.

And it's the birth date of philosopher and novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. She was born in 1919 Dublin.

Today is the day in 1836 that transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered the Commencement Address to the Harvard Divinity School. Emerson had grown very critical of the then current practice of Christianity, which he made clear in his address. Harvard didn't invite him back for 30 years. Harvard eventually forgave him, awarding him an honorary LL.D. degree and electing him to the Board of Overseers in 1866. In 1870, he was invited to give a series of lectures on philosophy.

Harvard has a history of occasional narrow mindedness, in addition to Emerson. Richard Alpert, who would become Ram Dass, and Timothy Leary – researching the curative effects of psychoactive stubstances – had their tenures revoked and were fired in 1968. As of 2025 Harvard has resurrected research in the field which is now led by Johns Hopkins University.

Seeing is believing because we believe first, then see.

You are the treasure

and the veil hiding it.

— Rumi, in Water:Rumi, transl by Haleh Lza Gafori, New York Review Books, 2025