Drawing lines in the sand . . .
Friday, August 15, 2025. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day. The season's first 100º real temperature day is in the forecasts for TulseyTown today. Indices up to 108º with moderate Southerlies.
Everyone leaves a legacy – both visible and invisible. There are times when one wonders if what you're doing even matters...We may never know the full effects of our actions, but we can do this: we can follow the H.O.W – the honesty, openness, willingness of the light shining within and through us onto the path of The Way.
Lots of legacies in today’s mailbox . . .
Napoleon Bonaparte was born 256 years ago today in 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica.
Sir Walter Scott was born today in 1771 Edinburgh, Scotland.
Food writer Julia Child was born on this date in 1912 Pasadena, California.
It's the 53rd birthday of Ben Affleck. The multiple laureate awarded actor, screenwriter, director, and producer was born in 1972, Berkeley, California.
Another multiple laurate actor shares this birth date. Jennifer Lawrence was born in 1990, Indian Hills, northeast of Louisville, Kentucky
Democrats are finding their backbone and finally bringing a gun to a gunfight. California's Governor Newsome is armed and has drawn a line in the sand. – Heather Cox Richardson posted details last night in Letters From An American
World Without Suffix
… everything hyperlinks
to yet another obscure Latin term
that makes me think of papal decrees
and bad news from the doctor...
– Martin Vest, “World Without Suffix,” Rattle, 8.14.25.
Waiting for the echo . . .
Thursday, August 14, 2025. It's Thor's day . . . Forecasts indicate a return of his 100º+ indices for TulseyTown starting today and for the next week. Sunny, of course. Easy Southerlies today with real temps in the upper 90's.
… the greatest enemy of ordinary daily goodness and joy is not imperfection, but the demand for some supposed perfection or order. There seems to be a shadow side to almost everything. – Fr. Richard Rohr
The prolific writer, Danielle Steel turns 78. She was born today in 1947 New York City.
Sophie Strand considers the – to many writers – seeming impossibilities of publishing. The secret? Finish. “On Finishing Books” Make Me Good Soil, 8.13.25.
Today is Halle_Berry's 59th birthday. The multiple award laureate actress and film director was born in 1966, Cleveland, Ohio.
Steve Martin turns 80 today. He was born in 1945, Waco ,Texas.
Today in1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. Heather Cox Richardson posted a perspective last night in Letters From An American.
Congress may have the spending power, but Trump can usurp it. – Joyce Vance takes us down the rabbit hole of this important and complicated governmental aspect in today's Civil Discourse.
Speaking of finances, Robert Reich sees hope in recently adopted progressive polices around the country. “Bread and Butter and Hope” online 8.14.25.
Rose Petal Echo
“Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.” ― Don Marquis
The Song of the Universe
is an echo beyond sublime.
and,
worth waiting for.
Getting it together . . .
Wednesday, August 13, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Sun, clouds, mid 90's are in the forecasts for TuseyTown today. The heat hammer returns tomorrow and for the next seven days before a respite is indicated.
No one has it all together all the time. No one.
Alfred Hitchcock was born today in 1899, London, England, and Fidel Castro was born in 1926, near Birán, Cuba.
New inflation data: It's worse than you think.
Living in 1984? … We must be able to trust the retelling of our history, because the truth matters and should never be feared. The story of America is our story, not just Donald Trump’s, and maybe his version, least of all. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.
Amen, sister.
Saying it out loud:
Even Trump’s attack on Washington, D.C. … has not managed to distract attention from the possibility that the president of the United States sexually assaulted children. – Heather Cox Richardson updated the distractions, posted last night in Letters From An American.
Trump “hates” Taylor Swift. He wants what she has: worshipful fans.