Hallelujah
Sunday, September 21, 2025 It's Sol's day . . . Under a New Moon, overnight rains in TulseyTown remain in the forecasts extending into tomorrow. Easy to moderat Southerlies put rain chances in the 50/50 range. Much cooler in the low 80's.
Today is the 40th anniversary of World Gratitude Day.
And, the legendary poet/songwriter/singer Leonard Cohen was born on this day in 1934, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Other birthdates: H. G. Wells was born in 1866 Bromley, England. Stephen King was born in 1947 Portland, Maine.
Today in 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was published.
“Show me the man and I'll find the crime.” – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse, posted yesterday.
Six lessons learned from Kimmel's suspension – Chris Bowers, on his blog “Wolves and Sheep.” 9.20.25
Robert Reich outlined seven things learned about confronting Trump's tyranny in his Sunday Thought.
A U.S. District Court has thrown out Trump's multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against the NY Times. And that's just the short lede from Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
I'm joining Joyce and wearing a paper-clip. You too?
Poetry shines a dangerous light . . .
Saturday, September 20, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . and the weatherfeather indicates a 50/50 chance for thunderstorms this afternoon in TulseyTown. Moderate Southerlies are to bring them along with upper 80's and better rain chances tonight.
The first annual Cannes Film Festival opened today at the resort city of Cannes on the French Riviera.
The 14th Poet Laureate of the United States, Donald Hall, was born in 1928 New Haven, Connecticut.
It's the birthdate of writer Upton Sinclair. The author of The Jungle, an expose of the meat packing industry of the early 1900's, was born in 1878 Baltimore, Maryland.
The American People will take Socialism, but they won't take the label. I certainly proved it in the case of EPIC. Running on the Socialist ticket I got 60,000 votes, and running on the slogan to 'End Poverty in California' I got 879,000. I think we simply have to recognize the fact that our enemies have succeeded in spreading the Big Lie. There is no use attacking it by a front attack, it is much better to out-flank them. – Upton Sinclair.
The Kimmel backlash just keeps coming . . .
Obama has harsh words for Trump in the wake of the Kimmel's suspension.
David Letterman joined the frey.
Legal professionals are calling the Kimmel suspension “illegal 'jawboning'.”
Soren kicked in with a wider view on his platform Wisdom 2.0 With Soren.
Dangerous Dan
I once thought poetry could change the world. It doesn’t.
Sent with good intentions out there on the road to hell
if one happens to get past the daily censors
starting a little fire causing a tiny dustup
they just shoot you full of their own version of venom
as if to top off your antidote with more disease.
The only reason to write a poem is to cure yourself.
Maybe that’s why poetry is dangerous.
– James Allen Bethel, “Dangerous Dan,” in Unless Rain, Cervena Barva Press, publication pending.
3500 year-old love songs . . .
Friday, September 19, 2025. It's Frigg's (Freya's) day . . . and after a brief overnight thunderstorm, light breezes are to maintain a mix of clouds and sun over TulseyTown today with upper 80's. Slight rain chances remain into tomorrow morning. So sayeth the weatherfeather.
Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. – Rumi
When you look at the world as lover, every being becomes precious to you. And the impulse to act on behalf of life becomes irresistible. – Joanna Macy, “World as Lover, World as Self,” in Meditations, The Center for Action and Meditation.
Keeping track of the Kimmel backlash.
Trump's war on late night TV could be his undoing. – Robert Reich, “The Humorless President”, 9.19.25.
On this date in 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show premiered on CBS TV. The comedy narrative framed an image of an independent, competent, sucessful working woman. For the first time, mass audiences were presented with was a alternative role model for American women competing in a world dominated by men.
The author of Lord of the Flies, writer William Golding, was born in 1911 St. Columb Minor, Cornwall, England.
The body of Ötzi the Iceman was found in the Alps on this day in 1991 between Austria and Italy. The discovery and subsequent research of the 3500 year old superbly preserved body revealed much about Stone Age civilization.
Speaking of ice-men: Van the Man is back to writing love songs. The Irish singer/songwriter celebrated his 80th birthday a few weeks back on August 31st.