James Bethel James Bethel

a reason . . .

Tuesday, September 23, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . Moderate Southerlies, clouds, slight rain chances and mid 80's this afternoon are in TulseyTown forecasts for today and tomorrow. The sun returns Thursday for a week-long visit.

Today in 1806 The Lewis and Clark expedition came to an end with their return arrival in St.Louis, Missouri.

America’s leadership class appears as morally bankrupt. – Robert Reich, posted online 9.22.25

Ray Charles was born on this day in 1930 Albany, Georgia.

(You're makin' a fool of me) I Believe

Bruce Springsteen is 76 today. “The Boss” was born in 1949, Freehold, New Jersey.

Everybody's reason to believe.

Many Have I

Many have I seen, met, living

lives on nearby streetcorners,

supermarkets, and later

in streets pushing stolen carts

filled with scraps of what

otherwise would be buried

in the dung infested heaps

on the edge of town, The stuff

in the back yard of schools,

the surgeon's waiting rooms.

We are the authors of this,

a disaster novel.


It is difficult to forgive the greed

that makes this possibly possible.

Surely they just don't and if they did

I know they indeed would do better,

because like their victims, struggling

in their own way to be, rather than,

do hypnotically what

they now must. Many are they

who now protest the lost,

the erased souls they may not themselves

believe – and of these who do protest

many have been and are broken.


This I know,

yet, this remains a description

not an excuse

and applies as well

to you, for example,

and myself without exception.

– jab

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No hesitation in the Zen stream . . .

Monday, September 22, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . still New. Moderate Southerlies are forecasted to bring mostly cloudy skies to TulseyTown with rain chances beginning slight today and increasing into tomorrow. Mid 80's.

The first issue of National Geographic Magazine was published today in 1888.

The dramatic series The West Wing, created by Aaron Sorkin, debuted on American television today in 1999.

In 1994 the first episode of Friends aired on NBC, and became one of the most popular sitcoms in the United States. It continues in re-runs on cable and Youtube.

Nick Cave is 68 today. The Australian singer-songwriter, actor, novelist, and screenwriter was born in 1957 Warracknabeal, Australia.

And, Joan Jett turns 67 today. The lead singer/songwriter/producer of the rock band “The Blackhearts,” was born on this date in 1958, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.

Suffice it to say, I share Joan Jett's love of rock and roll.

Joan Jett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 18, 2015. Miley Cyrus made the introduction.

Ms. Jett gave us the best definition of rock and roll I’ve heard in her acceptance speech made without notes.

Don't Hesitate

If you suddently and unexpectedly feel joy,

don't hesitate . . .

It could be anything,

but likely

you notice it in the instant

when love begins.

Anyway, whatever it is,

don't be afraid of its plenty.

Joy is not made to be a crumb.

– Mary Oliver, “Don't Hesitate,” Swan, Beacon Press,2010.

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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?

Hallelujah

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