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Reading banned books by moonlight . . .

Monday, October 6, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . and it's a big one. The Harvest Moon rises over Tulseytown tonight starting about 10:45 pm. It’s the first of three Supermoons in 2025 – October, November and December – and will be the largest and brightest full Moon of the year. The weatherfeather promises another 90º day for TulseyTown today with some clouds showing up this afternoon. Today's light and varying breezes are to become Northerlies overnight bringing a significantly cooler day tomorrow.

From nothing, everything. – Victoria Wohl, writing in Aeon, 10.5.25

For the first time in 80 years baby Aspen trees are flourishing in Northern Yellowstone. Reintroduced wolves appear to be helping rebalance the ecosystem.

Trump and his enablers want violent confrontations to justify their illegal moves. I urge you not to fall into their trap. But do peacefully demonstrate on October 18 — in every town and city across America. – Robert Reich, “The Mad King's Television” online 10.6.25

The Week Ahead. The Supreme Court gets back to work. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse, 10.6.25

My healing is a party everyone is invited to. – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 10.4.25

It's banned books week. Celebrate your library.

When All The Books Are Gone

In the future, when all the books are gone,

people will walk around crying,

just sobbing, loudly, endlessly, on the city streets,

not knowing why, knowing only they are missing

something, something for which they have

no name. Meanwhile . . .

Jessy Randall, “When All The Books Are Gone,” Rattle, #88, Summer 2025, 9.15.25,

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Big Bird in the trees . . .

Sunday, October 5, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . and two more days of near 90's are in the TulseyTown forecasts including bright sunshine and moderate Southeasterlies.

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) went on the air today in 1970.

Kate Winslet celebrates her 50th today. The multi award lareate actor was born in1975, Reading, Berkshire, England.

The national trauma. – Robert Reich, Sunday Thought, online 10.5.25.

Religion cannot work from a calculator without losing its very method, mind, foundation, and source. – Fr. Richard Rohr, Meditation, The Center for Action and Contemplation, 10.5.25.

The trees! In the trees!

for Vincent...and Kate

What moulting is to birds, humans experience

hard times. This period of moulting can

last a good while, even beyond

recoverable.

Not to be done in public, this

rarely lends to cheerful entertainment

or socially appropriate

smiles.

It is possible to emerge renewed

but between then and then it's rather

a matter of making oneself

scarce.

I've taken VanGogh's path to an active

melancholy rebelling against the fork at yesterday's road

signpost that read “This way to stagnant

despair.”

While there may be clouds this morning

and the weatherfeather always sees more rain

methinks East winds blow hope and aspiration

into browning leaves.

– jab

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Vampire at the cosmic bar . . .

Saturday, October 4, 2025. It's the Satyr's day . . . Forecasts indicate moderate Southeasterlies to continue warming TulseyTown today, in the upper 80's. The ten-day promises dry cooler conditions.

The list of creatives' birthdate notices in today’s mailbox was a long one …

The prolific and often humorist writer Roy Blount Jr. turns 84 today. He was born in 1941 Indianapolis.

Actor Susan Sarandon is 79 today. The AcademyAward laureate was born in 1946 New York City.

Also on the list: Buster Keaton and Charlton Heston,

And, the author of Interview With A Vampire, Anne Rice, was born in 1941, New Orleans, Louisian.

Speaking of which, Rice's vampire saga has been adapted to film and presently into a critically acclaimed tv series (by AMC) and now running on Netflix, if you are so inclined.

And, On this day in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite inaugurating the space age, and heightened Cold War competition between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.

Bukowski at the Cosmo Bar

Mother, Father Mahayana,

how do I know if I am

enlightened?

Such an outrageous question

might find an appropriate answer

from someone like Bukowski

muttering from some cosmic bar

on a star a billion miles from here:

“Dude,” he'd say,

“if you have to ask, you ain't there.”

– jab




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