Listening to our ancestors . . .the whales.

Monday, October 20, 2025. It's the Moon's day . . . Strong Southwesterlies are forecasted to bring a much warmer day to TulseyTown today. Sunny and mid 80's. The Moon is New into tomorrow.

Listening is not just hearing . . .

Speaking with whales? They are articulating, sending messages. What might they mean? Decoding communication in non-human species is now an actual research undertaking at UC Berkeley. The first lessons are about listening. This is an hour-long video session that is worth every single minute. If you don't have time now, stick it in a file and make a note to get back to it. It's that worthy. Jus' sayin.'

What comes after No Kings? The week ahead. – Joyce Vance, Civil Discourse.

No Kings Day did not rid this country of President Trump’s abuses of power. There are still people being snatched off the street, there’s still healthcare being ripped away from hardworking families, and we are still under a presidential administration attempting to complete an authoritarian power grab. NoKings.org/next will be a home for Know Your Rights resources alongside weekly action items to continue fighting back.

The other demonstration on Saturday. – Robert Reich, online. 10/20.25

In all the talk about artificial intelligence, there is so little said about authentic humanity. Now that we no longer have to be the smartest in the room, we have the opportunity to be the most human. Each of us can love more, care more, listen more deeply, see each other more fully, and wrap our arms around one another in a new and profound way. – Maria Shriver, “Moving Humanity Forward in the Age of AI,” The Sunday Paper, 10.18.25

Apropos Maria –

Present moment nostalgia: These are the good ol' days. Among the many good ones, this counts among the very best essays yet from Jeff Krasno (IMO of course). Posted online, 10.19.25

It is almost Samhain. A time when some believe that the dead are closest. Your body is an ancestor. – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 10.18.25

Walking: toward and along side . . .

Sunday, October 19, 2025. It's Sol's day . . . and a real taste of Fall comes to TulseyTown today. Easy Northwesterlies bring sunny skies, and upper 60's, before returning to Southerlies later in the afternoon. Jeans, long sleeve shirt and a sweater helped me brace the morning's 48º start to the day.

Yesterday was “No King's Day.” We united in solidarity. – Robert Reich, In Solidarity, online 10.19.25

Celebrating October 18th. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.

If you’re an American citizen, don’t exercise your First Amendment rights unless you want to become a target too.

Empires live by numbness. Empires, in their militarism, expect numbness about the human cost of war. Corporate economies expect blindness to the cost in terms of poverty and exploitation. Governments and societies of domination go to great lengths to keep the numbness intact.... compassion penetrates the numbness making visible the odd abnormality that has become business as usual. Thus compassion that might be seen simply as generous goodwill is in fact criticism of the system, forces, and ideologies that produce the hurt. This is what was at the heart of Jesus' ministry. – Richard Rohr, “Prophetic Solidarity and Compassion” (adapted), Meditation, The Center for Action and Contemplation, 10.16.25

Harvesting peace . . .

Saturday, October 18, 2025 It's the Satyr's day . . . TODAY, SATURDAY, IS “NO KINGS DAY.”

More apologies for total confusion on my part. So much flotsam and jetsam in the mailbox. Come out for a No Kings event near you. I am told that in addition to the two “official” demonstrations in Tulsa, there may be popups around the city. See one, join in. Bring an umbrella. Forecasts indicate a cool day in the mid 70's along with a chance for rain. Moderate Southwesterlies are to move to Northerlies overnight as a cold front moves through bringing yet cooler Sunday. Overnight low is forecasted at 48º for our first of the Fall season.

No Kings Coffee Klatch – Robert Reich and company.

Transit Haiku

Peace, love, corn, and salt.

Mantra for the day's journey.

Sharing happiness.

Body follows mind.

Thankful world echoes, quiet.

Peaceful gathering.

– jab