Freedom dreams . . .

Wednesday, October 22, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . and easy Southwesterlies, sunshine and low 80's are in the forecasts for TulseyTown.

Freedom is desire; but felt in reverse. – David Whyte, Freedom, in Consolations II, Many Rivers Press. 2025

On this day in 1962 President John F. Kennedy alerted Americans to what became known as the Cuban missile crisis.

Settling down a bit from the Saturday protests. What can we do now? – Robert Reich, online, 10.21.25

Speaking of freedom as desire: Today is the birth date of Timothy Leary.

The French actress Catherine Deneuve turns 82 today.She, too, was born on this date in 1943 Paris, France.

And it's Franz Liszt's birthdate. One of the most prolific and influential musicians of the romantic era, he was born in1811, Doborján, kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire [now Raiding, Austria.

Cathedrals

Out of sorrows, sadness and prayers

these ancient alters with water and wind

blown sand were carved by whispers of

peoples whose history and geology

now overlooks the silented stories

that healed the sick and broken,

bonded lovers, birthed children, and

made peace among blood enemies.

Slaves dreamed here of freedom

and within themselves

found the courage

of the wind.

– jab Freedom to love in a dream.

Experience it … tell about it.

Tuesday, October 21, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . Forecasts indicate moderate Northerlies and a cool mid 70's afternoon for TulseyTown. 80's tomorrow and Thursday turning to full-on-Fall Friday as the roller coaster eases to its end. The weatherfeather indicates good rain chances Friday and Saturday. The Moon remains new until tomorrow.

Yesterday, Heather Cox Richardson reflected on the “No King's” demonstrations in her Letters From An American.

Frank Lloyd Wright 's masterpiece – The Guggenheim Museum – opened on this day in 1959 New York City.

The end of an era. MTV is shutting down its music channels.

Today is the birth date of Dizzy Gillespie. The trumpet virtuoso, improviser, bandleader, composer, educator and singer was born in 1917 Cheraw, South Carolina.

The U.S.S. Constitution was launched on this day in 1797 at Hartt's shipyard in the North End of Boston

The founder of the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel was born today in 1833, Stockholm, Sweden.

The prolific writer, Ursula K. Le Guin, was born on this day in 1929 Berkeley, California.

“I am going to be rather hard-nosed and say that if you have to find devices to coax yourself to stay focused on writing, perhaps you should not be writing what you’re writing. And if this lack of motivation is a constant problem, perhaps writing is not your forte. I mean, what is the problem? If writing bores you, that is pretty fatal. If that is not the case, but you find that it is hard going and it just doesn’t flow, well, what did you expect? It is work; art is work.” – Ursula Le Guin.

Today is the birthdate of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Author of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” he was born in 1772 Devonshire, England.

How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things that befell; and in what manner the Ancyent Marinere came back to his own Country. – The “Argument” (preface) to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,

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