A sky made of stone . . .
Thursday, December 4, 2025. It's Thor's day . . . Northerlies bring clouds toTulseyTown today, with upper 30s and the possibility for a few flurries or snow showers.
I awoke this morning
gifted with the insight
that I – like Jim Harrison –
had just completed half a year
blinded by the alphabet.
– jab
A super “Cold Moon” rises this evening.
The New York Times has sued the Pentagon over its policy restricting journalists, citing violation of the First Amendment.
Federal agents today arrested a suspect in a Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation
The first Mars roaming robot research vehicle, Pathfinder, was launched on this day in 1966. The mission was a NASA/JPL project headed up by Donna Shirley, the first woman with an engineering degree at JPL among 2,000 men. I'm rather proud to say I am a friend. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband George who is also in my small circle of friends.
The pioneer of abstract art, Wassily Kandinsky was born on this day in 1866, Moscow, Russia.
Today is the birthday of poet Rainer Maria Rilke, born in 1875 Prague.
I live my life in widening circles
that reach out across the world.
I may not ever complete the last one,
but I give myself to it.
I circle around God, that primordial tower.
I have been circling for thousands of years,
and I still don't know: am I a falcon,
a storm, or a great song? — Rilke– Rilke's Book of Hours, English version by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
Original Language German, Riverhead Books, 1997.
The moon can be a cold, harsh mistress.
Light in darkness: Where the love dogs are.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025. It's Odin's day . . . Forecasts for TulseyTown indicate moderate Easterlies bringing increasing cloudiness and upper 40's this afternoon as the breezes shift to Northerlies. Much colder tomorrow.
Today is the birth date of Anna Freud. The founder of child psychoanalysis was born in 1895 Vienna.
Polish novelist Joseph Conrad (Heart of Darkness) was born on this day in 1857 Berdichev, which is now in the Ukraine.
At Trump's meeting yesterday his cabinet appeared to applaud, although it is not clear whether they were agreeing or hoping to stop him from talking like a Nazi. He kept nodding off through much of the meeting. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American.
Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. Interesting achievement. – George Will, cited by Joyce Vance in Civil Discourse.
The end of Trump's power. – Robert Reich, online, 1.3.25
Catching Thoughts Before They Escalate
Having a regular meditation practice makes us more aware of what’s happening in our mind, the mental undercurrent that tends to go unnoticed when we’re caught up in our daily activities and interactions. With meditation, we begin to catch some of the ember-like thoughts and subtle emotions that, left undetected, escalate before we notice them. – Pema Chödrön, in How We Live Is How We Die, Shambhala Press. 2023.
There are love dogs
no one knows the names of.
Give your life to be one of them. – Rumi
Courted by a who? Or a what?
Tuesday, December 2, 2025. It's Tiw's day . . . Moderate Southerlies return to TulseyTown with sunshine and warmer afternoons all week. Today, mid 40's by mid afternoon. Mornings will still be chilly.
You don’t find your purpose. You build your purpose, experiment by experiment, mistake by mistake. When you find yourself amid that which if you were not being paid to do, you would pay to do...that's it.
It's December: the month the TV channels unpack “It's a Wonderful Life.” Prompting Robert Reich to focus on Trump, the Pope and Jimmy Stewart's Christmas .
Today is the birthday of painter Georges Seurat. He was born in 1859 Paris, France.
On this day in 1942 the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago.
Signs of a political system in shambles. – Matt Kerbel, Wolves and Sheep, 12.1.25
Trump’s behavior over the holiday weekend has increased concern about his mental acuity. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American for 12.2.25
The Monetization of Rage: Why we're so polarized. – Robert Reich online 12.2.25
The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present.
...many of us turn our backs on dazzling sunsets, on raucous wildflowers bursting through concrete, on playful bird song, inured to these wild, sensual displays of affection while bemoaning our solitude and unlovability. Who is courting you? – Sophie Strand, Make Me Good Soil, 12.2.25