Chaotic wonder . . .
Saturday, December 20, 2025 . It's the Satyr's day … Windy Southerlies continue in TulseyTown with sun and low 60's. Winds shifting to Northerlies around Noon.
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, posted for today.
The Irish revolutionary Maud Gonne, the lifelong muse of poet W.B. Yeats, was born on this day in 1865 Surrey, England. Their relationship is one of those love stories for the ages.
Today is the birthdate of physicist David Bohm. Born in 1917, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the American-born British theoretical physicist developed a causal, nonlocal interpretation of quantum mechanics .
John Steinbeck born on this day in 1902, Salinas, California.
Frank Capra's film It's a Wonderful Life premiered on this day in 1946. It's now a Christmas staple.
There is nothing more difficult yet more gratifying in our society than living with sincere, active, constructive hope for the human spirit. – Maria Popova
No regrets . . .
Friday, December 19, 2025
It's Freya's day . . . Windy Southerlies bring a mix of clouds and sun to TulseyTown during an afternoon near 60º.
When you begin to get a real glimpse egolessness, and can finally look up from your own suffering to see the suffering of others, it’s time to talk about compassion.
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.” – Thomas Paine, December 19, 1776.
Thomas Paine and The American Crisis. – Heather Cox Richardson, in Letters From An American, 12.19.25
Our ordinary lives are given extraordinary significance when we accept that our lives are about something much larger. – Fr. Richard Rohr, Right and Radical Amazement, Meditations, The Center for Action and Contemplation.
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was published on this date in 1843.
Playwriter Jean Genet was born in 1910 Paris, France.
And It's the birthday of Edith Piaf. Considered by many to beFrance’s greatest singer, she was born in1915, Paris, France
Dance as if no one is watching . . .
Thursday, December 18, 2025. It' Thor's day . . . Strong Northwesterlies are in the forecasts for TulsleyTown pushing temperatures to 60º with sunny skies.
Now. That’s the key. Now, now, now...The more you can be completely now, the more you realize that you’re in the center of the world, standing in the middle of a sacred circle. It’s no small affair, whether you’re brushing your teeth or cooking your food or wiping your bottom. Whatever you’re doing, you’re doing it now. – Pema Chödrön
Today is the birth date of British playwright Christopher Fry. He was born in 1907 Bristol, England.
Another playwright, Abe Burrows, who was also a writer, composer, humorist, director for radio and the stage, and librettist for Broadway musicals, was born on this date in 1910 New York City.
And the dramatist and actor Ossie Davis was born today in 1917 Cogdell, Georgia.
In politics:
Trump's lame duck karma. – Joyce Vance, in Civil Discourse.
Trump's madness is reaching extremes that are frightening, according to Robert Reich's posting today.
The Nutcracker ballet was first performed on this day in 1892.
Nothing like a sugar plum.