Unicorns, exactly as they are . . .
Friday, September 25, 2026. It's Freya's day . . . slight rain chances have slipped into the forecasts for GreenContry and TulseyTown. Clouds, sun, mid 80's and moderate Southeasterlies are the afternoon features.
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” ~Marcus Aurelius
Maybe a home isn’t really supposed to be finished. You live in it. You change things. You fix things. You make mistakes. You change your mind. Kids grow up. People come and go. Things break. Life happens. That’s what makes it a home. It’s not supposed to look like nobody lives there. It’s supposed to look like people do.-- Bill Webster, “When You Can’t Do Things the Way You Used To,” Tiny Buddha, 9.24.26
Today is the birthdate of Nobel Prize novelist and short-story writer William Faulkner, born on this day in 1897 New Albany, Mississippi.
It's also the birthdate of Barbara Walters. The pioneering American journalist was born in 1929 Boston, Massachusetts.
And, the poet, cartoonist, playwright, and songwriter Shel Silverstein was born today in 1930 Chicago.
All bright and beautiful . . .
Thursday, September 24, 2026. It's Thor's day . . .At this 8 a.m. hour, forecasts for Green Country call for moderate southeasterlies bringing mid 80's to TulseyTown this afternoon.
Some of us enter into our spiritual traditions hoping to avoid being who we are and where we are. Our spiritual practice—whatever it's tradition—was never meant to be an escape from being who and where we are. But for many of us, that lesson is a long time coming.
Ai marches on. At the end of the day, there is no core institution or vested authority that can impose control over AIs demonstrably capable of escaping their programmed confines....The asymmetry with open societies is stark. China has the central political authority, institutions, managed social consensus and ready policy instruments to rule AIs that the West is lacking. History will tell which is the better match for superintelligence. – Nathan Gardels, “Why China Will Rule Ai,” Noema, 9.22.26
Today is the birthdate of puppeteer and filmmaker Jim Henson, born in 1936 Greenville, Mississippi. He created the Muppets of television and motion pictures. Including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
F. Scott Fitzgerald was born today in 1896 St. Paul, Minnesota.
It’s the birthdate of the poet Eavan Boland was born on this day in 1944 Dublin.
John Rutter is 81 today. The English composer was born in 1945 London. He is known especially for his sacred choral works and for his founding of and long association with the choral group the Cambridge Singers.
Hope and dreams . . .
Wednesday, September 23, 2026. It's Odin's day . . . A cool morning walk from the mailbox at 7a.m. It's official: Autumn is here. And the forecasts for GreenCountry reflect that fact. Moderate Nor'Easterlies maintain sunny skies and mid 80's for TulseyTown's afternoon.
Humans won’t be able to maintain dominance over AI unless China and the U.S. — the two leading AI powers in the world — join together to seek it, but our competition for dominance makes this nearly impossible. – Robert Reich, Xi and the Dilemma of Ai.
Today is the birthday of Roman emperor Caesar Augustus, born 63 B.C. Rome. He was the great-nephew of Julius Caesar. Augustus was named as heir upon the assassination of Julius.
The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan was born on this date in 1215 Mongolia. He was The grandson of the empire’s founder, Genghis Khan.
Influential jazz man John Coltrane was born on this day in 1926 Hamlet, North Carolina.
And, Bruce Springsteen is 77 today. “The Boss”was born in 1949, Long Branch, New Jersey.