On this day, in 1939, one of the world's best novels was published. #BookSky

Growing up, Ralph S. Mouse was my favorite kind of mouse.

Something for us to watch (c/o @democracynow.org). stealthisstory.org#trailer

Today is National Local News Day. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM. Like, here in Madison, you can follow these great publications: @madison.com @isthmusmadison.bsky.social @citycastmadison.bsky.social @captimes.com @madisonmagazine.bsky.social localnewsday.org

INCREDIBLE. Thanks, NASA. www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

On this day, in 1968, Martin Luther King was murdered.

Happy Jane Goodall Day. Be well. Do good. news.janegoodall.org/2026/03/23/j...

It's National Poetry Month. Read poetry. It's good for you. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

I write about grass, and Walt Whitman, and other things in my monthly little essay about the marsh near my house: www.cherokeemarsh.org/post/i-am-th...

"Don't let your dreams be dreams." Happy birthday to the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson (1878-1946).

YouTube has a new neighbor on their block (story c/o @goodgoodgoodco.bsky.social): www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/mis...

Her photos of Japanese internment during WWII were (still are) powerful (story c/o @denshoproject.bsky.social): densho.org/catalyst/dor...

Happy birthday, Frank O'Hara (1926-1966). Celebrate by having a Coke: poets.org/poem/having-...

Happy Opening Day, to those that celebrate.

“Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed.” - William Saroyan

Congratulations to the @uwmadison.bsky.social women's hockey team. NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. www.youtube.com/watch?si=Nje...

"15% of men confessed to having no close friends at all... Only one in five men reported having received any form of emotional support from a friend in the past week." Men need friends (story c/o @theatlantic.com): www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Us residents of Madison, Wisconsin sure miss that guy.

On this day, in 1854, the Republican party was established. Were you aware that it happened in...Ripon, Wisconsin?! www.realclearhistory.com/historiat/20...

Dorothea Lange, Tractored Out, Childress County, Texas, 1938, US photographer #womensart

"Men and times change—but principles—never." - Grover Cleveland

Happy St. Patrick's Day for those that celebrate. www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/...

For all that is good and holy, give us back our Sonics.

"Synthetic winds have blown away Material dust, but this one room Rebukes the constant violet ray And dustless sheds a dusty doom." - from Eileen Blair's "End of the Century, 1984"

Happy Oscar viewing tonight (Go "Hamnet"!). (Story c/o @smithsonianmag.bsky.social) #BookSky www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...

Some absolute ridiculousness in honor of Liza Minnelli's new memoir. www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...

For film buffs and book nerds, these are brilliant (story c/o @mossandfog.bsky.social). #BookSky mossandfog.com/matt-stevens...

“A bad story is still a story. And I think that’s beautiful. So there's no way to lose.” - Alysia Liu

I live in #12. That's cool. I like it here. nicenews.com/culture/happ...

Fun fact from a Wisconsinite - Liberace was born and raised right outside of Milwaukee. #WisconsinSky

GO LEGIONNAIRES! As a fan of hockey and underdogs, I present the Sarnia Legionnaires who go into the Greater Ontario Hockey League with a 0-50-0-0 record. www.theobserver.ca/sports/local...

Support local unions. (Story c/o @upnorthnewswi.bsky.social) upnorthnewswi.com/community/la...

"A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform." - Diane Mariechild Celebrating International Women's Day.

Headline of the Day: www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

True facts. Journalism is a patriotic responsibility. Support local journalism. (Story c/o @captimes.com) captimes.com/opinion/paul...

Women's hockey is awesome. www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...

Leonardo DiCaprio - book nerd (story c/o @sfgate.com). #BookSky www.sfgate.com/la/article/l...

Yellowstone remains the only place in the Lower 48 where every native wild animal present before European arrival still exists. On this day, in 1872, the world's first national park was founded.

I live in a cool town. www.npr.org/sections/the...

"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good." Happy birthday, John Steinbeck (1902-1968). #BookSky

On this day in 1977, Cary Grant wrote to his daughter as she turned eleven. (From 'Evenings With Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best', by Nancy Nelson. With a foreword by Barbara and Jennifer Grant.)

On this day, in 1964, a 22-year-old Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston to become World Heavyweight Champion. He would soon become Muhammad Ali.

Tree-mendous (c/o @mossandfog.bsky.social). mossandfog.com/some-of-the-...

Having trouble sleeping? Bedtime stories work. #BookSky www.earth.com/news/scienti...

"I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against." On this day, in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. I recommend watching the docu-series "Who Killed Malcolm X?"

Thursday Thought: “If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” –Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

RIP, Jesse. Here he was in Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1975 (photo c/o Wisconsin Historical Society).

RIP Robert Duvall. You made for a good Boo Radley.

She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. – Annie Dillard

Happy Birthday to one of the funniest guys ever, Chris Farley, seen here before a show at the Ark Improv Theatre in Madison, WI in ‘87.