You’d Think: Been There, Done That, Wouldn’t You?

Posted on September 8, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Lillian Gish (October 14, 1893 – February 27, 1993)

Normally, I don’t visit random biographies of actresses born 130 years (or more) ago. But this person was highlighted in a Facebook post by an individual who saw “The Birth of the Nation” and thought that this actress reminded him of an actress who is alive at the present time.

There is a bit of confusion as to what year Gish was actually born. It turns out that she lied about her age to G.W. Griffith in 1912, suggesting that she was 16, when in fact she was 19. My computer program had her birth date as October 14, 1896, as a result. This birth chart is far more dynamic than that one was. There is one inconjunct, linking Uranus and Pluto. I guess lying at a young age came naturally to her.

Here’s the actress that is being linked with her reincarnationally.

Sydney Sweeney (September 12, 1997)

It’s a failing on my part, but I’d never seen nor heard of this actress/producer before. But, I must admit, there is an uncanny resemblance to Lillian Gish.

What makes this interesting for me is the fact that another astrology site on Facebook highlighted this birth chart and asked if anyone recognized who the person might be. It was the Mars in the 12th House/Pluto in the 1st House combination which caught my eye. Saturn is the apex of a Yod, formed by inconjuncts to the Sun/North Node/Midheaven conjunction, and Mars. There is another inconjunct connecting Mercury and Uranus. Hmm.

But do the charts align?

Gish’s natal North Node is conjunct Sweeney’s Saturn, which then is inconjunct to Sweeney’s Sun/North Node and the Midheaven. Sweeney’s Ascendant is inconjunct Gish’s ‘fatal’ Ascendant (although that could be totally accidental, since I set her death time to noon).Gish’s natal Ascendant is also conjunct the Sun/North Node/Midheaven conjunction in Sweeney’s chart. Is it enough? Perhaps.

What do you think?

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This Analogy Contained a (Not So) Veiled Threat

Posted on September 7, 2026 by cdsmiller17

German Shepherd vs. Dachshund

US Treasury Secretary Bessent called Canada a ”little yippy dog” on the weekend. Interesting. I guess size matters, but the comparison is “nasty”, Trump’s favourite word to describe Canadian negotiators.

It’s interesting how the dog breeds are both descendants of German dogs. Somehow, that figures.

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Probably the Funniest Film I’ve Seen This Year

Posted on September 6, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

The premise is simple, but effective. The humans only see sheep, but the minute they are on their own, they speak and act like people. And their owner, George, reads murder mysteries to them every night before bedtime. When George is found dead after a dark and stormy night, the flock, led by Lily (the smartest sheep in the world), go to work solving his murder. The problem is, how do they communicate their findings to the not very bright police officer, whose job it is to catch the killer?

Along the way, the sheep learn a thing or two about the world beyond their meadow, for example, when passing the church in the village, this discussion happened

  • Lily: What is this?
  • Sebastian: This is the church, where someone named God lives.
  • Lily: Who’s God?
  • Sebastian: It’s a bit confusing, God is a shepherd.
  • Mopple: So he could be our shepherd?
  • Sebastian: No. Because he’s also a lamb.
  • Lily: What?
  • Sebastian: And he’s also invisible. And he’s made of bread. And he damns things.
  • Lily: Dams things? Like a beaver?
  • Sebastian: Yes.
  • Lily: So God is a big invisible lamb beaver, made of… bread?
  • Sebastian: Yes. And they eat him on Sundays.
  • Mopple: Poor God

Every good mystery has a reading of the will: this one is as funny as it gets.

I’ll leave the story here, so you can enjoy it for yourself. I noticed that the full film is available on YouTube, as well as Prime Video. Have a laugh.

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A Second Insight, Today

Posted on September 5, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Bad Company: Straight Shooter (1975 album cover)

I was watching the Corner DJ YouTube Memory Lane video featuring music from 1975, and this album cover showed up during the playing of Bad Company’s “Shooting Star”. I suddenly remembered that the opposing sides of a die always add up to 7. Spiritually, that’s significant.

Do you see why?

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Symbolic: This Image Never Caught My Attention

Posted on September 5, 2026 by cdsmiller17
Helianthus sunflower, close-up of central disc. The inward spiralling pattern of the disc florets are an example of a pattern based on the Fibonacci number series. This is a mathematical pattern that is common in nature and is named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci.

Sunflower

I caught a glimpse of an image on Facebook this morning which I’d never seen before. It was a closeup of the head of a sunflower which is made up of a series of five-petaled flowers developing over the growing season of the plant. How did I miss that?

Symbolically, this represents humanity both individually and collectively.

This other image from Facebook seems to show sunflowers at sunset, when, in fact, it must be sunrise, because the sunflowers are facing in the wrong direction: they always face the sun. Hmm, eh?

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“Optimism is a Political Act”

Posted on September 4, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Did You Hear the Subtle Meaning?

I wanted to focus on the upcoming midterm elections in the United States. Michael J. Fox’ quote came up. On the surface, every midterm election is a referendum of the ruling government at the time. In fact, if memory serves me, Biden’s people were worried about a rising Red Tide that didn’t materialize. That’s the warning here. Everyone is predicting a Democratic resurgence; after all, Trump’s approval rating (according to the polls) has dipped to the lowest of any president. But what if that just motivates Trump voters to stick with their preferred political party come November? When Michael said that optimism was a political act, it struck me that the ‘war’ against Iran is being spoken of by Trump’s minions as if it’s being won, every day. It’s an ‘act’, folks. Trump is a firm believer in the Power of Positive Thinking. If you say something often enough, truly believing it will happen, your optimistic point-of-view will win.

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The Results: No Smoke Without a Fire

Posted on September 3, 2026 by cdsmiller17

I Saw the Urologist Yesterday

Yes, my prostate has early stages of cancer in three of the 12 samples taken during the biopsy.

This is a slow growing type of cancer. In fact, my doctor in Barrie thought something may be up with my prostate three years ago. She was going to send my file to a specialist, but nothing ever came of that referral. In 10 to 15 years, some symptoms may show themselves, but ‘something’ else could get me before then. I can have radiation but that sometimes causes more problems than it cures.

Nothing is written in stone, so we’ll take it one day at a time. Bless.

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If America Doesn’t NEED Canada, Why Worry?

Posted on September 3, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Is This Just About the Booze?

No. It’s much more than that. Americans are afraid of China getting their foot in their economy through the ‘backdoor’ route. Trying to restrict who Canada trades with is a tactic to ‘protect’ their own industries.

Canada will never become the 51st states, although there are hints that maybe Alberta might. We’ll see.

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She was Unnamed in the Gospel of Matthew:

Posted on September 2, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Claudia Procula

I’ve had this book in my Kindle collection for about 10 years. It’s a fantasy, to be sure, but it does open the door to the idea that she was one of the first Christians. Strange, right? The letter featured in the following YouTube video is also a fantasy:

This is no different than the gospels written decades after the events of 30 AD by scholarly Greek authors, hiding behind disciples’ names. We take it on faith to be a true accounting of the events. But, realistically, none of the stories are ‘real’, but they are legendary.

Sometimes, the Truth seeps through the myth-making.

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Knew the Latin Title, But What was the Jewish One?

Posted on September 1, 2026 by cdsmiller17

INRI = YHVH

Sometimes, you can’t discredit something, especially when it makes better sense than your belief system.

The inscription above Jesus’ head on his cross was written in three languages: Latin, Greek and Hebrew. The Latin title shouldn’t have bothered the Jewish authorities, because their “King” was being removed from the world stage. But if the Hebrew version reflected the unspoken “Divine Name” of God, that would be a step too far.

I can see why that message was encoded in the title: it really is a ‘satire’ written for the Romans.

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