It’s Not Called “Canada’s Garage” for Nothing

Posted on October 28, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Canadian Tire

I’ve been busy for the last two days. I bought tires online on the weekend and then scheduled having them put on rims on Tuesday. I got the oil changed, all filters and a general checkup. It’s the checkup that brought me back today to have control arms, rotors and brake pads changed. All I need to do (tomorrow) is buy premixed coolant, for them to add to the engine, and have the wheels retorqued.

It’s been an expensive exercise, but well worth the peace-of-mind. The car hasn’t been to a Toyota service centre for about 18 months. Using my Canadian Tire credit card means that we also earned Canadian Tire cash, which we’ll use to buy an electric snow shovel, to keep our patio and front entrance clear this winter. Win-win, I say.

Next spring we’ll get new summer tires, since the ones we have now are eight years old. They’ve travelled over half the 119,000 kilometers we’ve racked up since 2018. Isn’t life grand?

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The Hunter’s Moon

Posted on October 27, 2026 by cdsmiller17

October 26, 2026

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Sometime It Only Takes a Short Clip to Break a Heart

Posted on October 26, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Must Love Dogs (2026)

This is a series being repeated on CBC @ 9:00 pm Sunday nights. Essentially this is about a couple who rescue dogs from unhealthy and/or dangerous situations. As a dog owner I can see how useful these two are. But sometimes in spite of their best intentions, things can go awry.

The episode we watched last night featured a stray dog that gave birth to a dozen puppies or so. They kept the pregnant dog at their place until the pups were born. One of the puppies wasn’t doing as well as the rest, finally having problems with his breathing. They took him to the vets and after an X-ray, it was discovered that his digestive system was distended and pushing against his lungs, hence his breathing difficulties. The decision was to put him to sleep (euthanize him). The sequence was heartbreaking.

I remembered putting BeBe to sleep. The difference? She had a good, long life (15 years) and she was ready to cross the Rainbow Bridge. But it still hurt to let her go.

I’m going to finally admit it: I must love dogs.

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Sometimes the Truth is Stranger than Fiction

Posted on October 25, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Harlan Coben’s Final Twist

I’m a fan of Harlan Coben’s books and their Netflix adaptations, even when they’re in a foreign language with English subtitles. This new TV show demonstrates the adage that’s quoted in the title of this post.

“Fact Is Stranger Than Fiction”

Human’s are so nasty with each other. Murder is most foul. And beneath the motivation is mostly money and the acquisition of it. And sometimes, it’s just a crime of passion, to cover up for infidelities and future wish fulfilment. But, most times, it’s just because someone has had a disagreement with another. But love of money is the root of all evil.

It’s informative of the true police procedurals and how, sometimes, it takes years to solve the crime.

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What Happens when People Try to Organize Themselves

Posted on October 23, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Lord of the Flies (2026)

This book came out in 1954. It was meant to be a retrospective of a WWII idea: kids surviving an airplane crash on a deserted island in the middle of nowhere. Now the BBC has adapted it into a four episode series showing on CBC (and Netflix). The first episode was on last night.

Up until then, I had avoided reading or seeing anything about it. In reality, this is not a pretty sight.

William Golding perhaps set out to show us what happens when we are left to our own devices. Post war Britain was a very nasty dog-eat-dog situation. His novel becomes a microcosm of that time period. As always there are two factions in operation whenever people want to organize themselves. Political systems tend to do the same. Literally, there are hunters and there are gatherers: a bit of Cain and Abel.

Since this is only the first part of a four-part series, I haven’t seen the worst that these boys can do to each other, but it was implied right from the beginning.

“Just you see…”

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Another Direct Clue from Andrew Brewer on Facebook

Posted on October 22, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Jennifer Lawrence (August 15, 1990) and Lucille Ball (1911 – 1989)

There is a certain irony in the fact that the funniest comedienne of the past would take just over a year to return as a more serious actress. But, anyone who has followed Jennifer Lawrence’s career, so far, knows that a very funny lady resides in that beautiful woman.

Jennifer’s birth time is consider excellent. There is one Yod, pointing at Saturn, formed by inconjuncts to the Sun and the Moon. Interesting.

But when you combine Jennifer’s birth chart with Lucy’s birth and death charts, you can see how ‘special’ this relationship is.

In fact, due to the short passage of time between Lucy’s death and Jennifer’s birth, the outer planets have not moved on very far, making their connections very strong. But is that proof? I’m not sure.

What do you think?

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The Sharpshooter from Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show

Posted on October 21, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926)

Call it Kismet, call it an accident, just don’t call me late for dinner. After posting, yesterday, about Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, I watched a PBS special about Annie Oakley. Something kept nagging at my brain: could Katy be Annie reincarnated? The look is similar, and the context of their lives is not dissimilar. Let’s take a look, first at Annie’s birth chart and then at the usual combined ones.

That Pluto on her (presumed) Descendant is interesting, to say the least. Her sharpshooter energy is the Mars inconjunct to the Sun/Midheaven conjunction in Leo. Saturn is close nearby. Hmm.

This is where it gets fascinating. Even though Katy has a bucket-load of planets with the North Node as the handle, there are enough connections with Annie’s ‘fatal’ planets to make this feasible. Even the (accidental) lineup of their natal Ascendants with her ‘fatal’ Sun gives me a slight shiver of recognition.

What this did was ask the question of Karma (as stated by Katy): was Justin part of her life then, but in a way that they couldn’t really connect, emotionally? Here’s my leap of faith:

William “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917)

Is that too much of a stretch of the imagination? I wonder.

Oh, Lordy, here’s another bucket-load of planets with the North Node as the handle. Can that be real? Here’s the charts with Justin Trudeau’s birth chart:

Again, the death chart planets are more in line with Justin’s birth planets. I’m not as convinced with this reincarnation. So, let’s rate it “U” for Unreliable. However, the two buckets made me wonder one step further. Could Buffalo Bill and Katy be connected, directly?

If I were a betting man, I’d say that Katy Perry was actually the reincarnation of Buffalo Bill Cody. Does this mean that Justin Trudeau is the reincarnation of Annie Oakley?

I’m not as convinced as I should be. What do you think?

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Trump’s Suggesting that Melania’s Signature is Worthless

Posted on October 21, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Does Trump Sign for Her, too?

It’s been a question on my mind for a couple of years. The up-and-down strokes are too similar. And I doubt if Melania would imitate his writing style, on purpose.

Donald J Trump

Melania Trump

What do you think?

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When They Both Show Up Together in a Dream…

Posted on October 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau

Normally, I would have written these two off as yet another publicity gimmick. After all, Pierre Trudeau dated Barbra Streisand in the late 1960‘s. But this present pairing has a different vibe. Let’s see why.

Maybe, Katy’s statement about karma is correct. Her North Node is conjunct Justin’s Saturn/Midheaven conjunction: that says a lot. Justin’s Saturn also anchors an interactive Yod featuring inconjuncts with Katy’s Sun/Pluto conjunction in Scorpio and her Neptune in Sagittarius. Justin’s Moon is inconjunct with Katy’s Moon/Saturn conjunction in Scorpio. This definitely is proof that the relationship works for her.

No wonder they presented themselves to my dream last night. They wanted validation of their instincts.

Their First date (July 28, 2025)

They went out for dinner in Montreal, after a walk in the park with [someone’s] dog. That’s interesting because a dog figured in their dream. (He had done something ‘wrong’ but Katy covered over the issue.)

Now look at the three charts together.

It’s obvious, n’est-ce pas?

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There’s Talk about Countries Going Nuclear to End Wars

Posted on October 19, 2026 by cdsmiller17

But Would ETs Allow That to Happen?

Chris Bledsoe says that the Lady in White showed him Israel and Iran launching nuclear missiles at each other. But then ‘orbs’ destroyed the weapons. Symbolically, this has been purported before. Remember this?

It also begs the question about Trump joining the Iran War: does Iran actually have the capabilities to fire ballistic missiles at Israel? Or was that just the excuse that Israel gave Trump to get him involved?

What is really going on?

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