Monthly Archives: June 2020

All About the Former First Lady

Posted on June 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Becoming Michelle Obama Just to be clear, I have not read this book yet. But I did see the Netflix show about her book tour, which covered a lot of the same territory. A couple of years ago, I juxtaposed … Continue reading →

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My Kind of Paradise…

Posted on June 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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William Blake’s Unfinished Work

Posted on June 13, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Four Zoas There is an entry in Wikipedia which covers this work so I was not going to repeat the themes here. Originally, I only wanted to point out that Blake creates his names for the Zoas by using … Continue reading →

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Monumental Blunders: Tearing Down Our Past

Posted on June 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Should We Be Pulling Down Statues? This controversy started in the United States, after George Floyd’s murder. But it isn’t new. Civil War heroes of the South have always had a place of pride in their town and city squares. … Continue reading →

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Image as Metaphor: Framework for Change

Posted on June 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Our gazebo looked like this last October when we took its awning off. Rather bare-bones, don’t you think? When it came time to put the awning back on this spring, we found that there were tears in the fabric. So, … Continue reading →

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Pluto Transit Mercury: How it Hit Me…

Posted on June 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

On February 27, 2020 Recently, I tried looking ahead to the next two times that Pluto will transit my natal Mercury @ 24 Capricorn. I forgot to look back (what kind of two-bit astrologer am I?); instinctively, I knew ‘something’ … Continue reading →

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Painting the Sky with Clouds

Posted on June 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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Yes, It is Lonely at the Top

Posted on June 10, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Two Popes (2019) Pope Benedict: I cannot feel the presence of God. I do not hear His voice, do you understand me? My sister, Anne, recommended that I watch this film. Being PKs, we know only too well that … Continue reading →

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Inukshuk

Posted on June 9, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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Dreaming About Astrology

Posted on June 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

I won’t make this a very long post (as the meme above is enough, really). Last night in my dream, I met with the publisher of a magazine which mostly focuses on lifestyles. She wanted me to send her two … Continue reading →

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