Monthly Archives: April 2022

When a Memory Turns into a Nightmare, too

Posted on April 24, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Requiem (continued) OK. We have finished watching this series on Netflix, so I am now going to discuss some aspects of it. The watching of Requiem may be timely, in some ways: the 15 year anniversary of the disappearance of … Continue reading →

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More News about Non-Binary Beings

Posted on April 23, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Janelle Monáe (December 1, 1982) Well, that was totally unexpected: Janelle Monáe comes out as non-binary on Red Table Talk. And just yesterday, I watched an automobile commercial that features Janelle, and wondered about her. Hmm. Well, according to what … Continue reading →

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When a Memory Turns into a Nightmare

Posted on April 23, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Requiem (2018) We started watching this eerie series last night on Netflix. Ordinarily, I stay away from ‘gothic thrillers’ but this one has an interesting vibe to it: the classical music in the soundtrack. . In a way, I can … Continue reading →

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A Collaboration that was Recorded on Music Videos

Posted on April 22, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Bryan Adams (November 5, 1959) & Lysette Anthony (September 26, 1963) I knew she was someone I was familiar with, but I’d forgotten her name, over the ensuing years: Lysette Anthony. She ‘starred’ (and was featured) in several of Bryan … Continue reading →

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Writing Yourself into the History Books

Posted on April 22, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Veni, Vidi, Vici I remember reading The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar in Latin in Grade 10. The above-noted statement cannot be found there. (And for those whose Latin is a bit rusty, it means “I came, I saw, I … Continue reading →

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From Latin Lover to Visible “Other” in Hollywood

Posted on April 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Omar Sharif (April 10, 1932 – July 10, 2015) We watched a short documentary about the life of Omar Sharif last night. Mostly, I knew the details of what happened to him over the years, but what I hadn’t realized … Continue reading →

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What You Need to Know When Your Child is Aquarius

Posted on April 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Astrology and Childhood (1999) I’m going to do something a bit cheeky here: I’m going to quote the whole chapter from the book. Your Aquarian baby may have given [you] trouble before he was born, but now he has arrived … Continue reading →

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Karma: God Is Not Mocked

Posted on April 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics They call it ‘spin’. Too much makes everything spin out of control: January 6th, 2021, for example. I’ve written about this affliction before. But the roots of it start early in childhood. Parents ask their … Continue reading →

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Meet the Author of “The New Astrology”:

Posted on April 19, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Suzanne White (in her own words) There are no birth details for this lady. She is probably too smart for that to be revealed. She was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, and then moved permanently to France in … Continue reading →

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What Happens When We Combine Two Astrologies?

Posted on April 19, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The New Astrology (1987) “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.” (from ‘The Ballad of East and West’ by Rudyard Kipling) It’s a truism that has stood the test of time. But that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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