Monthly Archives: March 2025

It’s Coming ‘Round Again

Posted on March 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Neptune in Aries (March 30, 2025) It’s strange how some things slip under the radar, even for me. Ellie Adams (Saturn Season Astrology) has been highlighting this event for about four years, now. Her latest video speaks of the last … Continue reading →

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A Film about MMIWG*

Posted on March 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Wind River (2017) *Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada It’s interesting that a previously under-reported issue should suddenly come into the public awareness. What caught our eye was the bleakness of the film’s environment. It didn’t take … Continue reading →

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This Fraud Must Come from the Top

Posted on March 28, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Tesla EV Subsidies When I first read about 8,653 Tesla vehicle sales over three days before the the rebate incentives were withdrawn by Canada, I thought, “Oh-oh, do they think they’ll get away with this?” They didn’t. Tesla in Canada … Continue reading →

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A Preview of Saturday’s (Partial) Solar Eclipse

Posted on March 26, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Solar Eclipse in Aries (March 29, 2025) This one is going to be centred on Greenland and the Eastern portion of the Canadian Far North. The rest of us will get a partial eclipse only. And the exact moment (for … Continue reading →

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When You Choose Amateurs to Run a Government

Posted on March 25, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Houthis Strike (March 15, 2025) It took a week before the story finally came out, via The Atlantic Magazine: senior US government officials used a non-secure group chat to discuss the Houthis war plans in advance of the air strikes. … Continue reading →

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After Sherlock Holmes’ Death, a New Chapter Starts

Posted on March 24, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Watson (2025) The world has a fascination with Sherlock Holmes. Besides the original Basil Rathbone films of yesteryear, there are modern adaptations, mostly for television: Elementary, Sherlock and now Watson. Premise One year after Sherlock Holmes’s apparent death at the hands of … Continue reading →

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“If These Walls Could Talk…”

Posted on March 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Here (2024) This film is a trip through history from a singular perspective as witness to what happens through time. Here is a 2024 American drama film produced and directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Eric Roth, based on the 2014 graphic novel by Richard … Continue reading →

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A Heart-Stopping Moment at RVH, Yesterday

Posted on March 22, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Susan’s Angiogram (@ 4:30 pm EDT) Now, I’m being a bit provocative, here. Susan’s angiogram, at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, passed without a hitch. There were no blockages and Susan’s arteries are fine. No, the heart-stopping moment came as … Continue reading →

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Of Course: Here’s the Modern Day Political Activist

Posted on March 21, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Greta Thunberg (January 3, 2003) I was mulling over the idea that political activists like Sophie Scholl couldn’t possibly exist in today’s climate. Climate! Of course, Greta Thunberg. Her birth time is unknown, so I’ve randomized the timing of her … Continue reading →

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When It’s Hard to Separate the Person from Their Actions

Posted on March 20, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose (2007) Her story caught my eye on Facebook, yesterday. It’s hard to believe a 21-year-old woman would sacrifice her life for a just cause. She was beheaded by the Nazis for her resistance work … Continue reading →

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