Monthly Archives: January 2026

When a Cultural Icon was Seen as a TV Interruption

Posted on January 14, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Max Headroom Incident (November 22, 1987) I’d heard about this, and never thought anything more about it. But, because the details are so specific, I wondered what the event charts would show us. This is the first attempt @ 9:14 … Continue reading →

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DNA Testing Reveals More Than Just Genealogy

Posted on January 14, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Run Away (2026) James Nesbitt is 61 years old today. Happy birthday, sir. I believe this show is his second series from Harlan Coben. I am a fan of Coben’s books. His shows are a little more ‘spotty’ because the … Continue reading →

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He’s Growing Up, Every Day

Posted on January 13, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Buddy

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Lesson on How Time Removes Barriers Between Mates

Posted on January 13, 2026 by cdsmiller17

People We Meet on Vacation (2026) This is not a sickly sweet romantic comedy. The two individuals, Poppy and Alex, are accidental travelling companions to start with. They are chalk and cheese. She talks too much; he’s as silent as … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Secret in the Word:

Posted on January 11, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Hallelujah Using Gematria, the letters of the two word phrase confirm what Leonard Cohen realized in his song: the ‘cord of three’. When added together the total of the phrase is 131. That’s a visible representation of ‘one plus one … Continue reading →

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Harmony: Musical Combinations Based on Math

Posted on January 11, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen (1984) I was researching Pythagorean Philosophy when I came across this gem: The harmony of the cosmos The Pythagoreans extended their numerical philosophy to the study of harmony in music and the cosmos. They discovered that … Continue reading →

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A Whole Lot of Wishful Thinking Goin’ On

Posted on January 10, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Trump’s Downfall? (February 13, 2026) The astrologers who occupy space on YouTube are mostly saying the same thing. They think, when Saturn enters Aries (conjunct Neptune) that things will get very dicey for the 47th President. The first thing I’m … Continue reading →

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After Every Chapter, I Have to Put the Book Down

Posted on January 8, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Secret of Secrets (2025) But within a minute or two, I have to pick it up again, to read the next chapter. From the very first Robert Langdon book, it’s been the same for me. It’s the breathless pace … Continue reading →

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For Most of This Show, We’re in the Dark, Literally

Posted on January 7, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Absentia (2017 – 2020) I thought we were going to watch “Run Away” on Netflix, but my wife had a different idea, based on a family recommendation: this show. So far we watched the first season of 10 episodes. There … Continue reading →

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Dreams in Which I’m Dying are the Best I’ve Ever Had*

Posted on January 6, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Lucid Dreaming I love the synchronicity of being given two books for Christmas and having one reference the topic of the other. The closest Katherine had ever come to projecting was the occasional “lucid dream” – a bizarre experience wherein … Continue reading →

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