Category Archives: family

“Finding Your Roots” Found Their Common Ancestors

Posted on April 5, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Van Jones (September 20, 1968) and Sterling K Brown (April 5, 1976) That’s right, they’re 4th cousins.

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“Go Home and Call (Make Peace with) Your Parents…”

Posted on March 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

It Didn’t Start With You by Mark Wolynn (2017) This is the book my son, Derek, gave me for my birthday, this year. Good choice. Thanks, son. . “Biological reality may be our inheritance, but it doesn’t have to be … Continue reading →

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It’s Taken More than Sixty-Five Years to Get Over It

Posted on June 20, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Raven and Me In late summer, 1956, I was bitten by a German Shepherd. I was six years of age. It was traumatic to me, especially since I had been farmed out to the Duff family in New Lowell, while … Continue reading →

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How Appropriate for Father’s Day…

Posted on June 19, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Our Dad Shows Up in My Dream Last Night Having had a very busy day, yesterday, attending a family wedding (which was surprisingly emotional for me), I resolved to have a good night’s sleep, but also to remember whatever my … Continue reading →

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The Sha*ping* of My Family

Posted on May 17, 2022 by cdsmiller17

CDSM Family Tree Yes, of course I could have tried to import an image from our 7,400+ extended family tree but that would have entailed exposing private details to the world and his uncle. So, what you get is this … Continue reading →

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Are You Feeling a Little Love/Hate Thing, Today?

Posted on February 16, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Leo Full Moon (February 16, 2022) When the world and his uncle were predicting a Russian invasion of Ukraine today, I wondered if the Leo Full Moon was to blame. It’s a delicate matter trying to predict what countries and … Continue reading →

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Why Some Pets Seem More Like Friends to Us

Posted on January 13, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Susan and Kaiya This might seem outrageous, too, but I swear that astrology plays a big role in how pets and their owners get along. Compare my wife’s birth chart with that of our latest acquisition. Does there not seem … Continue reading →

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Does Astrology Work with Our Dogs, Too?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

BeBe (May 24, 2008) I have a fairly easy relationship with my dog. She tells me what she wants, and I do it. She’s quietly assertive in other ways, too. When we go for a walk, she leads the way, … Continue reading →

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Does Astrology Work with Our Pets?

Posted on January 12, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Kaiya (July 19. 2017) It’s a thought that never goes away: are our pets subject to the same planetary influences as we are? Our parrot’s ‘hatch’ time is unknown ( when she hatched out of her egg). I’ve set the … Continue reading →

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A Pawn Piece (1978 play): Insights

Posted on November 12, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Playing the Games of Life on a Chessboard Originally written as a poem (“Upon Peace”) in 1965, as a protest about the ways of the world, I adapted it into a play in 1978, using my son (Derek) as the … Continue reading →

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