Category Archives: history

There’s a Partial Loomer Eclipse, Tonight

Posted on September 17, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Partial Lunar Eclipse in Pisces (September 17, 2024) Today’s title will either make you curious, or completely put you off reading this post. (And, as always, it’s completely up to you what you do.) Because of the Looney Tunes way … Continue reading →

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You’d Have Thought He’d Get the Point by Now

Posted on September 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Second Attempt on Trump (September 15, 2024) It’s starting to get a little bit ‘old hat’ now. Is it another attempt to resurrect Trump’s presidential campaign, or are people just so sick of him that they have to resort to … Continue reading →

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Live from New York, It’s…

Posted on September 15, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Saturday Night (2024) This film has just had a very successful showing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival). And it will be in theatres on the 49th anniversary of the very first episode. The action looks crazy, but is far … Continue reading →

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On This Day in 2007

Posted on September 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

UN DRIP (September 13, 2007) That’s probably not a good acronym, but it does represent the effect that it had to wear away resistance to the idea that Indigenous People have rights. Here’s the event chart for noon of that … Continue reading →

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On This Day in 1504

Posted on September 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Michelangelo’s David is Unveiled (September 8, 1504 [OS]) It’s not often that one looks at the unveiling of a statue as its birth, since few statues take on a life of its own. However, with this one, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Managing Expectations, Too

Posted on September 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Second Presidential Debate (September 10, 2024) Hopefully, someone has consulted an astrologer, this time, but I sincerely doubt it. The energies for this round look interesting, to say the least. Perhaps, in the bigger scheme of things, this was … Continue reading →

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From an Outsider’s Point of View:

Posted on September 7, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The American Scales of Justice are Tipped in Trump’s Favour I cannot help having an opinion about this. But even Trump has suggested that getting indicted makes his poll numbers go up. Now, some of the courts are deciding to … Continue reading →

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When Memories are Long, and Resentments Linger

Posted on September 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Carpetbaggers (1964) I was just 14 when this film came out .It was based on a book by Harold Robbins, published in 1961. The timing was about a hundred years after the American Civil War. The term ‘carpetbagger’ derived … Continue reading →

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The World’s First Book of Happiness in the Modern Era

Posted on September 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Power of Positive Thinking (October 1, 1952) Obviously, there have been books in the past that were morally and philosophically inclined, but this one struck a generation that survived the second World War and their children, the Baby Boomers. … Continue reading →

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When Google was Adjudged to be a Monopoly

Posted on September 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Judgement Day (August 5, 2024) This is my follow-up post to the one I made earlier today. The reason? To demonstrate how what goes around comes back around again. I randomized the timing, but then recognized that some of those … Continue reading →

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