Category Archives: personal

How Four Seasons of a Tree Help Explain Reincarnation

Posted on October 10, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Especially in the Northern Hemisphere, we are blessed by the fact that there are four distinct seasons, visually. Spring: the darling buds of May; Summer, the lazy days of play in the sunshine; Autumn, the leaves turn colour and then … Continue reading →

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It Took Me an Extra Day to Track This Idiom Down:

Posted on October 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

“Out of Whole Cloth” At 4:30 yesterday morning, I got a saying stuck in my head, that wouldn’t go away. By the time I got up (8:00 am), it had morphed into “whole sailcloth”. That sounds a lot like ‘wholesale … Continue reading →

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In My Dream, Last Night, I Told My Sisters I Was,,,

Posted on October 6, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Dropping Out of School It’s a strange thing to occur in a dream, for sure. After all, I graduated high school 55 years ago. But a recurring dream after high school was that I went back to do grade 13 … Continue reading →

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I’d Never Considered This Before:

Posted on October 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Standpoint It’s a common tactic used by most politicians: pointing out your opponent as being the blame for everything, including hurricanes. Conspiracy theory or not, it’s a standpoint. Stand and point out your thinking. Hmm.

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Buddy’s New Fall Coat

Posted on October 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

He’ll blend in everywhere.

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I Have Been Writing on WordPress for Ten Years

Posted on October 4, 2024 by cdsmiller17

That’s One Year Longer Than DJT Has Been Dominating the News Media As a Canadian who lived in the United Kingdom for 22 years, I was unaware of the man, even though I’d seen his cameo in “Home Alone 2: … Continue reading →

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And Just When I Thought I Could Relax…

Posted on October 2, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Solar Eclipse in Libra (October 2, 2024) These eclipses come and go, with frightening regularity, and, after a while, I tend to stop worrying about them. But this one is different, for the whole world and for me, personally. The … Continue reading →

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The Modern Term is Political Spin

Posted on October 2, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Realpolitik Newspeak Over time, one wonders how original concepts get changed to more ‘pleasant’ sounding words. Although [Frank Luntz] would claim otherwise, he’s a spin doctor, a smear professional, and a master at misrepresenting policies to sway public opinion. He … Continue reading →

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Buddy’s Cozy Spot on a Cool Autumn Morning

Posted on October 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

In my warm housecoat.

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How to Tell What’s True and What’s Not…

Posted on October 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

In a News Bubble Let’s face facts, we’re all biased. Whether we realize it, nor not, that amounts to prejudice (pre-judging). We might think that our positions on religious and political issues are even-handed, but they’ve been ‘influenced’ by the … Continue reading →

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