Didn’t Think This Cartoon Would Become So Popular

Posted on August 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Addams Family (August 7, 1938)

I was intrigued, when this date showed up on an internet site, as the first time that this cartoon was published by The New Yorker. I chose the time of midnight, just to see what would be revealed.

Uranus on the Ascendant? Check. A Yod pointing at Jupiter? Check. Another Yod pointing at Pluto? Check. An inconjunct linking Saturn and Neptune? Checkmate.

The hidden agendas, revealed by those aspects, demonstrate how something as bizarre as a cartoon about ghoulish family members could capture the imagination of a nation.

Charles Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988)

If you think about it, the cartoonist should also have some of these aspects, shouldn’t he?

And surprise, surprise, there is a double Yod, pointing at Uranus and the Midheaven, and another Yod pointing at Mercury. Hmm. That has to stand for something, right?

What I didn’t expect to see was the Ascendant of both charts to be so close (less that 1° different) @ 20° Taurus. The combined chart has only one interactive inconjunct, linking the two charts’ Suns together. That seems like destiny, to me.

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An Uncomfortable Truth? Their Leader is “Deep State”

Posted on August 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Uncovering the Links

I’ve tried to stay away from this subject matter, especially the pedophile issue, because it says so much about the state of the world today: the “leader” of the free world seems up to his neck in some shady stuff.

Let’s face it, I’m no expert on these things, so anything I write is coming from a place of ignorance (aka innocence). Often, people in the know speak of the President’s addictions. Addictions to what, exactly?

If you look back at his ascension to the top of the political pyramid, a life of shady deals and hidden agendas suddenly take on a different hue. Was he ‘groomed’? Did the Deep State hand pick him as one of their own? Will they dump him now that he appears to be damaged goods? Hmm.

Let’s leave it there, for now.

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Should We Take This with a Pinch of Salt?

Posted on August 6, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Arithmomania

There is a theory that has been passed down from our ancestors: if you want to ward off evil spirits, scatter salt (or rice) around you, and they will be compelled to count the grains, thereby distracting them.

At one level, that seems fantastic. At another level, it demonstrates what OCD actually is: warding off disaster by using a ritual of counting things. Hmm.

It’s like a reverse magic spell: if you do it ‘right’ the evil will be repelled. The Devil’s in the details.

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Finally, This Musical has Found Its Modern Audience

Posted on August 5, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Fifty-five years after the first concept album, Jesus (Cynthia Erivo) and Judas (Adam Lambert) have brought the story to the Hollywood Bowl and showed us how it should have been done in the first place.

Bless.

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Through the Looking Glass: Senescence in Retrograde

Posted on August 4, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Freaky Friday (2003)

I know this film is a remake of the earlier Jodie Foster film (1976), but it’s closer to how things are now.

After spending the long weekend with Susan’s extended family (about 40 adults and children), I could see some of these generational issues firsthand. Each side thinks that the other doesn’t understand, and for the most part, this is true. But to watch the same thinking happening to the next generation tells me that this is actually how life works.

The title of this post comes from the fictional book that is being discussed by Lindsay Lohan while in Jamie Lee Curtis’ body. Each in their own way has to learn to cope with the pressures of their opposite’s life. As always, newer understanding is reached by walking a mile in another’s moccasins..

I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
And just for that one moment
I could be you
Yes, I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes
You’d know what a drag it is
To see you

Verse 6 “Positively 4th Street” by Bob Dylan

Are you looking forward to “Freakier Friday” coming to theatres near you very soon? I know I am.

PS: And for those who wonder what Senescence in Retrograde really means, check it out here.

So, now you know.

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DNA: To Test or Not to Test, that is the Question

Posted on July 31, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Ancestry.ca

About a week ago, I had a message from someone who had found my post on adopted.com. The person wondered if he might be the one I was looking for. He was born in London, Ontario almost 8 months from the conception date, and since he was adopted from birth, the only thing he knew about his mom was that her name was Patricia.

It might be a bit of a stretch to suggest that he is the (potentially) long lost son from 1967. In fact, after exchanging photographs, I failed to see any direct resemblance to me. But I’ll never know for sure, unless, and until, he takes an Ancestry DNA test. Then, if he is a match, he would show up immediately.

Hence, the question. He has indicated that he would be willing to take the test, but I’m thinking that it may be a step too far, since his DNA might not match mine. Then what? Sometimes, not knowing is enough. One can dream, eh?

Watch this space…

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Ninety-Five Years Ago, FIFA had Its First Champion

Posted on July 30, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Uruguay 4, Argentina 2 (July 30, 1930)

It may seem ‘old hat’ now, but in 1930, the FIFA World Cup championship was brand new. Uruguay were the 1928 Olympic champions of the sport (soccer in North America, football in the rest of the world). This FIFA championship match was a rematch between rivals Uruguay and Argentina.

This is the chart for the start of the game @ 2 pm local time. There are two inconjuncts: the Sun/Saturn one would last the whole day; the Pluto/Ascendant one for just a few minutes. There are also two T-squares: one pointing at the Moon; the other at the Jupiter/Pluto (wide) conjunction. In effect, the status quo was maintained.

These days, the champions could come from anywhere. I wonder who next year’s winner will be.

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There’s Something Going on Here

Posted on July 30, 2025 by cdsmiller17
The Power of Group Consciousness
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Some Films Have Lost Their Way Since They Were Made

Posted on July 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Along Came A Spider (2001)

We watched this last night on CHCH TV. Because it stars Morgan Freeman, I thought it would be a good bet, but I was wrong. As Susan says, “It’s too emotional.”

The image that shows (above) is the old Court House in Vancouver (now the Vancouver Art Gallery). As soon as I saw it, I said to Susan, “This was filmed in Vancouver.” (She hears me say it all the time, so I suspect it’s lost its shock value.) Some outdoor filming was done in Washington, D.C., but these strange angle shots show up in odd places. So I asked Google where it was filmed. It said Vancouver and Coquitlam. (Oh, and Baltimore, would you believe?)

At best, this film shows that you cannot take any character at face value. The ‘material witness’ to the kidnapping was pipped to the post by the actual kidnapper. Over time, this is revealed.

I wouldn’t spend another 1 hour, 47 minutes on this one, and I wouldn’t have wasted the first period of time had I known then what I know now.

You have been warned.

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Jesus’ Life was Meant to Reveal a Pattern

Posted on July 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17
Version 1.0.0

Edgar Cayce’s Story of Jesus (1968)

I bought this book in 1976, or thereabouts. In my search for the ‘real’ Jesus, it became my personal Bible. It also confirmed my strongly held beliefs about reincarnation, and the soul’s journey. These beliefs were already in my consciousness at age 17.

Now, people are slowly coming around to this ‘truth’. As an example, here’s another, more recent book:

And, although probably AI,, there are several YouTube videos about this on the world wide web:

The Second Coming is inside you, and me. Is the time NOW?

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