Tag Archives: death

Another Peek into the Future

Posted on May 17, 2019 by cdsmiller17

But This One’s Personal There’s just a little more than six-and-a-half months to go before my predicted exit date. I thought to myself that perhaps I ought to look at what is going to happen on December 7th 2019. Here’s … Continue reading →

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First the Plague, Then a Fire (1665-1666)

Posted on April 2, 2019 by cdsmiller17

The Great Plague of London 1665 The rats came to England from Europe on Dutch ships and their fleas brought the bubonic plague with them. This wasn’t the first time that the Black Death had killed people in Europe and … Continue reading →

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The Final Days of “Peter” Radisson

Posted on March 27, 2019 by cdsmiller17

First Paragraph of his Last Will and Testament Looks like I should not have trusted the resources I used yesterday. They state that Pierre’s death and burial were unknown. Small detail: they (and I) forgot to look for information regarding … Continue reading →

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My Great Aunt’s Diaries: 1949-1952

Posted on January 6, 2019 by cdsmiller17

A Look at Life in Toronto Out of the blue, my second cousin, Norah, sent me transcripts of some diaries that her grandmother had written. I suspect she thought I’d be interested in the passages that featured my biological father, … Continue reading →

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Carlos Castaneda Quotes 3

Posted on November 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Death “It doesn’t matter how one was brought up. What determines the way one does anything is personal power. A man is only the sum of his personal power, and that sum determines how he lives and how he dies.” … Continue reading →

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Car as Metaphor

Posted on October 26, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Vanishing Point (1971) Some movies don’t make sense, at least, not until many years later. Vanishing Point is one such film. You need to think of the car as a vehicle for the soul to understand its meaning. 1970 Dodge … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror

Posted on May 27, 2018 by cdsmiller17

ABC News did a program called “The Last Days of Michael Jackson” this week. It introduced the idea that the Pepsi accident may have started Michael down a deadly path of needing painkillers. I’ve rectified his birth chart to show … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Youth: 3

Posted on December 17, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Between a Rock and a Hard Place I wasn’t sure if I could find an image that could conjure up my memory from the age of twelve. This one is from England, while my adventure took place in Muskoka, … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to a Friend

Posted on December 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Marley and Me We watched this movie again last night. It breaks one’s heart to see a dog put down. But the alternative is so much worse: watching your friend suffer. The makers of this movie made it a … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget: the Opioid Crisis

Posted on November 12, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Someone is killing our most vulnerable citizens. Pain Prescription If you suffer from acute pain, you can get a pill which will help you ‘manage’ it. Then, when the effects wear off, and the effectiveness diminishes, you can always get … Continue reading →

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