Tag Archives: retirement

I’ve Retired from Producing Personal Birth Charts

Posted on September 28, 2025 by cdsmiller17

(This Chart Illustration is Completely Made Up) The time has come. I’m no longer offering to do any personal birth charts and analyses. The reason might seem insignificant, but it is sensible. I’m 75 now and because I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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On This Day in History, a Disaster Happened in London

Posted on June 29, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Globe Theatre Burns Down (June 29, 1613) We know from subsequent history that after this event happened, William Shakespeare retired to Stratford to live his life in quiet solitude until he died suddenly three years later. So, this event … Continue reading →

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They Say That Nothing Happens in a Vacuum

Posted on June 26, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Yevgeny Prigozhin (June 1, 1961) Never was this more true than in the case of Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group revolt against Russia. The man himself is volatile and looking at his birth chart tells us why. This chart … Continue reading →

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Aphasia: Moonlighting with One’s Mind

Posted on April 1, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Bruce Willis (March 19, 1955) My daughter, Rosanna, thought that this would be an interesting subject to write about. I wasn’t so sure. Yesterday, Bruce Willis’ extended family issued a joint statement that essentially ended his acting career. He recently … Continue reading →

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John Lennon’s Been in my Head

Posted on September 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Watching the Wheels For three mornings now, the lyrics of this song have been on constant replay. I suspect there’s a reason, but I’m not exactly sure what that reason is. Here are the lyrics in their entirety: People say … Continue reading →

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Retirement in the mid-60’s

Posted on March 31, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Flowers on the Wall (1966) I keep hearin’ you’re concerned about my happiness But all that thought you’re givin’ me is conscience I guess If I was walkin’ in your shoes, I wouldn’t worry none While you ‘n’ your friends … Continue reading →

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On His Retirement

Posted on January 3, 2018 by cdsmiller17

  As he comes to the end of a career, Howard thinks back to the beginning Of his Credit Union days, when winning Wasn’t foremost on his mind, nor was fear About the future: he’d a ship to steer Right … Continue reading →

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To Everything There is a Season

Posted on May 29, 2015 by cdsmiller17

When we were young, we thought that we’d work forever, or at least as long as our health held out. But then there comes a time to lay the burden of work down. For me, the time is now. Ecclesiastes … Continue reading →

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