Dear Friend and Reader: So much is happening. Sometimes it seems like one of our newfangled days is as eventful as an old-fashioned month. Domestic and international news have been as astonishing and infuriating as ever. War and famine still profoundly afflict the human race, which seems far more inventive at creating problems than at … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: In its official history, as told on its website, the United States Secret Service leaves out the fact that President Lincoln signed the legislation creating the agency several hours before he was assassinated. The intended purpose of the Secret Service had nothing to do with protecting the president or his family. Its initial … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: Astrological events love to come in clusters. Watching the sky for a while, you can get the feeling you do when you’re waiting for a city bus — why can’t they spread out and come every 15 minutes instead of four busses showing up at the same time? Well, a lot … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: We are now in one of those clusters of astrological events, a wholly unique pattern that’s worth a close look. Under this astrology there are a number of critical situations developing in the world, including countries aligning to go to war in the Middle East, a lot of intense flooding and … Read more
Dear Friend and Reader: I caught the rerun of Pres. Obama’s Wednesday night speech on MSNBC at about 3 am Thursday. By then it was already the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 incident, and I was watching the announcement of a new phase of a war — the perfect commemoration. Part of my consciousness was … Read more