Our header picture is Nikki Haley with her family on the left and her husband's on the left taken when she was governor of South Carolina. Based on the poinsettias in the background, I imagine it was taken as a Christmas Holiday photo -- Mrs. Haley is a convert to Christianity but her parents remain... Continue Reading →
Former President Jimmy Carter is in hospice. You can read about him here.
A new biography came out on Karl Lagerfeld that incidentally supports our rectification. See See the original post here. BTW, if it didn't I would re-rectify; I have done that a few times as rectifying living or recently dead people is always problematic.
On April 12, 1955, at Kokubunji, Tokyo, a tiny rocket called Pencil was launched horizontally. Even before and during WWII, research into rockets is said to have attained a considerable level, but most scientists destroyed their materials for fear that they would be accused of war crimes as after World War II, Japan was forbidden... Continue Reading →
In astrology, the asteroid Itokawa is named in honour for the Japanese scientist Dr. Hideo Itokawa or "Dr. Rocket" because on April 12, 1955. he led his fellow scientists in launching the tiny rocket called Pencil in the suburbs of Tokyo. That chart, also with a sunrise time, is here. His asteroid is used to... Continue Reading →
Custer's Last Stand enters the annals of military history with a bang. Major Marcus Reno who commanded one of the 3 wings to support Custer has been vilified as a coward or praised as a shrewd military commander just as long and with as much gusto. Rod Serling of the Twilight Zone even weighed in... Continue Reading →
It is with a sad heart we post that Bill Roche, a former Administrator of the Sabian Assembly, has reposed. He was a wonderful man, a kind spirit and gifted author though the book he co-authored with Stanley Carnarius, has been out of print so long that I have forgotten, unfortunately, it's title. When we... Continue Reading →
Noel Tyl died on his birthday, December 31st. He was a towering figure in modern astrology and many call him their mentor having taken his Masterworks DVD set and learnt the craft from a grand master. He was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, an affluent suburb of Philadelphia, and started out as an operatic bass-baritone.... Continue Reading →
The United States launched an airstrike Thursday evening. According to Fox News, it resulted in the death of an Iranian general and other military officials at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. “I think the Iranian leadership understands President Trump will take action. … We clarified these responses would be swift and decisive. We have now showed that. I hope... Continue Reading →
Constantine P. Cavafy, was the pseudonym of Konstantínos Pétrou Kaváfis. He was born April 29, 1863, in Alexandria, Egypt, and died 70 years later on his birthday, April 29, 1933, in Alexandria. His parents were both from the Greek community in Constantinople (now Istanbul) Turkey. Historically, this was Anatolia. He was a Greek poet who consciously developed his... Continue Reading →
Don Imus died today. Age 79. See the Hollywood Reporter for more. In NYC and its environs he was either loved or hated -- but everyone knew him. A nonpareil, he will be missed. His mental chemistry was average. How can that be? It was not quick repartee that made Imus's game -- it was... Continue Reading →
Bristol, Connecticut by Mo Saladin. There are few things I remember clearer than at 12:30 PM on November 22, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald killing President Kennedy in Dallas. The news came into my house via radio, but I was at school. No reason given. They dismissed class with the warning to go home. We were... Continue Reading →
The Cold War (Hot wars involved military action; Cold Wars involve espionage) against Russia has had many causalities, including President Kennedy. The greatest question was whether Oswald acted alone. CIA operative Jim Garrison did a magnificent job of so obscuring what happened along with the Fifth Estate and the Warren Commission it seems it will... Continue Reading →
