Thomas Canfield It is not often that a New Moon falls on a national holiday, but it can offer a special significance to the events of the day. The Gemini New Moon will be falling at 7:30 am on Memorial Day, a time when sunrise ceremonies may be underway at Veterans’ cemeteries. Juno, the asteroid …
Thomas Canfield May 1 has been celebrated in modern times as a political festival for working people, with parades, speeches, and demonstrations. It has also been celebrated as a neo-Pagan feast of Beltane, with people dancing the Maypole, leaping over a flaming cauldron, and feasting. However, for centuries there was a dark side to this …
Thomas Canfield In 1937, the Oscar-winning film of the year was “The Life of Emile Zola” starring Paul Muni. There was a scene in the film in which Emile Zola was on his way to visit his publisher’s bookstore. It was a day of pouring rain, and Zola was struggling with his umbrella, which kept …
Jim Hurlbert Come the 14th, Happy Valentine’s Day to you. Will it prove to be a “consoling” day upon an experience of blissful wonder, or is it a “closure” upon a whole new world of possibilities? Will you be moving your relationship up to the next notch of commitment? Everyone has heard “a picture is …
Thomas Canfield The beginning of February usually has attention focused on the Groundhog, This ever-popular mammal is considered to be the oracle for whether winter will continue for another six weeks. Each year, Punxatawny Phil has his sleep disturbed by numerous reporters, all trying to determine if there is some meteorological truth to the Groundhog …
Thomas Canfield After the dour and doleful events of 2020, it is a pleasure to look ahead to a new and improved Christmas. The spirit may be a lot brighter than what we had last year, though some changes may be noticed as a result of the difficult circumstances many people have experienced. An undercurrent …
Thomas Canfield Probably the best indicator for incompetence in the past two years was the Eris-Pluto square, which began in January, 2020, just as Covid-19 cases were arriving in the USA. There were repeated contacts between the two dwarf planets as the death toll rose due to bumbling, fumbling, and outright misinformation. (How many people …
Thomas Canfield There are times, looking at the current transits, when it seems that the world has become a series of Monty Python sketches. Studying the Autumn Equinox chart immediately brought to mind the argument sketch between Michael Palin and John Cleese. The Equinox chart (Washington DC, 9-22-2021, 3:21 pm) has Mars conjunct …
by Thomas Canfield Monty Python once did a comedy skit about an office worker named Ralph Mellish to whom “Nothing Happened.” Ralph Mellish went about his ordinary, daily events, while a narrator, accompanied by dramatic music, described all of the incredible things that did not happen. (“No blood stained bodies covered with knife wounds. No …
by Thomas Canfield This old cartoon is a farewell piece by the famed political cartoonist, Ding Darling. It summarizes how we feel in leaving Epping, NH after being here for 13 years. (Also, our office is about as colorful as Ding Darling’s office.) Epping is known as the “Eppi-center of the Universe.” To us it …