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 …
Thomas Canfield In the movie, “The Man who came to Dinner”, Jimmy Durante appeared as a madcap movie comedian named Banjo, entering the story towards the end to become a “deus ex machina” figure who wraps up the plot. When he makes his entrance, he sits down at the piano and starts singing: “Did you …
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In the musical comedy “Animal Crackers”, Groucho Marx offered up this song as he made his entrance. “Hello, I must be going, I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going. I’m glad I came, but just the sameI must be going. La La!” Margaret Dumont tried to plead with him in song. “Oh …
Although we couldn’t travel on the earth plane in 2020, we could look up and journey among the stars. In December amidst the pandemic restrictions, Jupiter and Saturn arrived at my backdoor attended by the crescent moon. December 19, 2020 6:00 P.M.“I saw the Jupiter Saturn conjunction last night. I stood at my backdoor at …
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By Jim Hurlburt Vice-President Kamala Harris (inner chart, 10-20-1965, Oakland, CA, 9:28 pm) and the Vernal Equinox (outer chart, 3-20-2021, Washington D.C., 5:37 am) Her Full Moon in Aries shows that she is certainly poised as a prominent first for women. Following through to a Mars in Leo assumes a position of leadership. Her Sun in …