Monthly Archives: December 2018

DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR 2019: Mars reaches 0° Aries on New Year’s Eve

WOW! Until my friend Darvesha sent me this . . . I didn’t notice the powerful synchronicity, of Mars moving from 29°59 Pisces to 0°00 Aries, thus starting a brand new cycle of the zodiac, less than three hours prior … Continue reading

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December 31: As 2018 closes, WHAT IN HECK IS GOING ON?

I’m no prophet. I’m just trying to keep up with various threads I’ve been following, most of them (including economic and military) also broadly categorized as geopolitical, in that they ramify throughout society; but a few threads stretch out to … Continue reading

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AK Reader: I lock horns with my father-in-law (2004)

I keep thinking about all the dramas that take place during the Christmas holiday, wondering how we are all faring during them, hoping for the best. When else are we confronted with our past, forced to recognize that no matter … Continue reading

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Alt-Epistemology: A BIG secret, affecting us all, finally surfaces . . .

Okay folks, let’s face it. It’s not just kids addicted to screens. Yes, let’s admit it. Who among us — no matter what our age —  still reads books, real books, not books on screen, but the ones with physical … Continue reading

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Post-Christmas trip: A few observations on changing airport technology and surveillance

Number 1, by far: the new Indianapolis airport appears to be the only one I’ve ever been in that has the bathroom toilet stall doors opening out rather than in. So much more convenient for travelers all trying to crowd … Continue reading

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Christmas evening: Music and Kitty and Kiera’s designs

Note: This is the final post from a series I am calling Christmas 2018 in Massachusetts, which I will archive under Travel. I fly out at 7:30 am tomorrow morning. Can you imagine the level of comfort I felt in … Continue reading

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Christmas Day, hiking with Sean and the kids in the Great Meadows

  Conservation areas in this part of Massachusetts are large, varied, and prolific. At one point we came across this map. Meanwhile, not much wildlife spotted this time of year, though Sean did pick out one lone swan and a … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve afternoon, hiking with Sue and the kids, and . . . OOPS!

We managed to find another piece of Conservation land to hike, even though we had to sneak across one broken fence, leap a stream (more on that), climb a tree, and cross the active railroad tracks. All this before she … Continue reading

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