The Luminaries

What would happen if you pieced a story together from 12 different points of view, using each of the Zodiac signs?For a start you’d end up with a great big doorstop of a book even if half of it was simply a dissection of one day. And you’d also end up …

Something about 20 years ago today…

It’s my wedding anniversary today. It’s not just any wedding anniversary- it’s our 20th. And, we were together for five years before we did the whole white dress, make it legal thing. If I were being political, which of course…Read more &#8…

Practice with Progressions Refresher Course

    Well, it may be the Jupiter/Pluto opposition with a retrograde Mars in square, but strange things have been happening with the scheduling of Progressions One.   So strange that, rather than trying to rearrange things, I’m going to keep whatever is left as is (all of you who are confirmed with me will go […]

Brunei Jan 1, 1984–and John Oliver on America (video)

Perhaps you watched HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver this past Sunday (5.4.14 11:00 pm EDT) and his comedic report about the country of Brunei and its super-wealthy Sultan. As you know, Mr. Oliver subbed for Jon Stewart on The Daily Show all last summer when Jon was off making a film. Now HBO would undoubtedly take offence if I embedded a video of the Brunei report, so I won’t but