Sober Beginnings
First, I would like to wish all my subscribers a safe and progressive 2025.
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Welcome 2025
Again, there are traditions I established for my subscribers, this going back quite a few decades.
Bye-Bye 2024
In keeping with my tradition of acknowledging the countries (or cultures) in the headlines at the end of each year, I would like to discuss the tensions in Europe with the deportation initiatives, the horrors in the Middle East, and the resurgence of what looks like the initial labor pains associated with the attempt to rebirth the Ottomon Empire.
Janus
It is that time of year when we look back at what happened and nearly the time when we look forward to the future.
The Immortal Callas
I spent yesterday reminiscing over a long letter about Maria Callas that I wrote to my astrological mentor, Ivy Jacobson, back in the 1970s.
Merry Christmas!
In keeping with my emphasis at the end of every year of paying special homage to the countries that have suffered the most, I chose Carol of the Bells.
The Southern Tomb
Being a Nordic, this time of year is very special.
The Opening of the Swedish Holiday Season
December 13th is the first day of the Christmas season in Sweden and is called Santa Lucia Day.
The Wild Card
As pundits and goofs are busy trying to read the tea leaves, opinions about the future vary from reckless threats of World War III to blithering optimism about the incoming U.S.
Mercury Retrograde
Mercury appears to retrograde three times a year for just over three weeks each time.