Starting on Tuesday, we get the alignment of Jupiter with the Sun and Mars. Jupiter is a problematic planet for me and for our times in general. Jupiter is considered one of the “good” planets, but that comes largely from its association with rulership/government. For one thing, living in a ruled area most certainly resulted in benefits back in the original discovery days of astrology, and for another, most astrology jobs were with the government (or at the very least in urban areas) so astrology gained a notable statist bias. I won’t claim that there’s any relation to that and to the modern fascination of the wokeists with astrology, but it wouldn’t surprise me if that connection was there either. There is of course the unambiguously good “jovial,” but that only dates back to the 16thC. or so, and furthermore is a description of those born under the sign, not of the planetary influence itself. So while I can’t ignore the positive connotation of the description of Jupiter’s influence, I also can’t disregard that the original scientists had a different idea of what “good” means.
But back to Mars-Sun-Jupiter. Obviously government and war go together like taxes and graft, but the fact that the skies are bothering to mention it means something beyond the usual is happening. I’m getting the impression that this has to do with a person specifically, so a General or a Warlord having particular prominence. The indicators that something becomes an according-to-Hoyle war just isn’t supported by other astrological evidence.
As mentioned last week, Pisces picked up Venus in addition to the Sun, with Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn remaining behind in Aquarius. This is all generally good news (notice I’m not talking about Mars being in Taurus — that’s not good news). Having (almost) all the planets clustering in those two houses are auspicious since both are signs of bounty, nourishment, increase, feasting, succor and the like. Yes, there are some… unfortunate implications (particularly depending on your interpretation of the story of Ganymede) but overall a good sign, though it does indicate a shifting away from a rapid improvement in one’s comforts and towards a more stable, acceptable condition.
So I didn’t get around to performing the curse-breaking. It turns out I’m completely out of vellum, and it would be cheaper just to buy a new deck than to lay in a supply. This doesn’t answer the question as to who exactly cursed the deck, but I suspect It was probably inadvertent, and had something to do with the zooms. Although, did any of you knuckleheads do something four weeks ago? Anyway, your draw still sucks. Though not nearly as much as the past month’s.
Pisces: 6 of Cups -The past, looking back, happiness, enjoyment, new relations, new knowledge, new environment
Aries: Ace of Coins reversed – The evil side of wealth, bad intelligence, others using their wealth to your disadvantage
Taurus: Strength – Power, energy, action, courage, magnanimity, complete success, honors
Gemini: The Emperor reversed – Benevolence, compassion, credit, confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity
Cancer: 7 of Wands reversed – Perplexity, embarrassments, anxiety. It is also a caution against indecision.
Leo: King of Swords reversed – Cruelty, perversity, barbarity, perfidy, evil intention
Virgo: 3 of Cups reversed – Expedition, dispatch, achievement, end. It signifies also the side of excess in physical enjoyment, and the pleasures of the senses.
Libra: 2 of Swords reversed – Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty.
Scorpio: The Star – Loss, theft, privation, abandonment, hope and bright prospects
Sagittarius: 10 of Swords reversed – Advantage, profit, success, favor, but none of these are permanent; also power and authority.
Capricorn: 6 of Wands reversed – Apprehension, fear, treachery, disloyalty, indefinite delay.
Aquarius: 8 of Wands reversed – Jealousy, internal dispute, stingings of conscience, quarrels, domestic disputes
Sigh…
But you get power and authority. So you’ve got that going for you.
So my crypto is gonna go to shit?
Setec astrology?
Doesn’t properly anagram.
Look who doesn’t gematria.
Apparently, your voice is not your passport.
Gonna? Have you checked this week?
No kidding.
So you’re saying it’s time to buy more?
Thinking about it.
I’m not too scared. Inflation is coming.
I sold my bitcoin just below the peak and have a limit buy order set up in case it gets back below $40k. I am still holding my ethereum and mining more, at least until it drops below profitability.
You’re the first miner I’ve “met”.
It’s barely profitable most of the time, but the hardware’s paid off and it can be depreciated.
Sagittarius: 10 of Swords reversed – Advantage, profit, success, favor, but none of these are permanent; also power and authority.
It’s a TRAP!
Scorpio: The Star – Loss, theft, privation, abandonment, hope and bright prospects
This is our year in Syria! – JRB46
Has anyone ever clearly articulated exactly what Assad of Syria did to incur the wrath of FedGov?
it fits under the general umbrella of USG as savior and fixer of all problems foreign and domestic
this is how most reasonable people see things
PS: we are fucked
PPS: Assad is a monster, but we’re still fucked
Pretty sure he gassed some Syrians he didn’t like. He is a right POS but we should still stay way the fuck away from there.
Did he?
You are correct. There is absolutely nothing for us to gain from going to Syria.
I always thought it was related to the Qatar/Turkey pipeline needing to go through Syria to supply Europe and Assad not wanting to upset his Russian allies business supplying the Western Europe with fossil fuels.
Taurus — complete success
YAY!
The circumcision of a middle aged man plagued with smegma will go swimmingly well.
????
Very unnecessary to bring that back up.
Capricorn: 6 of Wands reversed – Apprehension, fear, treachery, disloyalty, indefinite delay.
*stomps the devil back into Hell*
I also interpret Aries to mean “stay off Twitter”.
Advising people to stay off twitter is like predicting that there will be trouble in the middle east.
I love this time of year — corned beef everywhere!
My diner’s best breakfast special: eggs, corned beef, latkes, soda bread (the kind with raisins).
St. Paddy’s is the only day they’re open for dinner, and this year since it’s take out only I’mma get their lamb stew in addition to the classic corned beef dinner.
That reminds me – I gotta go get me a Shamrock Shake.
Creme de menthe?
That reminds me I gotta buy 4 corned beef briskets.
I have corned beef hot smoking on the grill right now.
Montreal smoked meat > corned beef
Fight me.
I will not fight you.
Smoked meats is even better on poutine.
Ah, poutine, that magical Quebecois junk food/hangover meal that seems to elevate everything put on top of it.
Yes. And I had smoked meats poutine at the bestest of poutine joints.
La Banquise in Montreal. I had La Panoramix. It was fucking awesome.
https://labanquise.com/en/poutine-menu.php
In fact, I’d kill a hobo if it meant I could have that meal right the fuck now.
I’d think hobos are too gamey.
Reubens ahoy!
/flaunts his Slyman’s privilege.
As it currently stands, the girlfriend and I are planning on hitting up Ohio City and heading over to a friend’s house for St. Patrick’s Day.
Endless Mimosa’s for $10.99? Would.
Criminy, if you’d shown me and some of my friends a drinks deal like that back when we were in Uni, even money we’d still be there.
Have you never been to Vegas? Half the buffets there have items like that. At least one brewery out there used to sell an unlimited beer option for 4 hours. They have since stopped that.
And I believe the Slyman’s deal is only during their Sunday brunch hours.
Nope, never been. The idea of going is entertaining to me, but with limited time left on the ol’ death clock, it’s not high on my bucket list.
Mind you, seeing the commie cough reactions of the governments of a bunch of other places that were higher on that list has made me re-assess the whole list in terms of desirability to visit, so . . .
I was in Vegas once, back in 1978. We took a family trip out to California, and on the way through the Mojave, suffered a blowout, so we had to spend the next day at the Ford dealership in Vegas getting the van fixed.
Arriving in Vegas in daytime is so much less glamorous than the pictures I’d seen in the World Book Encyclopedia.
We spent a night at the Valley of Fire State Park, appropriately named since the water came out of the spigot already hot.
Fucking grandma killer.
I just made latkes and breakfast sausages. ‘Murica!
Well, if you’re going to be all nit-picky…
Gemini: The Emperor reversed – Benevolence, compassion, credit, confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity
I’m always oppositional, and immature.
We know.
Although, did any of you knuckleheads do something four weeks ago?
Like I can remember four weeks ago. But probably
Most days, I can’t remember what I had for dinner last night.
Must be Blursday.
No shit.
You might as well ask what I did on Nov 13 1982.
Solution: Set a bounty on invasive species. Make it open season.
Done.
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/02/25/emotions-proposed-florida-reptile-ban-run-raw/4553754001/
It’s a bit late now, isn’t it? The goddamned things are all over the gulf coast.
Reptiles are not social critters. They aren’t pets. They don’t develop relationships with humans.
I knew a guy who kept snakes as ‘pets’. I am also convinced he is a serial killer as three of his girlfriends ended up murdered.
2 would be suspect. 3? GTFO.
No shit. They hung every one of them on someone else. Last I heard he was living in a school bus in the middle of the woods. The bus had a dozen aquariums in it with copperheads and rattle snakes. One sick dude.
One of the girls was my cousin. I went looking for him but he had moved. His name is Danny Duncan. He grew up in Ball, La.
If anyone runs across him, don’t turn your back. The guy is right out of a horror movie.
Sorry about your cousin.
I don’t know what she was thinking. She ended up raped, strangled, stripped naked and hanging upside down on a barbed wire fence.
Her uncle was the sheriff and her father the chief of police. You would think those guys could have put two and two together.
That was in the early ’80’s. Sadly the whole family has passed away now. With any luck Danny has as well, or at least he is in prison. Every couple of years I ask and look around for him but I get nothing.
https://www.ksla.com/story/37843101/man-arrested-after-reportedly-shooting-killing-his-cousin/
Let’s hope this is a case of karmic justice, shall we?
Danny Duncan is a fairly common name. There is a photo there of the cousin but not of Danny so I dunno if that is him or not. I hope it is. If it is the world is a better place and that Sandy dude deserves a medal.
There is a strong family resemblance. Danny was blonde but heavier built. He is one of those guys that walks in the room and the hair on the back of your neck goes up. I remember once he showed up at the local swimming hole and started catching crawfish so he could pull their claws and tails off. WTH? A pure sadist. I left and went home out of disgust.
I sure hope that was him. A fitting end.
I’m sorry about your cousin. The guy sounds like a real pos.
I agree with about reptiles not being social critters, but they can still be satisfying as pets. My daughter has a sulcatta tortoise and is begging for a ball python. It’s no different than keeping fish to look at except you can hold them. I know many reptile keepers with extensive collections (dozens of pythons) and most are normal people who enjoy it as a hobby the same as watching sports or collecting cars. There are some weirdos too but those types gravitate to all groups that are on the fringes of polite society.
Probably not.
If the Indians and professional hunters of the latter half of the 19th century can all but eradicate bison, taking on the invasive species problem in SoFl should prove doable.
Agreed, and like bison they are edible.
The counties around me to used to offer a bounty on coyotes that was very effective in keeping their numbers down. Many have stopped the bounty over the past few years and livestock deaths have skyrocketed. One by us reported 500 dead calves from coyotes just last year.
There have been instances where the wildlife bounty tactic has backfired. Rats in french indochina, cobras in british india, people started breeding the creatures to cash in on the bounty, when the bounty program was cancelled, the stock was released into the wild and made the problem worse than when it started.
So, it can go either way.
It might just be more viable for big, slower breeding animals. Coyotes might be at the upper bound for a vermin mill.
Holy shit. 500? That is a ton of money. Bounty or not I would think the ranchers would take matters into their own hands.
This.
That’s a whole shitload of cheese.
It’s bad. Lots of missing cats and small dogs. We got a barn cat and it went missing pretty quick. I nearly ran over a a coyote running down the middle of the street a couple years ago.
Maybe drugs will fall out of my hiney but here y’all go: “ A selective program for high-performing fourth, fifth and sixth graders in Boston has suspended enrollment due to the pandemic and concerns about equity in the program, GBH News has learned.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/boston-public-schools-suspending-advanced-learning-classes-over-racial-inequity-concerns/
Rush was right (not the one who just died, the other one).
Destroy any institution that promotes individual character. SOP for the left.
I notice the Boston metro area has a disproportionately high number of colleges. Some should be closed to bring them up n line with other cities.
Same shit is underway in NYC, and since long before PANICDOOM. This has nothing to do with the ‘vid.
It’s nuts in the worst way, don’t elevate the underperforming kids, just cut off the performers at the knees.
I lost track of how many times I heard, “the lie of election fraud” on NPR this morning. Aren’t people being prosecuted in several states for taking part in “election fraud” during the last election? One could argue there was not enough fraud to overturn blah blah blah, but stating there was no election fraud is a flat out lie. NPR is propaganda and when they push something hard it is usually because the opposite of their narrative is the truth. Dishonest to the core.
Throwing that out every five seconds shows they’re well aware that people aren’t buying their bullshit any more. If they were confident in their assertion they wouldn’t have to keep making it.
No one believes it because they openly flouted it, with small changes in language.
Remember: they FORTIFIED the election, and couldn’t wait to trumpet their success.
Yet after 2 decades of screaming “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” they still don’t understand that one man’s fortification is another man’s rigging.
We will never discover how much fraud there was because They won’t allow it.
I grabbed my digital scale out of my cabinet so I could portion my dinner rolls. It’s got dead battery syndrome, and I don’t have any of the kind that it takes. Sheeeeeit.
Baseball is back baby!! Hope springs eternal. The Tigers may win the World Series this year.
The problem is, it’s still baseball.
I’m printing out scorecards now.
Also: have part of STL DET World Series recorded
2006 or 1968?
68
was on MLB recently
I use an awesome scorebook from Eephus League.
Not really cheap, but high quality and the layout is minimal so I can customize maximally.
I generally fill out about 1 book a year.
https://eephusleague.com/product/the-halfliner/
Good luck, but I’m expecting an Astros Dodgers rematch….if the front office pulls its head out and pays Correa. Otherwise I’m pretty excited seeing the moves we’ve been making. Last season, surprisingly enough, it was our hitting that was our weak spot. I think the moves we’ve made, minus Springer is going to bring that around. Pitching should be much more solid considering last year was essentially everyone from our AAA teams rotating in and out.
Anyway here’s hoping they end the covid bullshit and I can get back to attending games in person.
But the Tigers got Hinch
Yeah I saw that, and I like Hinch, glad to see he’s back. I think he’s good with the players and usually manages the team well. He does tend to get in his own head sometimes though, and he’s not great at judging the best time to pull a pitcher. Ahem game 7… still, I think he will be a good fit in Detroit and will take them far.
Wish we could have him back. I know Dusty Baker is well respected by the guys, he just makes some pretty bonehead moves. If rather have someone else.
My Marlins plan on opening the stadium to 20% capacity, so about double average attendance.
That’s quite the goal in the midst of a PANDEMIC!!!!
the story of Ganymede
That was fantastic, Rhy. thanks.
Here is Galactic Nightmare by Alan Jefferson. Jefferson worked, all by himself in his apartment in Hull, from 1979 to 1985 to create this 90 minute masterpiece.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mQce4lC_AgDPTlerNZVL3MCMcztYD0gAg
Eclectic!
One of the members of Ganymede has a side-project you might enjoy called Fr/action.
He’s a better singer, too.
The songs are all kind of samey but I love this style.
LOL copypasta fail.
Try again…
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWGkQMsZKJBZCVTXYW3aXw2ZhRt7unPeD
Looks like the Cali contingent might get a new Guv. By the gods this guy is stupid, uncaring, over confident, or all three.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/newsom-appears-to-post-tik-tok-inside-restaurant-in-county-where-indoor-dining-is-not-allowed
I am looking forward to the recall election. More pr0n stars on the ballot! Elon should run as well.
All three.
/California resident
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Replacing this idiot won’t make things much better. We have big, unsolved problems neither major party is serious about tackling. But I want this douche bag gone to stop the bleeding.
Virgo: 3 of Cups reversed – Expedition, dispatch, achievement, end. It signifies also the side of excess in physical enjoyment, and the pleasures of the senses.
Im getting ready to ship Jugsy out for another week or two. So…..CL hookers and coke ?
Hookers, blow, and tall cans is the correct answer. Always.
We will never discover how much fraud there was because They won’t allow it.
It’s not fraud when Democrats do it.
Anyone seen Limey lately?
https://mobile.twitter.com/daniconnorwild/status/1363545278314291201
On the opening day of squirrel season school and work lets out in Louisiana. Squirrel hunting is a big deal around here.
Some time back my Wife called me at work. A hairless baby squirrel had fallen out of its nest. I had to leave work to help her rescue it. I built a home for it out of a hollowed out log. We nursed it with a dropper and puppy milk. We hand raised it. They make quite good pets, as social and affectionate as a dog or cat.
I don’t squirrel hunt any more. Dammit.
Best squirrel I ever had was squirrel and dumplings. Holy shit, that was good.
Burgoo is also awesome with squirrel.
Show on Netflix called Shot in the Dark about L.A. stringers…gonna binge it this afternoon. Looks good!
I’m watching Age of Samurai on Netflix. Interesting
Google news keeps puking up stories about shootings and cop killings and all sorts of evildoing.
There’s no reason to think they have an agenda, is there?
“If we could just get rid of all the guns, things like this would never happen.”
It would never occur to them to think, “If the government would stop driving people insane and ruining their lives, they might not do stuff like that.”
There is no connection whatsoever between gun laws and gun deaths.
FAKE NEWS!
#CapricornsRpeople2
Well, I sscrewed up that cheese sauce. Tastes like flour. Too late to fix it now.
Glad I’m not feeding it to anyone else.
Scary lady
Potential 2024 presidential hopeful Gov. Kristi Noem defended South Dakota’s record on the coronavirus, railing against lockdowns in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.
In her lengthy address, Noem argued that government, not the pandemic, “crushed” the reeling U.S. economy.
“The question of why America needs conservatives can be answered by just mentioning one single year, and that year is 2020,” Noem said. “Everybody knows that almost overnight we went from a roaring economy to a tragic, nationwide shutdown.”
Noem has fought against mask mandates and encouraged a large motorcycle rally that saw hundreds of thousands of people attend. South Dakota at times has struggled to contain the pandemic, having seen the most cases and deaths per capita among states in the country, according to data compiled by The Washington Post.
Why do I assume the WaPo “analysis” is complete and utter bullshit?
Where are the thousands of deaths directly attributable to the Festival of Dirtbags? That stack of bodies would be quite a place to stand and wave the bloody mask, if only it were real.
They really fear and despise Governor Noem, in Beltwayland. I cannot understand why. She’s a woman. I thought they were all in favor of women in positions of power.
“Why do I assume the WaPo “analysis” is complete and utter bullshit?”
Because the truth has never passed their lips? Why would they start now?
“She’s a woman. I thought they were all in favor of women in positions of power.”
They don’t give a flying fuck about women. They care about pinkos, nothing else.
The broad is Glib fit. She lifts.
Because every other news outlet has named New Jersey as the state with the “most cases and deaths per capita” followed closely by New York?
How did New Jersey manage to pass us?
Shredded chicken tacos on the menu tonight. I should have lit the grill but I am lazy. Thighs browned in the skillet and then into the crock with chipotle peppers in adobo, fried onions deglazed with the finest box wine, some chic stock, worcestershire and mexican oregeno. 4 hours to
Wapnertacos.Nice! We’re doing something similar tonight, but as enchiladas.
Oh ya. Love me some enchiladas. I might do that with the leftover chicken. Thanks for the idea!
Pisces: 6 of Cups -The past, looking back, happiness, enjoyment
Well, today does mark 31 years since the missus and I had our first date. Here we are at her sorority formal after a year together.
Why she keeps me around, I have no idea. I think at this point, she’s just waiting me out.
Doxxed.
Same here but only 25 years. I don’t know why she puts up with me.
I have a cousin whose wife had a stroke 30 years ago and ten years into a marriage. He stuck with her and to this day cares for her. Nothing tells me more about a man than keeping his word.
Kudos to you brother.
In her speech Saturday, Noem often followed the Trump playbook, laying into Anthony Fauci, a favorite target among MAGA faithful, saying his predictions about South Dakota’s fate with the virus were too dire.
“I don’t know if you agree with me, but Dr. Fauci is wrong a lot,” Noem said to raucous applause. She also called media coverage of her state’s coronavirus response “a lie,” while bashing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who has come under fire for his nursing home policies.
[insert expostulation of shock and disbelief]
“Dr. Fauci is wrong a lot”
By ‘a lot’ she means ‘every single time he opens his mouth’?
I liked her talk at Hillsdale. Scott Atlas’ talk from earlier this week was savage. No punches pulled.