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“I keep thinking I can see the virus blooming on the horizon like a sunrise. I realize the world will continue to turn, even with no people on it. Maybe it will go a little faster.” That was written many years pre-Covid 19. But kind of current, right? Scary, too. It’s from Carmen Maria Machado’s […]
Fresh Reading (1 of 3 posts) Read More »
If you’re not annoying somebody, you’re not really alive.
Margaret Atwood said … Read More »
Generally, projects begun on the day of a New Moon may be expected to be completed 30 days later, or at the conclusion of a Moon cycle. You can buy simple calendars which list the sign the Moon is in each day and employ a little astrological reasoning to help yourself from that bit of
A New Moon in Virgo September 17, 2020 Read More »
September 13, 2020 Routines I recommend going on YouTube and looking up names of comedians from the past. And pick any of their appearances on the old “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” A couple to get you started: Jonathan Winters, Rodney Dangerfield. They aren’t politically correct; in fact, often politically insensitive, they are a
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.” Benjamin Franklin
Quite an observer of the human condition Read More »
“The horoscope provides an inventory at birth of the individual’s potential in tendencies, mental capacities, physical endowments. And it shows how and when he can best proceed to use what he has.” A Time for Astrology Jess Stearn “We each have blessings and shortcomings. A life well-lived will demonstrate shortcomings circumvented and blessings magnified.” MZ
Importance of the Natal Chart Read More »
We three here at Write Up The Road have become increasingly dismayed at the demoralizing news which is pouring forth from our family members, fellow citizens and our cherished nation as we all struggle to maintain some semblance of continuing our lives. We remember Sunday afternoons years ago when the family got together in the
The Sunday Funnies Read More »
“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Roald Dahl, “The Twits”
Emily Dickinson, writing about a flower: Except to Heaven, she is nought; Except for Angels, lone; Except to some wide-wandering Bee, A flower superfluous blown. Except for winds, provincial; Except by Butterflies, Unnoticed as a single dew That on the Acre lies. The smallest Housewife in the grass, Yet take her from the