Aquarius 2022

Aquarius 2022

Aquarius 2022 start January 19, 8:40 PM (local). The perfect card? Despite Mercury in retrograde?

The Thoth Deck, the Star Card. At the Rim, in San Antonio. See astrofish.net/travel for details.

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Slumberland

Slumberland

Slumberland: A Novel

Slumberland

Poetry, or metrics, anyway.

“I’m not the “it all happens for a reason, God has a plan, everything will work out like an HBO television show” type.” Page 41.

The language itself, mastery of almost verse.

Same author, some years back — The Sellout.

When I started reading Slumberland, I recalled that author’s “voice,” and assured, and confident tone that moved rhythmically, almost musically, as the words danced across the page.

Music plays the central role, really, as the novel’s about a DJ who leaves America to find a mythical recording artist in Germany. Against the backdrop of East and West Germany, stoic Aryan behavior against the soulful, jazz underpinnings of the improvisational and musical stylings?

Weird, that I didn’t figure it out, but the copyright on the book is long before the author’s award-winning The Sellout. Clear, amusing, and distinctive “voice.”

“In English you label groups of people by their moral intentions and collective needs. A mob tries to convince itself it’s right and needs to prove it. A crowd knows it’s right because if it weren’t right, they would all need to be someplace else. A throng doesn’t give a fuck about moral imperatives, it just wants and needs something to happen.” Page 185.

Even better in light of current definitions and political conditions.

Slumberland


Slumberland: A Novel

Sunday at the Rim in San Antonio

Sunday at the Rim in San Antonio

Today in San Antonio — at the Rim — with some answers to questions….

Sunday! In San Antonio!

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Sunday at the Rim in San Antonio

Keep Calm and See Kramer

Curious as to the astrological details?

There are two sources of data, seeing me in San Antonio this Sunday — or the weekly horoscopes.

Sunday at the Rim in San Antonio

It’s really him.”

Technically, it’s a private event and at the discretion of the promoter, masks are required, like Shakespeare said.

Portable Mercury Retrograde – Kramer Wetzel

Portable Mercury Retrograde: astrofish.net’s Mercury in Retrograde

San Pedro Creek

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Vincit Qui Primum Gerit

“First to arrive gets the best deal.”

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Deep Imagery

Deep Imagery

The catch phrase, the spacing, typography, and placement?

Leaves me with more questions then answers, but for me?

Deep Imagery

I love you more than bacon.

Supplies for Mercury’s Retrograde

Supplies for Mercury’s Retrograde

Trolling the local CostCo, looking for a few cold-weather items, crap to have on hand for the imminent threat of sub-freezing temperatures.

I do, indeed, have an outline of ritual and responses for Mercury Retrograde.

Perhaps I should call this, Mercury Retrograde Revisited.

Supplies for Mercury’s Retrograde

Costco Espresso It started, years ago, with my Sister, and her proximity to one of the original Peet’s Coffee locations in old Oakland. Before the influx and hyper-inflation, when it was an almost outlaw shop. Peet’s Italian Roast was the de facto family favorite.

Darker than an espresso roast, oily beans full of that “coffee” flavor. The Italian Roast was one of the default blends I would defer to. Better? I’m not sure. Certainly was exotic at the time.

Loved that coffee, and by extension, over the years, as my pallet has expanded and contracted, based upon location, availability, price, and other sources? One of my favorites — especially when Mercury is headed into a Retrograde pattern?

Costco Coffee.

Coffee from warehouse store, served in bulk, distributed in bulk, and purchased for price consideration, first, and only afterwards, for the possible flavor. Quality is important, but there’s that sliding scale, price versus flavor and performance?

Where the lines intersect on the graph?

Lavazza Espresso Italiano Whole Bean Coffee Blend, Medium Roast, 2.2 Pound Bag (Packaging May Vary) Authentic Italian, Blended And Roasted in Italy, Non GMO, 100% Arabica, Rich bodied

Found it at the local Costco, and the sale price was $9-something. Even rounding it up to $10, tax and all? Still about $4.50 a pound and cheap enough to be usable while Mercury is Retrograde.

Supplies for Mercury’s Retrograde

The Mercury Retrograde Rituals, the supplies are simple enough, coffee, in quantity, and some of those good reversing candles. Picked those up on my way into the Rock Shop for work. There’s store nearby, but just about any grocery will do.

Lavazza Super Crema Whole Bean Coffee Blend, Medium Espresso Roast, 2.2 Pound (Pack of 1) Authentic Italian, Blended And Roasted in Italy, Produced in a nut-free facility center, Mild and creamy

Candles and black coffee: it’s only going to get different from here on out.

Mercury isn’t a menace but must be respected.

Supplies for Mercury’s Retrograde

The Portable Mercury Retrograde

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Portable Mercury Retrograde: astrofish.net’s Mercury in Retrograde