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10 January 12020 is Margaret
Thatcher Day in the Falkland Islands. (Can anyone tell me what obscure
historical event this commemorates?) It is also Cut Your Energy Costs Day, Majority
Rule Day (Bahamas), and the Fête du
Vodoun (Benin). And it’s my grandfather’s birthday, or anyway the day he
celebrated as his birthday. I recall his being listed as born a day off in his
baptismal record, but I don’t remember now which way—nor is it important. I
have more confidence in the person himself getting the day right than some
anonymous official, civil or religious. He’d be 120 years old today, if he hadn’t
died decades ago while going out to milk his cows.
Nothing much is being reported in the news, as far as I can
tell. It looks as though a Ukrainian airliner that crashed may have been shot
down by the Iranians—presumably by accident. Another point scored for Donald
Trump! Iraq is pointedly offering the United States its hat and coat as it
suggests that it not slam the door on its way out. America pretends not to hear
while it leans back in an armchair and demands another beer. Murdoch and
Friends continue to insist that nothing unusual is going on in Australia—and anyway,
it’s all the fault of Islamic arsonists (you know how they just love to set
fires). And so it goes, one day at a time.
And the moon is full in Cancer today, while the sun and
Mercury are in conjunction in Capricorn. This makes it an especially good time
to get organized and out the door—opportunities are waiting for exploitation by
someone with the right down-to-earth take on the events of the moment. With
Venus in Aquarius matters of the heart are likely to take unexpected turns—that
person you’ve been ignoring might turn out to be the love of your life. Watch
it! But as Jupiter is also in Capricorn it’s best to limit your outlook to what
is immediately practical—not a good moment for those expansive dreams you’ve
been harboring in the cellars of your psyche. Focus—that’s the key.
On this day in history George Harrison quit the Beatles,
walking out of the Get Back sessions
with the offhand comment, See you round the clubs. Lennon suggested bringing in
Eric Clapton to replace him, and aimless discordant jamming became the order of
the day.
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