Out of the blue, I had an odd urge last week to go to a Japanese tea garden in my city. It had been a while since we'd taken the kids out to do something, so we went there today and came across something, well, pretty weird. A peace pole, placed there on Oct 23rd 1987. I was born Oct 23rd 1987. Wtaf

Had a blast at the Kepler College 25th Anniversary Symposium. It was great to see old friends, hang out with Rick Levine and show off Nechepso. Also, I came in first place in the astro trivia competition and won this sweet mug, my chalice of triumph, my goblet of victory.

Oh my god, lol. Beth stole my phone and made @unlockastrology.bsky.social 's callipygian Ophiuchus my phone background. I'm going to use it as inspiration to not skip my squats.

As you can see, not only was the sign of Mars rising, but Mars was culminating, and the Moon was moving toward a conjunction with Mars. One of the significations 2nd century astrologer Vettius Valens gives for Mars is "the elimination of excrement". No joke.

Here is the chart of the moment the Dave Matthews Band tour bus accidentally dumped an entire jam band's-worth of human waste onto a boat full of tourists in the Chicago River.

Hi! Here is the auspicious looking moment I selected to begin my account on Blue Sky: