One dead computer; ONE LIVE HARD DRIVE! I take it all back.

July 10, 2025

Oh my. I was so very wrong. I did not “lose” all my important data when the old computer went dark. (See last post).

And why was I so very wrong? Because I “jumped to conclusions.” A very strong trait: natal Mars in Sagittarius directly opposite Uranus in Gemini. Instead of right then, checking my hard drives, I waited a whole 24 hours.

The wait, it turned out, was worth it; just as natal Saturn, also in Gemini, also opposes Mars in Sagittarius. (Uranus conjuncts Saturn within 5°). I waited. I needed to direct my focus. Saturn.

And when I did, I could not help but love myself!

From hate (fear) to love, in 24 hours. Oh my . . .

 

Even so, the exclamation “what a fool!” fits.

I used to decry my use of “what a fool!” Thinking the remark self-demeaning, which it is. On the other hand, what is demeaned here, is the ego, a superficial aspect of the self created by the time we are two years old (a Mars cycle: ME ME ME!), via continuous “this is me” “that is not me” distinctions. It is the ego then, which we utilize to interact with the world.

The inner self, meanwhile, simply observes, notes, and with good humor, what the ego does and does not do; its many gyrations which, ultimately, says the inner self, become boring!

Oh, if only I could simply observe my ego (and thus modulate it), rather than watching it charge through life like a wild horse. Which it still does. At the age of 82 . . .

 

So. What did I discover? That my hard drive shows 19 e-books. (Collections of essays according to theme with cover page, intro, and contents). More than I realized! Plus hundreds of essay pdfs. So I’m good to go, again. (All of these are going to be archived on tendrepress.com.)

Plus, I got rid of whatever was on the desktop that probably didn’t need to be there any longer.

(“Oh yeah?” says Saturn. We’ll see . . .)

Looking back, and wondering why I did not remember shifting data to a hard drive, it’s probably because I did it all at once, and fairly recently. Just as an afterthought.

Here are two of the e-books, for your possible reading pleasure.

The first, a hefty 175 pages, in case you’re curious as to how I’ve introduced the subject of astrology to others over the years.

Introductions to Astrology

 

And the second, and not nearly so hefty; mostly my reflections on the mysterious vastness surrounding my 20-foot yurt during my many years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Nature & Animals

 

Notice the double focus, on Above and Below. Always.

One Dead Computer; Several Conclusions re: Epstein Op.

July 9, 2025

 

Yesterday, late morning, my seven-year-old MacBook Air computer went black. Took it over to the Geek Squad at nearby Best Buy to see if they could fix, and nope, it had died.

DIED!

And wouldn’t you know: there were all sorts of important things on the desktop that I had not yet saved to a hard drive. About 15 e-books, for example, that took years to create (each one composed of essays on a theme, with intro, cover, and contents). And because the computer was “old,” it doesn’t appear that data transfer is even possible; or if it is, the computer would have to be pried open in a “clean room” in some kind of facility elsewhere and cost big bucks, even IF possible.

So, yes, I got a new MacBook Air to replace the old one, and am, frankly, in mourning. Or, better: furious with myself for not having, every single day, transferred important desk top stuff to a hard drive.

So please take my laziness as a warning to yourself!

 

Meanwhile, here are my conclusions re: the brouhaha surrounding the Bondi/Patel announcement that the Epstein matter is now officially closed: Trump is going to use the Epstein material (including the list) as leverage to get what he wants; so no disclosure until after that. Furthermore, telling the perps that the Epstein op is now closed presumably makes them relax, so they won’t just up and leave the country (before being arrested). And furthermore again, this entire brouhaha has surfaced the Epstein matter to the point where now, even some Democrats want the list to be released!

Oh, and even more: this entire matter is sowing massive chaos and confusion, not to mention disappointment and cynicism, into the body politic; not sure who that benefits. Trump? Or his enemies? Or both, in different ways?

And then of course, there’s also the argument that actual release of all the Epstein material would also sow massive chaos and confusion, world-wide.

So which kind of chaos and confusion is preferred? Them’s the choices, apparently, and the decision has been made.

 

Back to the computer: a lot of my stuff was/is in the cloud; I’m just not sure what’s in the cloud and what not. Hundreds of essays are on google docs, for example. I’ve got a lot more sleuthing to do before making a decision one way or another about whether or not to try to do the expensive data transfer.