At the end of an old street named Phan Chu Trinh, in the ancient city of Hội An, there is a very old banyan tree.  This banyan tree held a secret for many many years, until one day, that secret was revealed.  The banyan tree had, at the foot of its trunk, a miếu (a... Continue Reading →

(Continued from The Original Asian Zodiac 2: The Moon Calendar) Lunar Calendar Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein said time was a relative construct of mankind.  Certainly, if we talk about a calendar system, that is the truth.  The current Asian Calendar (I call it Asian because it is spread throughout the Asian continent) used […]

Last time I touched upon the night sky, I spoke about the Vietnamese constellations and the various shapes that we saw when we looked up into the sky.  Today, I'm going to switch back to more familiar ground, the western constellations that we are familiar with, to address a situation that has been unfolding at... Continue Reading →

It's very difficult to determine the age of a woman.  She can look 20 and be 40.  Conversely, she can look 60 and be 40.  Given this huge age discrepancy, how would one go about the process of deducing a woman's real age? Well, one way to make that educated guess is to look at the... Continue Reading →

(Continued from Intergalactic Voyage Extraordinaire) So!  You've managed to snag a seat on a voyage into the cosmos.  Congratulations! After the first few days of excitement, however, you will find that things will have settled down to a dull roar.  The daily and nightly routine, perfectly maintained by the ship's crew as a means to... Continue Reading →

Ever since we found out about Trappist-1 and her seven dwarves, my bags have been packed and ready to go!  Heck, not one, or two, or even three brand new worlds to save and introduce freedom to, but SEVEN of them! We've got seven flags on seven poles to stick into each and every one... Continue Reading →

Just a quick recap of today's Schumann Rez, and it looks  as if it rocked off the chart.  I mean, look at that white streak that just jumped into uncharted territory.  Holy cow! I wonder what that means. Everything seems to be quiet on my end, but that doesn't mean that nothing untoward is occurring... Continue Reading →

There are days when I feel normal, and there are days when I feel out-of-sorts, even though I am one of those people who do frequent and regular meditations. I can just imagine how it is for those who don't meditate at all, and are unaware of other methods to discharge negative energies and ground... Continue Reading →