PETE’S PAGE; MOSTLY MANIC MONDAY

Posted by Pistol Pete

Didn’t really plan on posting anything for awhile. Been down to my last nerve,what with car issues,my knee degenerating to the point I can barely walk,political frustration,problems with computer malware,and mostly,the crappy weather. We got about 5 inches of snow Sunday and it was below zero this AM and will remain so for days. I backed out of a customers’ driveway yesterday and right into a 3 foot snowbank.The couple who lived there came out with shovels and helped me dig out,and I got home hours late and soaking wet from the thighs down to my shoes.

Thanks to my dear,dear friend Chrissy; I sent her an e-mail to tell her about the issues I was having with my machine and she sent me instructions on how to remove the problem complete with pictures so even a moron like me could do it. Voila! I wrote them down and managed to get it done and saved a service call from my tech guy. Thanks again,mi amiga,you remain awesome!

The computer in the car has flashed a warning the last two days that the right rear tire was low on air. I kept an eye on the tire pressure and fretted the whole morning,since all the outside air hoses were frozen. After I had breakfast and my coffee,I turned in for my morning nap. DW took the car to Walmart and they found a nail in the tread and fixed it for $10. So things are getting a little better.

The Grammys were last night,a celebration by fabulously wealthy people FOR fabulously wealthy people without a high school diploma or hardly an ounce of humanity among them. Being old and out of touch,I never heard of any of these clowns. All I know is Beyoncé gave a performance that was NSFW or homes with children. There were also 30 mostly gay couples who got married live onstage to show the country how cutting edge and tres tres these immoral slugs are. Daddy,why is that man kissing another man like you kiss mommy? Think they care? Get real.

The State of the Union coup is tomorrow night. There are also new episodes of Pawn Stars and Counting Cars. Problem solved.

There are a few news items to post,but I’m doing a lot of fun stuff since I didn’t post Friday.

I have so many pictures I can’t possibly post as many as I’d like.

QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST PHOTOBOMB EVAH!

Cuomo slipping DeBlasio the tongue.I think I just threw up a little.

If you haven’t smiled yet,go back to HuffPo.

More ponderings on January, February and March of 2014 UPDATED

I think it’s fair to be a tad gobsmacked about the extraordinary way in which the lunar, common and Jewish calendars line up during these first three months of 2014. After all, God basically wrote the story of Jesus’ birth in the sky. Why shouldn’t He have organized sky signs for the End Times as well?

These first three months of 2014 are the last three months of the Jewish ecclesiastical year that went from Nisan 5773 to Adar II 5774. During this period, we will have …

THREE Full Moons and FOUR New Moons = SEVEN major moon events in THREE months.

3 is God’s number; 4 is for His creation; 3+4 = 7, the number of completion.

New Moons symbolize new beginnings.

4 New Moons in 3 Months put me in mind of the beginning of the End Time.

The Moon has an elliptical orbit. It’s closest approach to Earth is called perigee; its farthest is called apogee. Perigee and apogee do not regularly coincide with the phases of the Moon.

• When perigee coincides, it’s called a Super Full Moon or a Super New Moon.
• When apogee coincides, it’s called a Micro Full Moon or a Micro New Moon.

In January 2014, we had a Super New Moon on New Year’s Day, followed by a Micro Full Moon on January 16. On January 30, we will have a second Super New Moon!

February will be one of the unusual months when the days and dates of the common calendar match the Jewish calendar. I.e. February 1 will be Adar 1. In addition, the first day will be a Sabbath.

The first day of March will also be a Sabbath, as well as the day of the third New Moon of our three month period. Then on March 30th, we will have a second Black Moon within a calendar year. This will be only the fifth time this has happened in more than a century.

The three Full Moons also each have something unusual about them.

• In January, we will have a Micro Full Moon falling in the same month as two Super New Moons.
• In February, the Full Moon will occur on the feast of St. Valentine.
• And in March, it will coincide with the Jewish feast of Purim.

FOUR New Moons and THREE Full Moons inside the FIRST three months of 2014 and the LAST three months of 5774 … and every single one of them has something extraordinary about it!

Wait until you see what’s coming in April. It will blow your mind!

Source:

• http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/super-full-moon.html
• http://earthsky.org/tonight/two-supermoons-in-just-one-month-january-1-and-30-2014

UPDATED Feb 6, 2013 to correct “last 3 months of Jewish year” to “last 3 months of Jewish ecclesiastical year.”

The Jewish calendar numbers the months by the ecclesiastical year which begins with Month 1, called Nisan. It numbers the years beginning in Month 7, called Tishri.

An ordinary Jewish year goes from the first day of the 7th month through months 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, in that order.

In a Leap Year, a second 12th month is added; these months are called Adar I and Adar II or 12a and 12b.

A Jewish Leap Year goes from the first day of the 7th month through months 8, 9, 10, 11, 12a, 12b, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, in that order.

Just how rare is a Double Black Moon?

Sources:

• http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/phase/phases1901.html
• http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/phase/phases2001.html