In the past week, just in the USA alone, we've had:
1) Tremendous heat waves spanning from the plains states to the East coast, breaking hundreds of temperature records across the nation for this time of year
2) Torrential downpours of rain in the mid-west states of Minnesota and Wisconsin that caused unusually severe flooding
3) Some of the worst 'out-of-control' forest fires ever recorded in the history of Colorado that destroyed a multitude of homes in Colorado Springs and elsewhere
4) Wind storms that caused much physical damage, deaths and power outages for millions in the country's mid-section all the way to Washington D.C.
5) A ruling by the Supreme Court on the proposed Affordable Care Act to be found constitutional (and changing the wording from fines imposed to taxation on those who do not comply with the program)
6) Glaxo Smith Kline's (a large pharmaceutical company) pleading guilty to committing fraud and to pay $3 billion in restitution
I'd say that this last week represented quite well the revolutionary upheaval these two planets stand for in tremendous tension with each other. But, wait, there's more! That's not all folks. It should be interesting to see what transpires when these two behemoths meet up, exactly squaring each other again, on the following dates:
September 19, 2012
May 20, 2013
November 1, 2013
April 21, 2014
December 14, 2014
March 16, 2015
If the last week is any indication, hold on to your hats; it's going to be a bumpy ride.
©2012 Debbie Ballard
