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David Dalton

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May 3, 2023, 10:54:26 PM5/3/23
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Since it is now 12:17 a.m. NDT (0247 UTC/GMT) May 4,
Happy Star Wars Day!

I’m still fumbling along on the thread
“Full moon closest to Beltane”
on alt.religion.druid, for any who notice effects.

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"My momma was a waitress; My daddy a truckdriver; The thing
that kept their power from them; Slowed me down awhile." (Ferron)

David Dalton

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May 3, 2023, 11:16:12 PM5/3/23
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On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A0355E000...@news.eternal-september.org>):

> Since it is now 12:17 a.m. NDT (0247 UTC/GMT) May 4,
> Happy Star Wars Day!
>
> I’m still fumbling along on the thread
> “Full moon closest to Beltane”
> on alt.religion.druid, for any who notice effects.

Oops, I forgot to update the time above slightly
(by 7 minutes) after I copy/pasted.

It is a also Anti-Bullying Day, which is appropriate
since I hope to reduce bullying on a global scale.

David Dalton

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May 3, 2023, 11:36:02 PM5/3/23
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On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A0355E000...@news.eternal-september.org>):

> Since it is now 12:17 a.m. NDT (0247 UTC/GMT) May 4,
> Happy Star Wars Day!
>
> I’m still fumbling along on the thread
> “Full moon closest to Beltane”
> on alt.religion.druid, for any who notice effects.

Note that that full moon happens to fall on Vesak.

However that dismays me a bit, since I didn’t expect any
correlation of my success with an existing religious
festival, so I expect I will fail again in my latest
Sisyphean moon rock rolling.

David Dalton

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May 4, 2023, 12:20:12 AM5/4/23
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On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A035F9F00...@news.eternal-september.org>):

> On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2A0355E000...@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > Since it is now 12:17 a.m. NDT (0247 UTC/GMT) May 4,
> > Happy Star Wars Day!
> >
> > I’m still fumbling along on the thread
> > “Full moon closest to Beltane”
> > on alt.religion.druid, for any who notice effects.
>
> Note that that full moon happens to fall on Vesak.
>
> However that dismays me a bit, since I didn’t expect any
> correlation of my success with an existing religious
> festival, so I expect I will fail again in my latest
> Sisyphean moon rock rolling.

The full moon also falls on Cinco de Mayo.

David Dalton

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May 4, 2023, 4:10:56 AM5/4/23
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On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A0369F800...@news.eternal-september.org>):

> On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> (in article<0001HW.2A035F9F00...@news.eternal-september.org>):
>
> > On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
> > (in article<0001HW.2A0355E000...@news.eternal-september.org>)
> > :
> >
> > > Since it is now 12:17 a.m. NDT (0247 UTC/GMT) May 4,
> > > Happy Star Wars Day!
> > >
> > > I’m still fumbling along on the thread
> > > “Full moon closest to Beltane”
> > > on alt.religion.druid, for any who notice effects.
> >
> > Note that that full moon happens to fall on Vesak.
> >
> > However that dismays me a bit, since I didn’t expect any
> > correlation of my success with an existing religious
> > festival, so I expect I will fail again in my latest
> > Sisyphean moon rock rolling.
>
> The full moon also falls on Cinco de Mayo.

The evening of May 4 to the evening of May 5
is also Pesach Sheni, or Second Passover, which is for
those who are ritually impure due to contact with a dead body,
or who have been on a “distant journey” (e.g. a Wild Rover).

David Dalton

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May 4, 2023, 4:14:57 AM5/4/23
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On May 4, 2023, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2A039F7900...@news.eternal-september.org>):

> The evening of May 4 to the evening of May 5
> is also Pesach Sheni, or Second Passover, which is for
> those who are ritually impure due to contact with a dead body,
> or who have been on a “distant journey” (e.g. a Wild Rover).

from Wikipedia:

"One theme commonly expressed for this holiday is second chances."
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