tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post3382170691084973438..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: The First Vanderbilt Tycoon - Good, Bad or Ugly?Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-81628390713177107482009-05-28T08:53:05.291-05:002009-05-28T08:53:05.291-05:00AN ~~~ I think you're right - yes. Certainly a fo...AN ~~~ I think you're right - yes. Certainly a form of obsession verging on insanity was part of his story. Yes - we humans never know when to stop - it'll be our downfall, I guess.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-49607867437595370412009-05-28T08:51:01.548-05:002009-05-28T08:51:01.548-05:00WWW ~~~ He seems to have been driven by all kinds ...WWW ~~~ He seems to have been driven by all kinds of passion - mainly passion for money - but I suppose that once his coffers were overflowing he looked for another obsession. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-46344778806614564562009-05-28T08:49:18.740-05:002009-05-28T08:49:18.740-05:00RJ ~~ Yes I noticed that - lol! It's a shame she w...RJ ~~ Yes I noticed that - lol! It's a shame she was a she - a same sex marriage back then would have really caused a stir.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-72866682591288188482009-05-28T08:47:43.920-05:002009-05-28T08:47:43.920-05:00Shawn ~~~ Yes there's a chain reaction going on th...Shawn ~~~ Yes there's a chain reaction going on there! I think that is part of several different patterns, one called a Seer, and probably Kite too. <br />According to my software there are more than 20 patterns in his chart.<br />complex guy! <br /><br />Yes - he was a bit of a party animal it seems. ;-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-16157842943271715642009-05-28T04:53:06.794-05:002009-05-28T04:53:06.794-05:00I've looked into quite a few of these early mega-t...I've looked into quite a few of these early mega-tycoons, including the ones who forged the British Empire, and I've come to the conclusion that they lacked self-esteem, and it is this that drove them on.<br /> Like so many systems, modern super-capitalism was forged from a kind of insanity. No wonder such systems eventually become so extreme.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-1846545402205338082009-05-27T21:04:30.965-05:002009-05-27T21:04:30.965-05:00He was an extraordinary man and as a lot of wealth...He was an extraordinary man and as a lot of wealthy old me do, fell prey to the wiles of a winsome women.<br />I find the sisters' stories fascinating.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-44743279376947524222009-05-27T21:01:27.410-05:002009-05-27T21:01:27.410-05:00After Vanderbilt's wife died, he married Frank Arm...After Vanderbilt's wife died, he married Frank Armstrong Crawford - a second cousin, I think.<br /><br />No, he wasn't gay. Frank was a woman.<br /><br />I'm serious!R J Adamshttp://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-74296607524581196392009-05-27T18:40:20.276-05:002009-05-27T18:40:20.276-05:00We can see that this old guy liked to party! Venus...We can see that this old guy liked to party! Venus/Mars/Uranus in supportive aspects to one another, in the 25th degree and Pluto in the 27th degree. Is that configuration a kite ? That UR/PL opposition along the nodal axis indicates that his associates are a little "different". <br />Keep up the Great Work.Shawn Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290241481890970687noreply@blogger.com