18

The MacGregor's post today, May 19, is entitled: A Cluster of 18s: Trump and Democracy.  This is not the first time that they have tooted the "18" pattern-cluster horn, as the first sentence in the post reiterates:

Over a week ago, we posted about the similarities between Watergate and the events occurring now in the Trump administration. One facet involved the number 18.

And note this next excerpt from their post:

Today, on May 18, we learned from Reuters and the New York Times that there were at least 18 undisclosed contacts between members of the Trump administration and the Russians. 

So they make a point of stating that they wrote the post on May 18... and connecting it to another 18 incident.  Thanks for the heads up MacGregor's... on the Deaths in 2017 site lists under May 18 is the following:

• Michael Bliss, 76, Canadian historian and biographer (Frederick Banting, William Osler, Harvey Cushing) (death announced on that date)
• Jim McElreath, 89, American race car driver

The names contain a cryptic phrase re "my shell (Michael) bliss... son her(elle) wreath".   Now note from their wiki pages:

•  John William Michael Bliss (January 18, 1941 – May 18, 2017)
• Jim McElreath (February 18, 1928 – May 18, 2017)

Their birthdays together with the birthday of my older sister, generates a "December 18, January 18, February 18, __/ 18th Day, Month Sequence" pattern-cluster.  We know that it's March 18 (hence the gap) that the inner twin world are prompting us toward given that once bridged it will generate another sequences of three that the inner twin world strive for, in this case, a "First Three Months of the Year" pattern-cluster.  As well, March is named after Mars, the God of War... and Agriculture.  I should also mention that my brothers birthday is January 19, my daughters is January 21 and her new baby son(my grandson) is January 23 and so we also have a "January 18, 19, _, 21, _, 23/ Date Sequence" pattern-cluster... and though this is important to investigate, I will move on to the more pressing matter of March 18.

On the March 18 wiki page, using the formula as per usual and taking into consideration the "one off" curve ball, we arrive at:

• 1996 – Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
• 2000 – Eberhard Bethge, German theologian and academic (b. 1909)
• 2001 – John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Mamas & the Papas) (b. 1935)

Note from their wiki pages

• Odysseas Elytis (2 November 1911 – 18 March 1996)  
• Eberhard Bethge (August 28, 1909 – March 18, 2000)
• John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001)

Two of the birthdays stand out, connecting to the August 31st birthday of Megan MacGregor and so generating an "August 28, _, 30, 31/Date Sequence" pattern-cluster .  As to the August 29, we need not look any further... it's the birthday of Michael Jackson who, along with the MacGregor's factor in this blogs very first post on June 19, 2012, entitled "Censoring Around the Death of Michael Jackson(RIIP)".

On the March 18 wiki page, I was also prompted to stretch a bit outside the box.  The three surnames immediately above Elytis stood out, and if you've been following my posts over the last two days you'd understand more, note the following info regarding the three:

• 1988 – Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917)
• 1990 – Robin Harris, American comedian (b. 1953)
• 1993 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English-American economist and activist (b. 1910)

• Charles William "Billy" Butterfield (January 14, 1917 – March 18, 1988) 
• Robin Hughes Harris (August 30, 1953 – March 18, 1990) 
• Kenneth Ewart Boulding (January 18, 1910 – March 18, 1993) 

As you can see, we have another August 30th, hence expanding the above cluster that now contains a smaller "August 30(x2)" pattern-cluster within.  Butt even more striking to me, is Bolding's birthday... we now have a "January 18(x2)" pattern-cluster within the larger cluster above.