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Folks in Los Angeles sure could use some rain right now. This guy seems to be able to summon rain. I know a lot of people are working hard to bring this guy to get their diversity numbers up to expectations.  That is all you gotta do, is sing a little song and the suffering of the most vulnerable will be washed away. 

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I have an uncle we called Jimmy.  Actually, Wee Jimmy.  He was a bricklayer. I walked past the house where he used to live last summer.  Some fine orange lilies growing there; same like in front of my grandfathers old house on Vaughan road. Orange lilies grow all over Toronto, I noticed.  

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Well, woke has manifested in its end stage in California. To be politically correct, you should blame far white acid right extremists. Otherwise, rely on the homeless and the gangs to do the arson and looting thing.  Victory Coffee!

Horoscope for the week

 

Aries: Doing nothing is not your strength, Aries; but it pays off in spades this week. Tuesday, expect some sort of traffic pile up which is mighty entertaining to watch, so do not be tempted to blitz through the intersection as there are more coming into the pile up. There should be a time traveler hanging around, but you won't figure out who it is for a few more weeks.

Taurus: Hang out at the free sex hippie chick commune this weekend and you will meet an older person filled with valuable advice and a doctor's bag filled with useful space alien tools. Saturday at midnight, the wet blanket posse shows up. When wet, they smell like dog blankets. 

Gemini: Avoid explaining things to people as they do not understand the concept of the spirit of the law, especially when they are trying to game the system using the letter of the law. 

Cancer: The week starts off with you in power, but around four in the morning on Tuesday expect some drama with the mob which may splash over as some commuting drama on your way about town. Water transportation systems, like sewers and drinking water, will behave contrary to the laws of physics. It is too your advantage, ultimately. 

Leo: Tuesday at four in the afternoon your leadership is called for in a vigilante action to protect life and property. You will assume command of a mob and make them into the citizen army the Romans always admired! Thursday at four in the morning expect more excitement to get you out of bed. Your incompetent leaders have locked themselves out of the control room!

Virgo: Friday at eight in the morning you will come to the rescue with the right tool to solve a sudden crisis. You might want to see that your first aid kit is stocked up, and keep a rubber hammer handy in case some medieval surgery is called for. 

Libra: A time traveling mystic from the past takes a shine to your aura and seeks to bathe in your radiance. This will manifest as a work of art that develops the ability to move around on its own, which could be quite frightening, except you do not put two and two together until after the fact. 

Scorpio: An angelic host gathers on Tuesday around four o'clock, which could be useful in games of darts or perhaps a bit of snooker. Tearing down statues has its consequences, and people from the past are reappearing, and they like the cut of your jib. 

Sagittarius: Your ability to reinterpret the letter of the law to the advantage of the spirit of the law is powerful, but subtle. Nobody much realizes you are moving the goalposts to the advantage of your personal philosophical agenda. 

Capricorn: Everything is going according to plan. The war goddess Athena is calling you to attend a conference on the weekend, so polish your boots, and pick out your best riding pants to wear. 

Aquarius: While cities burn, just think that it is Mordor having a bad day. If you have a mind, create a diorama of meaningful figurines and amulets upon a trestle board and move the chess pieces to your design. You are moving in tune with the Aquarian age, and the great heroes are assembling.

Pisces: Victory at Sea may prove elusive this week, what with all the secret weapons showing up.  You might wish to avoid travel by water what with the frogmen crawling up out of the swamps in a way that would put the fear into the Roman legions. Sleep lightly.

Horoscope for the Week

 

Aries: At four in the afternoon on Wednesday, you arrive late to an angry mob scene. Your calm composure and proven good taste in fashion will win you some brownie points. Do not let anyone know that you do not know what is going on to maximize your luster. Remember, world domination begins at  home.

Taurus: Your weekend debauchery will feature an amusingly drunk (er, stoned) time travelling sex tourist. Like the typical time travelling sex tourist, this one just shows up, has fun, and then just goes away. There are some mysterious substances left behind, which you should save for a rainy day, or rather, to aid your escape from a dark universe screen writer. You will know what I mean when it happens. 

Gemini: Friday at sunrise there is a collision between an immovable force and an irresistible object. Only your sign is capable of comprehending the situation which involves nested paradoxes. Anyway, it is easily solved (like most paradoxes), through use of color coded paper clips and brute force. You are the master of chaos.

Cancer: Thursday and Friday, use your powerful mediation and visualization abilities to dissolve some problems in quicklime. Friday favors cutting problems up into pieces and feeding them to the, metaphorical, wolves of Odin. Happy doggie means problems be gone, eh Cancer? Other than that, tag along with Taurus for some weekend debauchery. 

Leo: Somehow, some of your personal electronic devices have acquired strange and powerful apps and capabilities. Remember the underscore in the add_money command, summon rats is not a parking spot finder, and death ray is not a game. Think of the little people, they need good shoes to bring you that desert tray by the pool.

Virgo: Accelerating rates of continental drift casts a shadow over your liege lord's five year plan. Inquiries into age age insurance will run nowhere, and run nowhere fast. Best to stick to asteroid impact preparations. Start with Lake Erie, and look for the high water mark in Caledon; your real estate professional with thank you.

Libra: New standards of exaltation for the next two thousand years are on display all around you, Libra. Just reach out and grab the wonder. Yes, you can have a gilded muscle cuirass, or boob armor.  Perhaps some titanium is called for.

Scorpio: The People receive a wake up call around four o'clock Wednesday, and by midnight Wednesday the 'medicine that tastes bad' that is needed will come to you by indirect association. On the personal level, your place in the matrix is one of suggestion by thought and subtle actions. Maybe rearrange your desk, or sneak off to read a spy novel.

Sagittarius: Acts of kindness by people motivated by spiritual values will give you insight into a problem floating off in the periphery. Obstacles are only there this week to give you time to become stronger, more agile, and, well, just darn impressive!  You can reap more than you expect with re-gifting.  

Capricorn: The sun moving into your sign means things get moving again, Capricorn. For the next two thousand years will  you mark a date this week as the start of your acquisition of occult powers. Apply your standards of perfection to yourself first, and develop indirect methods of motivation.

Aquarius: Terrible things in the news will give you pause to reconsider your outer level methods of herding cats and humans. The answers will come to you around Wednesday when you comprehend the Santa for the Aquarian Age. The alliance between evil religion and evil justice turns to conflict of incompetence. You have the answer, prepare to descend the mountain and just be you.

Pisces: You will be safe and distant from the horrible events that happen around Wednesday, which is still called Christmas. No batteries for the kids toys, the new device that hijacks the air conditioning, and, bug spray that does not work. Santa has a new nature for the next two thousand years. He still brings presents, and he still has a list (which he checks twice), but he has nifty body armor too. This will make sense to you, after the egg nog. 

Horoscope for the week

 

Aries: You will be taking a trip down memory road, at least the one used by tyrants and heroes. Your best fake smile will serve you well, and at least the curly toe slippers with the bell at the tip are comfortable. Monday, tyrants and heroes turn there attention to present reality, and, Wednesday, a whole lot of people take interest in  the wrong lessons from the past. Of course, it is you who should be in the golden chariot, Aries. After Friday when 'glorious leader' puts his/her hand into a metaphorical bandsaw, your due diligence and sensible splatter guard glasses gain the attention you deserve.

Taurus: The ruler of your sign is exalted all this week, Taurus. Your destiny is linked to time travelers and eccentric artists, especially Wednesday at midnight, when a mob of 'normals' takes umbrage at the curtailment of something or the other. Content creators under your direction can prove very helpful, or, very obnoxious. This will be a pattern in your life for the next two thousand years. On Friday expect to score points at a new venue of debauchery. Careful selection of beverages means your toga remains clean, Taurus. 

Gemini: A river of confusion changes course on Monday, leaving you with a river of confusion, still confused, but going another way. Think of it as being a crocodile during flood season on the Nile. The land is not gone, only under water. There is food a plenty amongst the wise papyrus, and for contemplation, the beautiful acacia is pleasant to float under. Wednesday at noon, real things start to happen in the real world, when you notice the flood waters begin to recede ever so gently. A chest will float by with several good ideas for a novel.

Cancer: From Monday at dawn until Wednesday at midnight, you rule. You move in a partially phased in parallel universe where you get things done, and everybody else seems to be sluggish with over eating, or just too much dope. Remember the plan, Cancer. Whoever has the last supplies of coffee and cigarettes will rule, making you the medieval lordling you always thought you should  be. 

Leo: You are favored in lawsuits and dealings with propertied clerics this week, Leo. Friday, as the sun rises, that angry mob on the commute turns to you for leadership, and with your advantage in good looks and charm, expect to advance your agenda. Good deals on healthy food and bulk deals on sea food point towards victory at sea because you are the adult on the bridge when the bad guys make a rash move.

Virgo: You may get the impression that you are in a parallel universe where people have not really advanced to the level you expect in your normal plane of existence. Things become more clear on Monday, except you find yourself in a sunrise in the fog, where the sun can be clearly seen above the mist. Friday, expect many great bargains in things you want, but realize that this is a parallel universe and that wonderful potato peeler is also an alien artifact with advanced powers. Read the instruction booklet!

Libra: The War Goddess Athena finds your outlook on life and personal philosophy attractive, leading to seeds planted for future career advancement. A down on his luck Odysseus personality might  just wash ashore in your purview, so get some brownie points and give the old guy a break. Having a future war lord in debt of gratitude is always a good thing to have. The best day of the week for you to buy a winning lottery ticket is Friday.

Scorpio: Your cell phone is linked to an orbiting alien space ship, which uses your selections of music to power it's Artificial Intelligence, so some judicious selections of traditional and folk tunes will effect change on the planet Earth. Might I suggest 'The Sash', 'What a beautiful morning', or, ' There is a great big beautiful tomorrow'. There are great deals in out of the way places, but be sure to keep your finds in a plastic bag before you wash them. Just saying.

Sagittarius: Unlikely allies appear Thursday, but who cares? Your ends justify the means; if you cannot trust yourself with Absolute Power, then you should spend a bit more time on your personal philosophy. Then again, living in a paradox is a temporary thing, which will lead you to contemplate the usefulness of temporality. Thursday, your mystical side gets a jolt when you are drawn to a small, quiet variety store when you can buy amulets, cigarettes, and, dreams.

Capricorn: Your only problems exist in your imaginary future, not in your bountiful present. They are fog, soon to be dispersed. Develop some patience, you goat. Music and songs have magical effect, so replace your gloomy predictions with some uplifting tunes. Remember that song your Mom sang to you in the womb? Try that.

Aquarius: You should secretly enjoy the negotiation style of the incoming American president. Having the ability to have your opponents dance on a string is the future, and this technique is at your command. Sex tourists from the future continue to complicate your domestic life, and be  sure to sanitize everything. Do it secretly. Avoid public washrooms with used tubes of hemorrhoid cream on the counter. Nobody has wrinkles that bad.

Pisces: Time begin to moves forward finally this week. You will find a relic from one of your dreams close to where you bathe. You may wonder why an object from the middle ages has been transported from the land of dreams to your medicine cabinet, but the fact is that astral  projection is one of your gifts. A nagging voice may encourage you to monetize this (souvenir coins, anyone?) but this materialistic notion will soon pass when leaden Saturn gets out of your sign. 

A message from Santa.  Santa is, of course, a Capricorn, and currently adjusting to his new role in the Age of Aquarius. I was able to get him away from the Mayor's liquor cabinet and asked him for a few words of happiness in this festive season...

Mrs.Claus sold her shares to Elon. I got forced out of my own job. She outsourced toy production to some Russian company. The Russians wanted my stealth tech. NATO cannot find my sled, let alone get a radar lock. Should prove interesting this Christmas. The elves were shipped off as refugees to Canada. Winnipeg. They took to weed and liquor. The money from my payout does not vest until January. I ended up living on the street, then I got sent to a shelter. Never incorporate in Maryland. Rudolph is pregnant. I never knew. 

Horoscope for the week

 

Aries: Something from the past is paraded in your view, outside a window. They look familiar, but although they look like the people from your memory, they are someone else. A powerful alignment of planetary forces builds up to a battle in which you will achieve Total Victory on Friday. Deja vu, eh?

Taurus: Memories of your past lives on the utopian continent of Atlantis will bubble up into your consciousness, triggered by handling familiar things in the present that were also common to your life experience way back then. And some great bargains in skin balms. You radiate.

Gemini: Another week of you can't really go wrong, and you really can't go right. So, really, do what you want, just do not expect the expected outcome. You can figure this out real easy, Gemini. Maybe let someone else deal with unpleasant tasks. You will thank me later. Find out more about one time pads for your secret communications.

Cancer: Your intuition that the designated powers of the gods of the ancients have been shifted around is correct. One hint: Venus is now exalted in Aquarius. For that matter, your responsibilities for the next two thousand years have shifted. This is worth contemplating down at the lounge with your bunkered up buddies.

Leo: The leadership has split into two factions, again. Your suspicions that the leadership is taking the wrong lessons from popular television series (e.g. Wolf Hall) does spark your interests in the Human Resources guru Felix Dzerzhinski . You have to admire a man who sleeps in his office.

Virgo: The spiritual implications of Canada's postal strike have even your practical self pondering Thomas Paine's The Rights of Man. Study the wisdom of the Medieval abbots in Central Europe who brought the health drink beer to the thirsty masses. Things are changing, this being the onset of the Aquarian Age. You will find yourself in charge of a free sex hippie chick commune.

Libra: Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom has work for you. Firstly, she is also a War Goddess now. Hmmm. Certainly better dressed than that Mars guy, and always with a just war, with identifiable bad guys. A relic from ancient Atlantis will find its way to your kitchen.

Scorpio: I hope you have restocked the first aid kit you keep handy. Your skills as a surgeon will come to the forefront, but only if your householders insurance is not up to date. If you want to avoid using the kitchen table for something not approved by vegans, keep the people who smoke stuff in glass pipes away from your power tools.

Sagittarius: Your plans to overthrow the government run into unexpected logistical problems when someone else beats you to the coup. Fear and worry will flee your mind, and be replaced by a certain amount of determination to do better next time. Study of 

Capricorn: Everything is going according to plan. Unfortunately, the planning is being done by your subconscious. You feel out of control, but the invisible forces providing the opportunities of your dreams seem to be doing a good job. You do nothing well, and this doing nothing is rather pleasant. 

Aquarius: Time travelers from the future need your input on necessary Agricultural reforms. Access your past life experiences from Atlantis and you will get the job done with such ease and haste that you will be invited back to the portal for a fun filled vacation in a future paradise.

Pisces: If you close your eyes, you can see through the fog. Yes, Neptune has gone direct, but nobody much notices, except you, Pisces. You will be the first to notice, but those around you are either immobile coral or wavy sea weed. You are the big fish, Pisces. And, you have the ability to crawl on the land now. 

Horoscope for the week

 

  Aries: Is the world ready for the realization that Santa has the latest weapons, the will to use them, and, an army of ninja elves eager to obey? Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to come to grips with this realization yourself.  Tuesday, your research into the geography of Antarctica is rewarded. 

Taurus: Wednesday evening shopping is filled with bargains in electronics that you have been lusting for. Your stash of coupons earns you extra savings; do not forget your 'extra' points card, either. Wednesday night, you will have a dream about water flowing up. Nothing makes sense until you put your shoes and socks in order.  

Gemini: Thursday, you cannot really get things right, and then again, you cannot get things wrong either. Think of it as an exercise in dialectical thinking, Gemini. If you understand that computers are really tiny, evil people, then you will prepared for some email follies, and do not trust your spell checker. 

Cancer: Tuesday, old people get in your way, so be patient. Thursday, prepare to enjoy the suffering of others, especially over age witches with over active aggression. Mind you, there is a fine offering of healthy foodstuffs with plenty of magnesium, which you do need going forward into the winter.

Leo: Your thoughts drift to the spiritual meanings of human sacrifice on Thursday morning during your commute to work. Maybe you are just hallucinating, and the feathered Aztec priests you see lurking on public transit are just late night ravers from a fetish Swiftie party out having a smoke before heading to bed. 

Virgo: Some legal aspects of your planned coup d'etat raise their ugly heads at your splinter cell meeting at the local pub. This collective action stuff does not seem to work with the collective you have been stuck with. Perhaps some lone wolf activism is called for. Alternately, do not be associated with any sort of food orders for the boss, even if you do not like his food taster.

Libra: Hold off on your finishing touches for your toga until the end of the week. While you do look good in the one with purple trim, this might attract the wrong sort of attention. Your fascination with the emperor Aurelian can give you some insights on an upcoming election.

Scorpio: A foreign power has taken interest in one of your neighbors, and will make you a generous offer for locating some trivial item on your property. Thursday morning, a few more of them will show up, leading you to the correct conclusion that they are really time travelers, with an as yet unknown agenda. You get to watch.

Sagittarius: The misapplication of the letter of the law guided by a misapplication of the spirit of the law draws you interest this week, Sagittarius. Things become extra interesting on Wednesday evening when three sets of contradictions find a common point within your observation. Mind you, you can scoop some real bargains in end of season goods during this time. Your cashier will look like Rod Serling. 

Capricorn: Not really too much is happening right now, which bothers you. Wishing you were back in the Dark Ages, when you could light a fire under someone to get them moving, is good to pass the time. Thursday, your gift catalog from Serial Killers' Monthly Magazine arrives. They have fast and efficient shipping. 

Aquarius: You are an atomic powered intellect this week, Aquarius. Even cat herding is within your skill set! You will discover you have powers beyond human comprehension. Maybe take notes and keep track of the control settings for future reference. A craving for Magnesium rich foods will keep your penetrating gaze at full power.

Pisces: The river neither rises nor drops this week, Pisces. Some problems, though, will just sink quietly into the quicksand of your disdain. They will neither sink faster, nor slower, if you interfere. You can watch, but, this will just make you hungry for delicious take out.

Horoscope for the week

 

 Aries: Despite the angry mob (which you escape with your legendary guile) on Tuesday, Wednesday proves to be an auspicious day for advancement of your fame and reputation. I know that there are things you need to know. This week, you will be transformed to want to know the things you need to know. Look to comic books and old movies for enlightenment.

Taurus: There is a great big beautiful tomorrow for you Taurus in the twenty first century. The future is already here, for the most part. You will discover one of those big pottery ash trays that people used to keep on their coffee tables in the 1950's. It is really an alien artifact, and emits an energy ray auspicious for your enlightenment.

Gemini: You should brush up your knowledge about encryption using one time pads. It will come up during casual conversation at the office kitchenette; having an opinion about the Cambridge 'Ring of Five' will pay off in spades. You never know who is listening really, but in this case it is a well financed organization looking for talents just like you, Gemini! Expect the unexpected, you will obtain enlightenment.

Cancer: Your reasonable fears of space invasion by intelligent insects can now be laid aside, Cancer.  Look at all the loot you have collected to deal with this now past problem. Impressive. Also, your preparations for Total War, can now be repurposed into some elegant leisure space, complete with tasteful furnishings and ample supply of refreshments. 

Leo: Like the house cat before the earthquake, you feel that change is coming. The fact you do not know exactly when, nor in what shape it will take. It is irritating. You will be pleasantly surprised at the outcome, but the process will be unexpected and hence irksome. Wednesday, paperwork goes in your favor.

Virgo: Your reasonable fears of social chaos brought on by plague can now be laid aside, Virgo. The orbiting space fleet of intelligent insects have all died of a high sugar, high salt diet of filched earth food, and their ships are being drawn into the Sun. Things get complicated on Monday, so unless you are taking notes for your screenplay, you might get muddled.

Libra: You do realize that these super star concerts will continue for the next two thousand years, and your ability to project future costume trends will become quite rewarding. Power up your colored pencils and put some of your genius on paper, Libra. You can anchor down things in a swirling world. Used your secret color coded paper clips.

Scorpio: It is the process and not the outcome you do not like. I do not blame you. Thursday, after midnight, (like, early Friday morning) debauchery beckons, with an early encounter with an old man in a wet suit, then some problems with computers. Your suspicions about the old man are insightful towards future problems with remote storage devices.

Sagittarius: Wednesday is really good for you, Sagittarius. If you are going to duel a rival in love, you will win with a flourish and a clever move with a dagger that your learnt from a book written in Spanish. Otherwise, the same result occurs, but no need of recourse to getting your clothes mended and dry cleaned. 

Capricorn: With great relief, Pluto has exited your sign Capricorn. The feeling is mutual, actually. You Capricorns are tough to smelt. Anyway, having been transformed (compare who you were twenty years ago to who you are now), you can look forward to a rewarding crawl out of the gutter and up the mountain of accomplishment. Your week is filled with exotic pleasure, but do not tell anyone how much you enjoy yourself. 

Aquarius: Your are ahead of your time, and your mission is to nudge into manifestation the Age of Aquarius. The War God will soon tire of playing with tin soldiers and you will push forward, after Wednesday. Advances in agriculture and awareness of nutrition will assist you in strange ways this week. Maybe try something new.

Pisces: You will be drawn to large bodies of water for a final message from the Supreme Librarian of the Universe. Nothing overdrawn, I hope. Aside from administriva, just be patient and you will get your Book of Wisdom through inter library loan. You are on the notification list. Wednesday, be sure to pull the plug on any appliances your are attempting to repair.

I, Fenris Badwulf, wrote this. I care.

Horoscope for the week

 Aries: Looks like you are in the spotlight this week, Aries. Take your pick: early in the week, you are the one time pad decrypt champ; Tuesday and Wednesday, you are the hero in the kitchen clean up department; Thursday and Friday, the wonderful person who remembers to buy that winning lottery ticket. You are the center of attention at the weekend whoop up. 

Taurus: You are a font of sage investment advice, except for Tuesday, when your earth centered wisdom runs contrary to narrow minded pedants who do not share the big picture. Pay attention Thursday to where Thor's hammer lands: this will be a good place for future investment. Friday, you are in peril of running afoul of Traffic cops looking for ticket revenue.

Gemini: Drinking yourself into a stupor was never really attractive, and this week you will have the opportunity to step over drink sodden bums, and dodge the attention of malodorous street people seeking to clean your windows with stale urine. Your insights will put perspective on your career building agenda, especially when you share public transit with a reeking peasant who could be your bosses twin.

Cancer: Good things happen this week when that alien artifact you keep in your kitchen proves effective at exterminating insect pests. If you are curious about how it works, read up on Klystron tubes and particle beams. Science is fun! Do not sit in the seat that the bedbug infested bum was sitting in at the library. Unless you take your alien artifact with you to public places.

Leo: An opportunity to cavort at an all desires orgy will occur on Friday. Just pretend to resist when the man in the rubber suit pulls you through the hidden door into the chamber that reeks of pot smoke. Avoid dehydration by keep up your liquid intake. As for the 'invasion from space' rumors on Thursday, just ignore them. You have an important orgy to attend, and you will need your rest.

Virgo: Your invitation to a free sex hippie chick commune manifests late in the week, after a few hours into your traditional weekend debauch. Do not let the numerous Manson family posters and MAGA hats distract you from slaking your lusts and indulging in the all you can eat buffet. Where do they get these delicacies? Face it, Virgo, you have the allure of a Greek god.

Libra: Serious matters take up your week, Libra. As for the angry old person driving illegally in a highly inflammable car on Tuesday, just shrug it off and save your flare gun for rescue situations, which is why it is under your drivers seat in the first place. Oh, and on Thursday, your wise investments in a survivalist tunnel prove vindicated by the latest developments in military weaponry. Investments in munitions stocks will pad your retirement nest egg.

Scorpio: Your hidden surveillance system proves itself yet again when you learn the truth about dealing from the bottom of the deck in games of Uno. While your thoughts may wander to disintegration chambers and airlocks, buck up, Scorpio. Even you have a thing to learn about keeping cool at games of chance. James Bond is a Scorpio.

Sagittarius: Front-running the MAGA betting block on Donald Trumps nominees will pay off big this week, Sagittarius. Your hedge bets on a position for Alex Jones will get you some surprise tickets to the Taylor Swift Eras Tour in Vancouver. A senior member of an Organized Crime family will be sitting beside you: take your business card, you wonder person!

Capricorn: When you realize that the drivers on public transit are listening to Rockabilly you will know you have entered a parallel universe. If you want to get back to your universe, I suggest not paying attention and enjoying the fact that you will get where you want to go so much faster. Things are going according to plan, anyway.

Aquarius: An orbiting space fleet is looking for 'native guides' for crew on leave, visiting your town. Wow, what an opportunity to learn about other planets! Mind you, these guys can really pound back the liquor, so take them to some place where 'it ain't fun unless it's action packed'. Do not take them to the dog fights, though.

Pisces: The peace and tranquility you feel is not shared by others. Use a subliminal message tape based on the song 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning' to brain wash them. It is a great tune, too. Be careful, the other track on the message tape is some sort of Rockabilly used by space aliens to motivate their pilots.  

Horoscope for the week

Aries: Have you made your peace with the immanent return of Elvis, as King? You heard it here first, Aries. Expect basements to flood soon enough, so pad your insurance claim with receipts and move the valuables out. Make sure the one way valve on the sewer line actually works this time.

Taurus: Your time traveling buddies will be vanishing into thin air, except for the new one who just showed up in poor circumstances. This new one is from the future of the ones who fixed your computer. Someone is in for a surprise, but it will not be you. Put aside the magic peas for planting in the spring.

Gemini: The earth trembles at what you about to accomplish! Your enemies scatter like the rodents they are. Watch them fight over economy class tickets for their escape flights! Gloat as they accept no star rating hotels in bad neighborhoods!

Cancer: You will be invited to join a hippie chick free sex commune, located not far from where you live. Your lavish secret lair could be redecorated, and change the default air freshener scent from pine to patchouli. You do have a good supply of black lights, so get some posters, lava lamps, and go full Timothy Leary!

Leo: You should spend more time and money on upgrading your wardrobe to take advantage of regime change. Starting up your own 'raccoon whisperer' site could be a game changer, both financially and in romance. Your ability to charm skunks is not a trait other people have: be careful whom you invite into the pantry.

Virgo: A disinformation campaign comes to an end when the cabal behind it finds itself out of power, exposed, and, fleeing outraged mobs. Being the helpful person who has some feather pillows, tar, and, fixings for placards, will win you some social credit in the new order. Bigly!

Libra: You might want to study the military campaign on Klendathu for some insights into how the old boss is running things into the ground. Keep this in mind when you check the air supply in his escape pod. Of course, replacing those tasty granola bars with condoms and lube would be a nice way to say good bye to the old order. You care, Libra.

Scorpio: A sudden drop in tunneling projects cuts into your cash flow and could downgrade your outlook. Actually, your future is so bright, you need new sunglasses with all the latest features! Inspiration will grab you after your evening whisky, and give you confidence to turn victory into greater victory!

Sagittarius: The viral success of 'raccoon whisperer' accounts will give you pause to reconsider your current high effort project. Maybe you should listen to a 'get rich quick' artist and be inspired to achieve greatness. Thulsa Doom is a Sagittarius. You can leave the changing into a snake for experts.

Capricorn: An important benchmark is passed on your plans for total world domination. Wipe that gloat off your face and save it for your sanctum and your sex kittens. On Thursday, keep your mouth shut in court and let the paid help do the talking.

Aquarius: Things are going to go boom in your world next week, so this week do a sweep of your dusty places for incorrectly stored pesticides and things that detonate. Sweaty candles? They belong in the neighbor's garage. You know which one.

Pisces: Make it happen, Pisces. Supernatural powers are yours to command. Personally, a meditation guided by Rockabilly will guide you to the true enlightenment faster than one of those patchouli standards.

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I am a Human Resources professional. It says so on my card. 

Now I have staff refusing to come to work because of road blockades.  I know they would prefer to work at home, so the high pH opinion of The Boss is that this is an excuse, evidence of mutiny. In his perfectly correct mind, these people are mutineers. He is allowed to spout offensive words and opinions: he has video of himself at the Pride parade, so Labor law does not apply. 

The few who made it into work yesterday (their scheduled 'work from the office day') spent a considerable amount of time researching the issue. What do you do if you are attacked in your car? What do you do? they want to know. They did no actual work. More dust on the files in the in baskets.

The collective opinion is that it is futile to reach out to Law Enforcement about the question about what to do if you are having your car pounded on by masked protestors. There is a diversity of reasons they do not trust Law Enforcement:

1) They come from a culture where you do not trust Law Enforcement, period.

2) They say that Law Enforcement has bent the knee (or brought coffee) to criminals, and cannot be trusted.

3) They say that Law Enforcement is rife with factions. The response to crime is contingent on the personal whims of the constable involved. 

They provided a considerable amount of paper from their research into the truth of points 2) and 3) above. I forget what happened to this report; and there are no fingerprints of mine on it, anyway. I wear gloves at my desk to prevent Covid. 

To complicate things, the senior manager over this group of departments (not The Boss, the guy subordinate to The Boss), has used his position of power to arrange a permanent 'work from home' status. The rumor mill has it that he has moved back to his homeland nation and has repurposed his Toronto condo into an undocumented 'AirBnB' revenue stream. This is another reason that his staff hate his guts. Some of the staff are studying ninjutsu, a martial art, to work off stress. 

OK. So begins the second week that the General Ledger is 'out of balance', and the various sub systems (Loans and Deposits) will only close out with a lavish number of single sided accounting entries. This is generally accepted by the secret combination of programmers who do these things, as well as The Boss, who refuses to make himself look bad to The Man because the books are out of whack, now out of whack for quite a few days. Should be a full month soon.  Month end is being prepared for fudging.  

I am glad that The Boss is willing to use his line editor to make the books look balanced. Those printed reports that go to The Man are truthy. The computer data, not quite the same. The senior mutineer, who provides the technical expertise in single sided entries, is proud of blackmailing The Boss into withholding his wrath on the mutineers. I trained him myself. 

As for the idea that staff can make a killing off of short selling the stock of their employer, I have no recollection, and nothing in writing, and never any of my fingerprints on anything. Timing is everything in the market, eh?

I, Fenris Badwulf, wrote this. I care.