Forecast for Thursday, 02/10/11

I finally remembered to order candle holders.

When you feeling off, the days seem to fly by and you get nothing done. At least that is how it seems to me. Napoleon is eating the new yogurt like it is ambrosia. I wonder how he will take to the homemade yogurt as soon as I get the machine set up. At least then I will be certain of what is in it!
Work on the shop continues. Just as I finished spray painting a display for the Anna Riva oils, a bug landed on it. Fortunately he was able to take off, but I think he will permanently have bright yellow feet. We replanted the Ponderosa Lemon today into a bigger pot. It is one mass of buds. I decided to cut the dead wood off and as usual because a blood sacrifice. I added some flowers and a sage to the pot and it seems a lot happier.

Today's Tarot Card is the Queen of Wands and High Priestess. You could say the emphasis will be on the feminie today if you didn't understand that the Queen is a very proud and egotistical woman possibly a Leo. These cards suggests it time for her spiritual reawakening and how hard it happens is always up to her.

This is not a day of easy aspects like the Tuesday and Wednesday. There are harsh words overnight. The feeling is general aggravation in the afternoon over limits on money you need to spruce things up and can't get. By late night, tempers flare, independence is squashed and there will be power outages.

It is sad that the best workers are the most affected in this "recession" Personally, I think this is a Depression. People who kept their heads down, nose to grindstone and forestalled the social aspects to work and help the company seem to be the first ones out the door. The sad thing is they have no contacts and hence even though more qualified than the people who remain, they can not get a job. So, you might want to become a networking goof off because they seem to be the people who get the jobs and keep them. I hate to admit it, but I saw this trend starting 10 years ago when the "good time Charlies" kept getting the promotions. At the time, I didn't understand it. Now I do. If no one under you understands or is capable of understanding what the company really does, they make excellent shills and fallguys. The people running these big corporations don't want workers that are intelligent and most of all inquisitive.

That leads me to our Governor who chose to unveil his new budget in a the town of Eustis (most Floridians don't even know where that is) to small group of faithful Tea Partiers and off to Hades with the GOP and every other idiot that was stupid enough to vote for him. The first order of business was raping the school system because Goddess forbid we actually educate those kids. They might want a real job rather than cleaning toilets in a fast food restaurant. The second order of business was vetoing a measure that was almost complete and ready for implementation. This was a statewide data base of perscriptions that would have given pharmacists the ability to see if people were "doctor shopping" for oxy and the other happy drugs and getting an abnormal amount of pills. Now the odd thing about this is being vetoed in the budget is that it never was in the budget. It was not created with Tax Payer dollars and was a private emterprise. However, it is now dead, illegal and floating belly up. Remember when I told you that the drug manufacturers could stop the Pill Mills in one simple move? Well, our goober, I mean govenor, has made certain the pill mills stay in business and the drug manufacturers keep a healthy profit going and do you think it might have something to do with his ex-job as head of Columbia Medical Centers where he resigned before he could be indited in the largest Medicare Fraud case in the Country's history??? You are aware that the drug companies make billions in Medicare fraud and over perscriptions that you and pay for and poor people who don't have a PDR take and die from aren't you? It is not a victimless crime. It is also a high kickback crime.
Well, you elected an "outsider" from the corporate world and you certainly got what you voted for. Are you happy, yet??? Stick around, you may need that pill mill, if you still have a job and afford it. Gee, I wonder why he is so slow appointing cabinet members; having trouble counting the payoffs? Yup, I am going to laughing my lower posterior off for the next two years.

Kudos to Mexico who refused to allow Monsato's genetically engineered seeds into the country. Just to put it into perspective, this is the country that allows insecticides we don't, produces crops that poisonous from over spraying and meat that is so full of hormones that 6 year old boys have C cups and they don't want these seeds in their country! How's that work for you???

Forecast for Wednesday, 02/09/11

Vanwitch!

Today's Tarot Card is the 9 of Cups. Selfishness is the order of the day.

The Moon is Void of Course from 2:31 AM to 6:22 AM EST, so most of us won't even notice. The Moon enters Taurus at 6:22 AM EST and neither a borrower not a lender be...No one is giving anything up under this moon including space.

All in all, this is a nice day. Teachers start early and get rewards. By evening, social invitations roll in and everyone is talking about change and transitions. Social events will be venue for changes so get out there and socialize and network! Just be very conservative when you are doing it. Have very tasteful calling cards ready. If you don't know what a calling card verses a business card is: find out!

If you are in the Margate, Coconut Creek, West Boca or Parkland area and your car or van is looking dingy, let me tell you; Vanwitch is sparkling. You really need to call Anthony at 954-839-5421. He will come out to your home, business or job and your vehicle will be sparkling at a very reasonable rate. He is a hard worker and has great attention to detail. He takes excellent care of Vanwitch. Tell him I sent you.

Forecast for Tuesday, 02/08/11

Lord of the Forest

I have enjoyed my day off and done absolutely nothing! I refuse to even answer the phone. One needs a day off no matter what one does for a living.

Today's Tarot Card is the Ten of Swords. Beware of people stabbing you in the back. Caution is required.

Chiron enters Pisces at 3:00 PM EST. The wounded teacher in the sign of the sacrificial lamb. This is not a good place for things improving. The lessons are Karmic and people will tend to get what they deserve. False Prophets beware.

The day starts with a lot of energy and if you are running a space heater, check the wiring before you retire. This aspect can bring shorts and fires. You will start the day off with confidence and a good feeling.

Napoleon loves the new Greek yogurt I bought at Costco. I have not had this brand and he likes it. So do I. I bought some naval oranges at BJ's and I have to say, they are fantastic. I have been eating them for two days now.

Forecast for Monday, 02/07/11

Jute Round
We have 2 of them.

2 times 7/11!  I wonder if that is lucky for gamblers or increased nightly raids on the convenience store?

It is so quiet with the Super Bowl. The normal traffic in and out of the neighborhood is gone. I like this because I have to admit that there are two questions in the Universe that I don't think I will ever get the answer to:
1. What is everyone saying on those cell phones that is SOOOOO important they can't drive.
2. Where is everyone going???? Gas is out of sight...why aren't they staying home or planning their trips?

That brings me to the difference between men and women. I know, we seem to be a total mystery to men but we actually think alike. All women think forward and plan. It has taken George all year to figure out that when I shop I am always a month ahead on non-perishable supplies. When a good coupon arrives, we use it. We don't sit around and wonder if we have some. We know we will need it eventually and we get it while it is cheap. We have running a house down pat by the time we are 10. Retiring and trying to revamp how we have run the house for 35 years will shorten your life expectancy and no jury of our peers will convict us.

Today's Tarot Card is the Judgement Card. Today is a day of major decisions. There will be no sitting on the fence. It is yes or no time.

All the aspects occur really early in the morning when you are trying to get ready for work. Someone's idea of a pleasant call wakes you up. People, do not call people early on Monday morning. 95% of us are trying to get that extra five minutes! You are liable to throw a tantrum when you find elders or authorities have blocked the change you thought was passed on Friday.

Good ideas gone bad is the topic. There was a man, and we all know it was a man, who thought up the idea of collapsible prongs on chargers. He never thought far enough ahead to realise they would collapse while you were trying to plug them into the outlet.
Then there was the man who designed the stalls in the women's restroom. He never took into consideration that we have to turn around and we have breasts. Yes gentlemen, those things you are always staring at require clearance when a woman is turning. We curse him daily.

Now for a really great idea! Someone designed a ice cube tray I found with a slit between the last four cube compartments. That allows you to twist the tray without breaking the sides of the cube slots.
Whoever designed the drop down paper towel holder that Home Depot is selling for $1.24 deserves an award. It holds the biggest paper towel roll and they don't fly out of it and hit you in the face!

Forecast for Sunday, 02/06/11

Front Shop Gardens

The Cosmic Salamander has been declared a Super Bowl Free Zone. You can visit us tomorrow, have some coffee or tea, listen to relaxing music and chill out in our various gardens or the shop. Nary a football nor a beer will be viewed on premises. Fresh fruit and not Nachos will be the fare of the day. Come and see us!

Today's Tarot Card is the Five of Pentacles. You are unable to get into something you have been applying for but the decision was made before you even applied. Don't take this card's message of rejection personally.

The Moon is void of course from 2:13 PM to 5:45 PM EST  when she enters Aries. The Moon is not happy in Aries. Emotions are on the surface, burn fast and then are forgotten. Too many things are started and little ever gets finished.

For the next week, you find ways to transcend your limitations and you might want to search the Internet for ideas. Put your energy into getting around the brick walls you have been hitting. Social events hosted by elders, authorities or 'experts" are looking to make a fast buck; off you!

Emotions run high in the afternoon but they are pleasant. Luck is on your side in the late night and gambling is favored.

Some days I shake my head until my poor shoulder hurts. Since the courts ruled that people can't be required to carry health insurance and my very own state of Florida was in on this move, I wonder if I can sue them for all the years they forced me to carry PIP which is a personal injury protection policy. It IS health insurance. Hey, can they actually force us to carry car insurance? Can the banks be allowed to force us to carry home insurance? Is any mandatory insurance legal under the Constitution??? Can I get my money back????? Any lawyers out there want to take my case?

Then there was the ill fated redefinition of rape the GOP brought up for a vote in Congress under the guise of preventing tax dollars being used for abortions. The interesting thing about this bill is that tax dollars can not be used for abortions so we can only conclude the purpose of the bill WAS TO REDEFINE RAPE. Under this bill, if a woman was impaired, drugged, drunk or mentally incapable of making a decision, IT WASN'T RAPE. Only if she was totally conscious and deemed mentally competent and thus able to say NO was it rape. The very fact that these MEN in the GOP in CONGRESS (the majority of whom are LAWYERS) actually conceived of such a thing makes me certain I never want to be alone with one of them without a gun. Hey, it's my second Amendment right to pack heat and I would be happy to shoot the bugger in the family jewels. People, if one of my kids was a Congressional Page, they would be in the backseat of my van headed home RIGHT THIS MOMENT! I wouldn't leave any child of mine alone with a bunch of men who think like that. Heck, I wouldn't leave my cat alone with them and Napoleon can defend himself.

But far more than that, while Florida, a GOP run state,  is in the lawsuit to prevent the government from regulating private insurance companies in a any way AND they have a bill in the legislature right now to force private insurance companies NOT to pay for abortions. How can they not regulate private companies and then tell them what procedures they can insure? You can't have it both ways, unless you drug the woman. And as a further testimony to the schizophrenia of the GOP, it was the GOP who conceived of and passed MEDICARE. I'm sorry people, but these guys are flat out crazy. There is nothing rational about anything they are doing and you should be very, very worried.

Forecast for Saturday, 02/05/11

The Money Tree

I am not feeling that chipper today as I allowed myself to get overheated at the shop last night. I managed to get the front planters done and then I had to come in a rest for a while.

Today's Tarot Card is the Six of Pentacles reversed, don't expect a handout, even if it may be deserved.

This afternoon, what you can't afford weighs on your mind and keeps you annoyed. However, if you look at it, you will know it really is something frivolous you don't need. There is good news about finances for a couple of days and you find ways to transcend your limitations this week.

I have debated saying anything about this and finally decided you deserve to know. Last week, George and I were exhausted from running around and neither of us even felt like making a sandwich. We decided, since I had a coupon for buy one get one free at what used to be our favorite fast food restaurant, to indulge. One time every couple of months can't hurt, right? I happen to know this burger has 12,000 calories which is equal to a whole day's worth of food and fortunately I had barely eaten anything all day. I even had a few of the fries sans the salt. They tasted like cardboard. The frightening thing was within two hours, both of us were ravenous. That was more than a whole day's worth of calories in a huge burger and we were starving. I was sick the next day and my stomach has not forgiven me, yet. After finally defeating the gas monster, I apparently resurrected it bigger than before with that one meal.
What in the name of the Goddess is in that food that makes you instantly hungry? I really could have eaten a second one and I never eat that much food in one sitting. I don't buy the fat myth because I don't like fat in any form. Add a second piece of evidence to this equation and it really is scary. I bought the cats some cat treats. They are in just one "treating" so addicted to these things that I am not leaving the shop in one piece without giving them some. Today, they do not want to let me out the door without a treat. I thought Bitwit was going to take my ankle off and Loki was screaming at the top of his lungs. What is in this stuff????
It has to be some sort of a chemical that is more addictive than heroin marketed as a flavoring or food additive. You don't notice unless you have been off the "junk wagon" for a long time. Keep in mind I do not addict. You can give me drugs and nothing happens. I can eat just one or I used to be able to eat just one. I do not think I will test the theory. That stuff hit me like a speeding semi tractor. Needless-to-say, the coupons went in the garbage and I am staying far, far away from fast food.

The Real Secret to Happiness and Success

You read the book, saw the video and heard about it ad nauseum. Now I'm going to tell you the real secret because the rest of it is a load of manure.

If you want to really be happy and successful, consider what you don't need. It's really simple.

Did your neighbors get a new luxury car? Instead of pining for one better, stop and think about whether you really need that car or would a nice used van or pickup be a better choice? Do you really need those payments and giant insurance policy they now have? Do you really need the latest fashion that is uncomfortable and doesn't really fit you? Do you really want to spend hours in the beauty parlor chair so you can look like someone else? Do you need a promotion or do you really need a job you enjoy or would life be much better if you just learned to enjoy the job you have?

Ever see a hamster on an exercise wheel? The poor baby never figures out no matter how fast he goes, he stays in the same place. Is that your life? There is no point in moving if you carry everything with you from the previous location. The problem is not your job, your life, your friends or your lack of money. The problem is your SELF. The only person who can complete you is you and the only person who can make you happy is you.

Now that you have discovered the secret of life and happiness, I have to warn you of the dangers. People do not like happy people. They will try to destroy you and your happiness. They can't do it because the happiness is within and not out side of you where they can grab it and crush it. It will be very frustrating for them and in a perverse way, that makes me happy.

The simple truth is that if you are not hungry and you have shelter from the elements, you have everything you need. It is a beautiful planet. Get out and enjoy it. Life is too short to worry about what other people think. Try worrying about what you think for a change. If you spend your life reaching for things, you are going to have a back ache, a dislocated shoulder, a pain in the neck and poor eyesight.