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When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions
The King in Shakespeare’s Hamlet (4.5.69-70)

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Horoscopes for 8.9.2018

The Leo

A familiar axiom in some circles? “Always Be Testing.” Means we (the royal “We” for The Leo) are always working on ways to make it better, and we test each change, and them implement the change. Or, like this week for The Leo? We make a change, test it, find out that it might not work on a broader scale, and discard the change. The problem with normal people is that they would all consider that an epic fail. For The Leo? it was an experiment that proved that the hypothesis was incorrect. Tried one way, didn’t work. Try another way, see if that’s any better? Yes, now you’re catching on. In implied, slightly hyperbolic way of saying it? “Even a negative result is a result.” The planets are stacked against certain success. Doesn’t mean there aren’t some wins among the losses, but it does mean that The Leo should consider the actions that don’t work as planned? Consider those “beta” or “rough draft,” or whatever terminology seems to fit. It’s not failure, just means we need further testing.

I can still see, in my mind’s eye, one of my buddies, “Man, I just fixed that; it went way too easy. That scares me.”

Be willing to be surprised, but also: test, first.

Virgo

Her T-Shirt read, “One Man Wolf Pack.” Not sure if it was a just small Men’s shirt, or if it was really one of those that was cut to fit a female, but it was form-fitting. The growling, or grinning, wolf’s head on the front? I think the position was a little different from what it all looked like, to me. She could easily have been a one-person wolf-pack, and lord knows, the females are way scarier than the males. Might just be my take, but it holds up well with empirical evidence, observed through the years.
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Good Lord, what madness rules in brain-sick men,
When for so slight and frivolous a cause
Such factious emulations shall arise!

King Henry VI, in Shakespeare’s Henry 6 pt. 1 (IV.i.112-4)

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Horoscopes for 8.2.2018

The Leo

Not long ago, I had a wish sandwich. That’s two pieces of bread, and I wished I had some meat. Honestly, I wasn’t really wishing for the meat, or the meat by-product that is used in most packaged luncheon meat (like) slices. The other afternoon, hungry after working and drinking coffee all morning on an empty stomach, I rummaged around the ice box and came up with BBQ Chili, cheese (like) slices, and some leftover hot dog buns. I fixed a chili cheese dog only there was no hot dog. Just chili and some cheese (like) substance on top. I’m unsure of the cheese-like substance, unsure of its real provenance. These are two examples of making do with a little less. To an average person, it would seem that I was making something and missed out on getting everything. In both examples, though, that was exactly like I intended it to come out. Just sliced bread, spread, and nothing else. Or the hot dog bun, with chili and cheese on top. No hot dog.

Consider the plans for the day, for the week, for The Leo, what’s ahead. Consider, too, some combination — I used my lunch at home as an example — consider a plate like that. Some, but not all, of the ingredients. To an outside observer, it looks like you forgot something. To me, with a knowing nod to The Leo, we both acknowledge that you intended it this way.

It’s a Mercury is Retrograde thing.

Virgo

I rarely wear cowboy boots except on the coldest of days and “State Occasions,” which — to me — are defined as “marrying and burying.” South Texas is warm most of the time, makes it easier. So when I slip into cowboy boots, it’s always a bit of transition. Think I’m down to only one or two pair of boots, too. Like it like that, less is more. One for dress up and one for work. My cowboy boots tend to have all-leather soles. Slippery when wet. Or slippery on certain floor surfaces like the polished marble in that one lawyer’s office.
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