“Which one of us do you think is scarier,” I asked the soldier. “Me or you?”

“You.”

“How can that be? Just how can that be when you’re you?”

“I never get mad in my veins, P. Have you ever seen me get mad in my veins?” he asked with his hands like an Italian.

“You yell your fuckin’ head off. You yell at the top of your lungs across the land.”

“Well yeah, after you yell at me for a day I do. Have I ever come yelling at you like that? Out of the blue sky? Have I?”

“You provoke it and then it’s my fault. You always do something that starts me yelling. You don’t hear anything any other way. Look. Has anyone in my life ever told me I was selfish and self-centered in relationship?”

“No, of course not. Of course they don’t say that.”

“I know! Because I am not! But how many women say that to you? Every single woman you’ve ever known? Every single one of them has…”

“Yeah, that’s what they say,” he said as if it could be argued. “And the men might say it to you too if they weren’t so afraid.”

I’d have argued but that was too funny.

When I think of Leo the firs thing I think of is hair so on that note:

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And I just want to point out that Alfred Hitchcock was a Leo and how dramatic was he? And how confident! Theater, man. What would we do without it?

And what about “The Greatest Show On Earth!” Too much ego in that you think?

How about we all go PC and call our productions “Good Show But No Better Than Yours!” It’s ludicrous. The sun SHINES in Leo.

For that matter the Sun itself is Leo ruled and no one is going to be around for long if that thing burns out.

I cringe at the idea of a world devoid of Leo energy. That girl in the gym who works out in full makeup, dripping in gold jewelry and drapes her jacket onto the crosstrainer next to her as a if were the cape of a queen? What is that if not entertainment for Godsakes?

Althera asked this excellent question:

“So now, the real question that’s been on my mind recently is – so what would you do if it was 2008 and you were an American and the unsinkable economy looked to be taking on water… what would YOU do?”

Althera – Having a lot of Capricorn, I think about things like this a lot and am already doing exactly what I would be doing. That is, I am living as well as I can one day at a time and I am broadcasting as much as possible. My intention is to keep doing these two things for as long as possible regardless of what occurs. I see this as a point of integrity.

I also think it’s helpful to focus on your competence rather than invest in your fears. I managed yesterday, I am managing today and I will most likely manage tomorrow regardless what tomorrow brings.

Bottom line, I am going to be me until I die and that is really all I need to know.

Anyone else?

Without ego there would be no entertainment.

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The Moon in Scorpio is still square all the Aquarius except now Saturn is involved so more aggravation and the whole thing solidifies. If you have managed to avoid conflict over these last couple days, hooray!

Trines from Saturn to the stellium in Capricorn offer relief through work today if you’re so inclined.

Dear Elsa,

First Time Father In Waiting
United States

Dear Father,

Not sure what others think but as far as I am concerned you can do anything you damned well please and your baby is still going to come into this world whenever they damned well please. I strongly believe we choose our parents and our chart and if this sounds odd to you just ask any parent you can find and ask them if their kid was anything like they imagined! It is always, always, always a surprise. Having a baby is one of the greatest mysteries but I can tell you this: Do everything you can to be there for the delivery and pay close attention to then energy in the room as your child is born. Because when your baby is born, their energy will fill the room and in that moment so much can be known.

Anyone else?

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There is a new gal showing up in the steam room right around the time I go. She’s super friendly, I’ve seen her a few times now.

“Is it true you burn fat by sitting in here?” she asked.

I did a double take. “No I don’t think so,” I said.

“Well I lost ten pounds last week just sitting in here.”

I was grateful for the steam, I knew she would not be able to make out the look of startlement on my face.

“Well that’s amazing,” I said. “Just amazing, good for you.”

“Yeah, I’m really happy.”

“Me too. I’m happy too,” I said lying down so I could burn even more fat.

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I left the gym this morning and called the soldier who was completely bitchy. He said he was going to not work out and it was my fault.

“You work out! Don’t you not work out and blame it on me. You better work out. You better do something. Something like fix your lousy personality!” I said.

He laughed.

“You’re laughing but I’m not. I was happy until I called you and you’re all cranky.” I thought of today’s forecast and wondered whose fault it was in reality. “Anyway, why don’t you do it? Work out, fix your personality and then call me if you love me.”

That last is something he always says to me.

“I love you, P.”

“I love you too but I don’t like you taking your bad mood out on me so for Godsakes do something! Yipes! Why did I dial this phone in the first place?”

I looked at the phone in my hand while he laughed.

“Yes, I have made a mistake calling you. This phone should have a warning on it or something. Beware of you!” I said.  “Danger.”

He laughed some more so I gave up.

I hung up knowing he felt better courtesy my bitching. Strange how that works but it does. *(&*^%$!!