I’ve got a full day of shooting scheduled today* (seriously, from 10:00 – 6:00) that includes such stages as “welcome to a score of zero, sucka!” so let’s get to it, shall we?
Good news for me, as Mars is in Sagittarius which is favorable for marksmen. Beyond that Mars is aligned with Jupiter and Saturn, both of which indicate that I’ll need to take things slowly and use greater discipline to succeed. Jupiter is also in a secondary alignment with the sun and Mercury, indicating that good visibility will be necessary if I’m going to try and speed things up. Unfortunately astrology, much like climatology, has very little to say about the weather. Good news for gynophiles as both Venus in Aries and the Moon in Scorpio will make the object of your intentions more receptive. Mercury in Pisces warns about a flurry of trivial, unimportant news.
This week is not looking terribly good. There are no wands or cups present, which represent the generative aspects.
Aquarius: Queen of Coins** – Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty
Pisces: Ace of Coins reversed – The evil side of wealth, bad intelligence
Aries: 4 of Swords reversed – Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit’s repose, exile, tomb
Taurus: 8 of Coins reversed – Voided ambition, vanity, cupidity, exaction, usury
Gemini: 8 of Swords reversed – Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery, what is unforeseen
Cancer: The Magician – Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety, sickness, pain, loss, disaster, snares of enemies, self-confidence, will
Leo: The Hermit reversed – Concealment, disguise, policy, fear, unreasoned caution
Virgo: 2 of Swords reversed – Imposture, falsehood, duplicity, disloyalty, misdirected vengeance
Libra: Death – End, mortality, destruction, corruption
Scorpio: The Empress – Fruitfulness, action, initiative, length of days, the unknown, clandestine, difficulty, doubt, ignorance
Sagittarius: 5 of Swords – Degradation, destruction, revocation, infamy, dishonor, loss
5 of Coins reversed – Disorder, chaos, ruin, discord, profligacy
*Today meaning the day this is published
** This card literally leapt out of the deck and landed in place as I was shuffling. That probably means something.
“ Libra: Death – End, mortality, destruction, corruption”
I’m really getting tired of being treated like a Capricorn.
were Capricorns mentioned at all?
not that it matters: more shitty stuffy happening to shitty people
I think this is it:
“ 5 of Coins reversed – Disorder, chaos, ruin, discord, profligacy”
It’s gotten so bad, he doesn’t even have to identify it as Capricorn anymore.
probably so
good news: I already had an emotional budget for this
It’s good to plan ahead.
“welcome to a score of zero, sucka!”
Are you saying that hitting three dudes standing behind two dudes from 25 feet is difficult? Looks easy in the movies.
Sagittarius: 5 of Swords – Degradation, destruction, revocation, infamy, dishonor, loss
I demand a recount!
I think we should all get together, find an Aquarius and violate the NAP.
Does this mean I’ll be getting into politics?
You would be a step up from your two no name Senators.
This comment brought a question to mind:
Wouldn’t that be good news for all marksmen everywhere on the planet, or does it only apply to people who believe in Astrology?
Stop your plinking and answer my question, please. kthnx
Depends on whether you’re talking Northern, or Southern Hemisphere. I believe the Southern Hemisphere is the opposite.
It has to do with water swirling the opposite direction, doesn’t it? Science is so interesting!
My question brought another question to mind:
Does Astrology apply to the entire universe, or only our solar system?
If a bear shits in the woods and no one is there to smell it, does it really smell?
Good luck NA! and WTF? Gemini: 8 of Swords reversed – Disquiet, difficulty, opposition, accident, treachery, what is unforeseen Not cool.
It could be worse. You could be Aquarius and expect a good week and by the end of it, can haz a disappoint.
Trump winning. Not only is he starting the race, taking a lap in the “Beast”, he’s doing a flyby in AF1 at 800’.
Dog-eat-dog world
A riveting piece of cinema has captured the world’s attention, sparking endless debate about the perils of life under capitalism. No, not Parasite, but a 30-second video of an altercation on an airplane posted to Twitter. Like the Oscar-winning film, it reminds us how the baked-in incentives of greed and competition pit us needlessly against one another, robbing us of our humanity in turn.
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While there’s more than enough interpersonal blame to go around, the true villains here are the airlines themselves, who have long conspired to maximize every last inch of space to reap profits at the expense of their customers in a process called “densification”.
As with any predatory capitalist industry, a failure by governments to constrain exploitation plays a role in our suffering. In 2018, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) was asked to look into the “case of the incredible shrinking airline seat” on the grounds that the much smaller size of the seats posed a safety risk. They determined there was no evidence that the smaller seats made flying any more physically dangerous. They did not, however, address the psychological implications of sitting in a cramped seat.
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Falling short of seizing and nationalizing the airlines, or dismantling capitalism as we know it, which are indeed worthy goals, it would behoove all of us, the straight-backed bathroom adjacent flier, and the luxuriating recliner, to keep in mind where the real ire belongs here.
Capitalism pits us against each other, convincing us that it is our comrades in coach who are responsible for our own misfortunes – when that is almost never the case. It’s the powerful who conspire, like parasites, to suck us dry. And as long as we’re scrabbling over scraps with one another, it keeps them off of our radar. If we ever figured out how to work together in solidarity, think about how high we could fly.
Workers of the world, UNITE!
Those people would have all the room in the world, if they were shambling along behind a Conestoga wagon. If everybody doesn’t get their own luxury flying cabin with concierge service, free champagne and gourmet dining, kkkapitalism has failed us.
Capitalism pits us against each other, convincing us that it is our comrades in coach who are responsible for our own misfortunes – when that is almost never the case. It’s the powerful who conspire, like parasites, to suck us dry.
If they can’t even get this right, how are they expected to run an economy?
I can’t imagine watching Parasite and coming out thinking the poor family were the good guys.
Capitalism pits us against each other, convincing us that it is our comrades in coach who are responsible for our own misfortunes – when that is almost never the case
Except those people with screaming babies.
Good lord. The Bee could run selected paragraphs and they wouldn’t even have to change a word.
Capitalism – fight over reclining seats. Socialism – fight over the last roll of toilet paper. Totally the same.
I hate this aspect of social media; the viral videos of retarded kind. I don’t care to see the same stupid video with everyone and their goddamn brother adding their own super intelligent and original commentary.
I don’t care some dude was punching a seat on a plane. I don’t care if the dress is gold/yellow or blue/white. I don’t care if it’s laurel or yanni. I typically just log off the social media for a couple of days everytime one of these shit videos is making the rounds.
I miss the good old days when life was simple and there was always a STEVE SMITH sighting at the movies or some Israeli bending spoons with his brain.
Logging off permanently has been a blessing of immeasurable value.
I know it’s a serious story, but I can’t help but laugh at this pic. I’m guessing blood was let seconds after the picture was snapped.
lol
Eh, it’s not that serious.
That looks photo-shopped to me.
The correct term is “fake and gay”.
That cat’s a fag and it’s shit is all fucked up.
Shit. Ted signal lit.
You do this shit just to piss me off, don’t you?
No, I swear it’s all been accidental…I’m having a bad week.
Pissing you off is just a pleasant side-effect.
And you all have the audacity to bitch about my music links.
I was packing for a trip and suddenly a candle in my Ted shrine blew out. As the smoke came to me, I wondered: who did IT.
Horoscope: I predict a wave of Glib evil: they won’t let me set up my candles in hotels. I land home Wednesday, so, assuming adequate supply of candles, everyone can safely come out on Thursday.
And you all have the
audacitycommon sense and good taste to bitch about my music links.FIFY
EXCUSE YOU!!!
I like your music links and have gone out of my way to praise you for them. I even told you I loved you once.
Yeah, but you like Bubbly
Hater
A coworker showed me that, then introduced me to coyote armor. He knows folks in Colorado who use it to prevent hawks from carrying off their toy poodles.
Clever. I’ve had coyotes size up the Dean Beasts, but they don’t want to dance with pits. The only thing I worry about are mountain lions. Oh, and rattlesnakes. And Gila Monsters.
I know a couple people who have lost dogs to coyotes or owls.
Clever, turn smoofy into a porcupine.
A puma will still bite the skull and then disembowel Fluffy.
When I was a AZ State Park Ranger one of my duties while taking students on nature walks was to open scat so students could see what the coyotes, owls, bobcats and pumas were eating. When dog and cats claws and bones were found it really impressed the students. One mother was a champ when she declared “That hadda hurt” at a coyote scat that was all apricot pits.
he’s doing a flyby in AF1 at 800’.
What am I bet that we’ll see a photo of that AF1 flyby with a motor home flying the confederate battle flag in the foreground?
I’m sure photogs are scrambling and contorting in order to get a shot like that. Like they did with Ashcroft and the nude Spirit of Justice statue.
You have to give trolling its due, no matter which direction it comes from.
Yes we do, SF.
(Of course, HM has edit powers and will edit the original to make my previous comment seem like a non sequitur.)
Listen, I didn’t make the rules. I just exploit them.
The trolling is coming from inside the house!
Not bad. I would have laughed.
Decent troll.
Well, I survived the death march this morning.
Be careful meeting people from the internet
The Euro was the only one who had to stop and relieve himself.
Stove is on. We’re about to nullify the benefits of this morning’s hike.
I am making a variation of this today. I am lacking ingredients as we are lacking in Asian markets around these parts and I did not plan ahead to engage in some amazoning but I am adding green chilis so it will be Southwestern Fusion Malaysian Laksa.
Throw that in the garbage right now you cultural appropriator!
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I just played nine holes, now lunch, That 70 degree heat is brutal…….
Where’d you go?
The wife and I will do about a 6 mile urban hike today. Gonna trek out to Whole Foods for fresh ramen noodles, miso paste, mushrooms, scallions, etc for a ramen dinner tonight.
Today, out of sympathy for Tulip, we did an easy trail around San Tan Regional Park. Yesterday before she got here, we climbed up to Wind Cave.
That’s a pretty long hike.
Climbed up to Wind Cave? So… you guys tag-teamed Winston’s Mom?
It was worth it.
Don’t let them talk you into taking a canoe trip in the canals. They don’t go to the ocean*
*Hard lesson learned by German POW’s escaping from the PW Camp at Papago Park.
Did you see my horoscope? Accident, treachery, difficulty. I’m definitely not going canoeing.
Don’t kayak either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEAGd1bQuc&app=desktop
As an Aries, I’m thinking my best bet is to stay in bed all day.
“ Aries: 4 of Swords reversed – Vigilance, retreat, solitude, hermit’s repose, exile, tomb”
Maybe all week.
It’s good to have a plan.
Just set a phone reminder to take out the trash.
Thanks for reminding me…
What a “good week” to be 1/4 of the world away from home in DC.
At least I am not home for the inevitable freak out over this.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/a-hunt-for-clues-in-hawaii-after-a-tourist-couple-falls-ill-with-coronavirus/
I thought you were trying a new church today?
This is a damn good beer.
https://untappd.com/b/sockeye-brewing-selway-schwarzbier/567916
We dosed ourselves with Nigl last night. You’d have liked it, good wine and 5 courses.
Oof. Pot roast tonight and ’05 Gaillard “Cote Rozier”.
Concealment, disguise, policy, fear, unreasoned caution
Another one of those weeks.
I’m curious about what is meant by “policy” in this context.
Sounds to me like you’re going to have a run in with the FBI.
move from IWB to shoulder holster for the week ?
Concealment, disguise, policy,
Assuming your hospital is woke and has the correct policy, I think it means you should go to work in drag.
Until they try to treat his bruised hymen.
“I’m sure photogs are scrambling and contorting in order to get a shot like that. Like they did with Ashcroft and the nude Spirit of Justice statue.”
One of my PoliSci profs took the class a a tour to Sacamento to “see Democracy in action” . She was in with Big Daddy Daddy Jess Unruh, the notorious Speaker of the House so we got to stand in the back for a Reagan press conference and after the press confercence we got an audience with Ronny. It was a standard conference room – long table with Reagan an the head and us all around. We were a commuter college and most everyone was a normie working their way through school. There was one hippie in the group. We had to work at not breaking into laughter as the two photogs went through the contortions of getting Reagan and the hippie in the same picture. The hippie was actually pretty reactionary – he just engoyed pissing people off.
Best Big Daddy Unruh quote: “If you can’t take their money, drink their booze and screw their women and then vote against them the next day you don’t deserve to be in politics.”
“Good news for gynophiles as both Venus in Aries and the Moon in Scorpio will make the object of your intentions more receptive”
Oh yeah.
But if Venus just got rammed and stung on the ass I’d expect some hostility.
make the object of your intentions more receptive
My cheese sandwich is receptive?
All hot and gooey, waiting for your mouth.
Is it me or are this week’s horoscopes more deathy than usual?
Being a cancer, my horoscope is already deathy 🙂
Speak for yourself:
Aquarius: Queen of Coins** – Opulence, generosity, magnificence, security, liberty
Aaaah, so we found our Aquarius.
Get her!
I wish to identify as an Aquarius this week.
You don’t wish. You just declare that you are and abracadabra, you’re an Aquarius.
Stock market:
I think the market is irrationally bearish on the oil sector. The beer virus news is going to kick that sector hard when it’s already down, but long term I don’t see oil industry going away any time soon. I could see oil dropping to ~$45/barrel or maybe a little lower as the supply side disruption drags on.
I may buy some put options on the oil sector. But I will also look for buying some long positions as it continues to drop. Fun with stonks!
I don’t think you’re entirely wrong.
That said, the price has lived in the $50 (2020 dollar) zone since the first crisis. The question isn’t what the price should be, but how volatile will the speculators be; since two sigma of that volatility is baked into the price of your option, it’s gonna be tough. But I don’t object to a man taking a reasonable run with money he’s willing to lose.
Market is a little on the expensive side in general but still the best deal relative to interest rate driven vehicles so that’s where the money will continue to flow for now.
Seen a few articles about Ivanka in Dubai at some women’s empowerment boondoggle.
I like that she isn’t kowtowing to the reactionaries by wearing a scarf.
Dubai is a safe place to go Hijab free as far as that part of the world is concerned.
Was about to say this. We just got back from there, no problems, although my wife did wear a hijab for a little while (which I found hilarious, but not nearly as erotic as I thought it would be) to visit the Masjd Mosque.
Ya, pretty sure they aren’t letting a woman in a mosque without one. First few times I went there it was cool, then it wore off and the place was just an annoyance. Other than you could still find bars in the airport to smoke in.
Semi OT for this subject. Glibs in CST, MST and PST will have the chance to get up before dawn and watch the moon eclipse Mars.
Details here: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/lunar-occultation-of-mars-february-18?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=ac87b17201-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_02_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-ac87b17201-393980169
Cool. Will try to remember to stand in the yard on Tues when I get up.
Just saw my first Bloomberg ad. Before the Daytona 500. Oh boy.
I have to admit, a President Bloomberg would be nice. No longer having to deal with Trump’s bullshit. And the beginning of the end.
I saw Trump’s too. A lap around Daytona in the Beast.
No longer having to deal with Trump’s bullshit.
When Mike! hits the ground running with pen and phone clutched in his stubby little fingers, Trump’s America will seem like the good old days.