by Kramer Wetzel on September 1, 2010
“A peace about all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.”
Shakespeare’s Henry VIII (All that is true) [III.ii.452-3]
Jupiter and Uranus are conjoined at 29 degrees of Pisces this week. Mercury is retrograde. On September 12, 1897, 21 Sikh infantry held off a reputed 10,000 Afghans. While not commemorated in history like Thermopylae, the Battle of Saragarhi is a similar tale of valor. Never underestimate true devotion and the undertaking of a few armed with faith.
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Virgo: It happened to be an airport, the Austin airport, to be exact, but this could be anywhere. The Austin airport is little weirder — in keeping with its namesake and reflecting local sentiments.
I was passing through, traveling someplace, and I watched, after making it through the security layer, there was a guy — cowboy — with his kid. The kid was between the ages of two and four, as a guess, and the kid was dressed “western,” as was his apparent dad. The kid was tied with a real lariat around his waist.
Perfect. How many parents wish they could/would use a rope to handle the kids? Watching how that guy handled the rope, I’m sure, if need be, he could hog-tie the kid in less than 6 seconds. Just a guess.
Before I catch any abuse about perceptions of abuse, in the setting, it appeared that it was a safe and loving arrangement. Besides, anyone who’s spent time around kids in that age range? Yeah, the lasso and lariat, that’s looking like a good idea. The idea I that Mercury is like 2 to 4 year-old male child. Rambunctious. Rowdy. Easiest way to keep one from getting lost? Tie a rope around his waist. This is either figurative, or literal, doesn’t much matter. Lasso that problem, and hold onto it. One way or another.
Libra: Place I like to frequent, a little coastal kind of place, they used to have the best cinnamon rolls. Big, huge, big as your face, dripping with frosty icing that’s so sweet, I can just feel my teeth rotting under the sugary excess. It’s down in one of the fishing towns I like. Good break from the coastal flats fishing.
We wandered in the other morning, and asked about the legendary cinnamon rolls. “Too hot. We won’t be baking again until the winter.” The waitress/cook scurried off with our breakfast order. Bummer. I’m not sure where you’re at, but in South Texas, along the Coastal Bend? It’s still very “summer-like” in respect to the temperature. Going to be a little longer before that kitchen can stand the heat. Is it worth the wait?
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by Kramer Wetzel on August 31, 2010
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by Kramer Wetzel on August 30, 2010
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by Kramer Wetzel on August 25, 2010
“He us white-livered and red faced; by the means whereof a’ faces it out, but fights not.”
Shakespeare’s Henry V [III.ii.29]
(A young soldier — about Bardolph.)
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Virgo: The way I heard it? “The difference between the rich and the poor? The rich hire hands to do the dirty work whereas the poor use their own hands to do the dirty work.” Might have that wrong, but I think it was a feminist author. I’d like to point out, contrary to what popular myth might suggest, I do all my own work. That much should be self-evident.
Two clues? Punctuation and spelling. There’s something to be said for handling all your own work, too. Less people to blame, true, but there’s also the satisfaction of handling all the problems by ourselves. “Satisfaction?” Sure. We handle it. Done by our own hands. No one to blame but ourselves.
Mercury is ferociously retrograde in Virgo. Heinously. There is no substitute to doing it all yourself. Ourselves. One last final check, one last look over, one last time? No one but ourselves. Can’t trust anyone else with our work. Whatever it is, the assistant, the editor, the support people? We have to handle the details ourselves. No one but our Virgo selves has a vested interest in the outcome. Doesn’t matter to them, matters to us. We’re like those poor people, in the definition, we do it ourselves. With Mercury like this, though, it’s a better way.
Libra: Sign, in a local restaurant: Place all orders to go at the front counter. Makes sense, I’m sure, especially since the place tends to be a busy lunch stop for uniformed people. Downtown hotel workers, cops, even, two or there times a week, fire trucks.
I’m not that fond of the place as I knew a better spot that’s cheaper, just a little south of there. Looks a little rougher on the outside, which might be part of the reason for being less popular. However, this isn’t about popularity or quality, it’s about an obvious point. The sign, “Place all to go orders at the front counter.
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