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So, why do I even read them?

Sometimes I just need a laugh and a moment of escape. It’s like reading the bus signs on the way to school — you know they won’t be any good, but at least it’s something to do.

Other times, I need something that let’s me know I’m not completely loosing it. But for these times, I don’t just flip open 24 or The Metro.

Introduce, Rob Brezsny. Not only are his horoscopes entertaining buy they’ve got a rare insight and perspective I don’t see anywhere else. Take this week for example:

Sagittarius

Here’s the first thing you need to know about the current state of your destiny: “Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” That message comes to you from poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Here’s the second piece of wisdom you should take with you everywhere you go. It’s from Vladimir Nabokov: “For aren’t you and I gods? Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Release life’s rapture. Everything is blooming. Everything is flying. Everything is screaming. Laughter. Running.”

Is this right? Well, I’ll leave that for my own craziness. But, just to let you know, I think it is.

Take a look at his site, freewillastrology.com/horoscopes. If he doesn’t get it right, at least you’ll have a good moment of escape.

Today is Earth Hour and for us Vancouver-ites we have about 3.5 hours (8:00pm PST) until we show our support. Vancouver is on the list of many cities that will be participating in the shut down for electricity conservation and making a stance for lower carbon emissions.

You may also notice that google’s homepage has gone black in support for the day as well.

I myself, will be helping the cause although, I can’t find any candles…I know I had them kicking around here somewhere.

note: I would be posting pretty images, although I have yet to figure that out. see previous post.

I, like many other wordpress users are going through the upgrade to 2.5. I thought everything was going very smoothly, until I had a small problem with uploading an image. It didn’t exist on my machine, and for the life of me, I can’t figure out why it exists on my host. I guess I’m going to have to hunt down the problem.

So sad, I was going to show you the wordpress logo here, but I can’t.

I really like the new admin design, and I really like how most of it functions.

• R3-30: Episode 54 by CBC Radio 3
• Episode 2, BORED OF THE DANCE by Stephen Fry
• March.6/08 Search Engine by CBC Radio: Search Engine
• #146 - SxSW Survival Guide by CBC Radio 3

• Righteous Kill -
  De Niro & Pacino on the same side.

But last week, while scrounging for pennies and food money, a friend reminded me that eggs and potatoes are cheap. Yes they are!

I brought home the groceries and then made some hash browns and poached eggs. I love hash browns and poached eggs!

The minute I sat down with my plate and cut into the eggs, the yellow yokes all runny tasty good. I smiled and for a moment the blinders lifted. The tunnel vision went away and I had a reprieve. I took a big breath. Who knew something so simple could be so powerful for stress relief?

So, do you need a good poached egg? Is there something you might be over looking? A simple pleasure, a simple act, a simple thing that you might be overlooking that could make all the difference?