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Free Will Astrology—Week of February 10
Real love is a pilgrimage
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Real love is a pilgrimage,” declared author Anita Brookner. “It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.” That’s the bad news, Aries. The good news is that you have more potential than ever before to free your love of strategic maneuvering and […]
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Silence Of The Ma’ams
Silence Of The Ma’ams My girlfriends and I were out for drinks. One was talking about her bad day at work and how she found herself apologizing to her boss (though she wasn’t at fault). The conversation turned to how women are constantly saying “I’m sorry” to everyone: boyfriends, parents, strangers at the supermarket. I […]
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How Do I Shove Thee?, Pouter Struggle
You can’t hold two thoughts in mind or say two things at once
How Do I Shove Thee? I‘m a 31-year-old gay man. I have these intrusive lusty thoughts about my ex, like daily. I’m extremely physically attracted to him, but we just don’t work as a couple and never will. Despite knowing this, I’m having a hard time stopping myself from thinking about him. It’s more of […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of February 3
I suspect you’ll encounter some of the most amusing and entertaining outbreaks of divine intervention ever
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “All things are inventions of holiness,” wrote poet Mary Oliver. “Some more rascally than others.” I agree. And I’ll add that in the coming weeks, holiness is likely to be especially rascally as it crafts its inventions in your vicinity. Here are the shades of my meaning for the word “rascally”: […]
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Matt Wuerker—Week of February 3
Of course the Senate will abide by the McConnell Rule
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Buddy Odor
The fact that something has gone on for a while is not reason for it to continue
Buddy Odor I‘m a woman in my mid-20s. In the last year, I’ve noticed that a number of my core friends have begun to exhibit traits and values that I don’t really identify with. I do my best to show up for them, but when I go through a hard time, they don’t seem all […]
