POSTED // May 12,2010 - “I can’t live the button-down life,” says cartoon character Homer Simpson. “I want it all: the terrifying lows, the dizzying highs, the creamy middles.”

POSTED // May 5,2010 - Among the ancient Anglo-Saxons, the month of May was called “Thrimilce.” The word referred to the fact that cows were so productive at this time of year ...

POSTED // Apr 28,2010 - A little knowledge can be dangerous. I constantly meet people who have boxed themselves into tight spots by misusing their smattering of astrological information ...

POSTED // Apr 21,2010 - Yes, I know that the bull is your totem animal. But I’m hoping you’re willing to expand your repertoire, because it’s a ripe time for you to take on some of the attitudes of the king of beasts.

POSTED // Apr 14,2010 - Photons work hard to get from the heart of the sun to the surface. They can take up to 160,000 years to complete the 400,000 mile journey ...

POSTED // Apr 7,2010 - It would be a good week for you to perfect your ability to crow like a rooster, Aries ...

POSTED // Mar 31,2010 - I’m worried about your ability to sneak and fake and dissemble. These skills seem to have atrophied in you. To quote Homer Simpson ...

POSTED // Mar 24,2010 - All but one of our planet’s mountain ranges have been mapped the Gamburtsev Mountains, which are buried under 2.5 miles of ice in Antarctica ...

POSTED // Mar 17,2010 - In my astrological opinion, you don’t need anything that shrinks you or deflates you or tames you. Influences that pinch your imagination should be taboo ...

POSTED // Mar 10,2010 - I used to have an acupuncturist who, as she poked me with needles, liked to talk about her understanding of Chinese medicine. Once she told me that every human being needs a “heart protector ...”