Straight Talk About How Conversation Skills Degrade

I’m not claiming to be the Queen of conversation, in writing this. I have a tip from the distant past I’d like to pass on and some other remarks. I’m inspired to write this by this bit LP’s comment on How To Avoid Losing Your Me…

Mars In Taurus ~ May 18 to Jun 27

When Mars moves through Taurus, fire is forced into form. This is not the explosive ignition of Mars in Aries — it is pressure building beneath the surface, slow, deliberate, … READ MORE

A Bit Of Humility Will Solve Most Problems

I have a longtime client with a destructive brain loop. We cracked this problem, ten years ago, but it’s come back with a vengeance. He’s a Gemini. We brainstorm, jointly. It was this process I hit in the idea the majority of a person&#8217…

How To Avoid Losing Your Mental Chops

If you spend time with a dementia patient, you notice they retreat from conversation. When they do converse, it’s the same stories, the same ideas. The person regresses and their comfort zone shrinks. Simple and familiar is best. Observing this l…

Astrology Highlights for May 18-24, 2026: Keep Your Promise

At this First Quarter Moon, it’s time to take a minute, take stock, and take practical action toward the Sep. 2025 Virgo New Moon’s insights and plans. Try to remember what you might have whispered to yourself then, at some critical moment. It was a little promise you made to yourself, and now’s the time to do something – anything – to keep that promise.