A&E

Balancing flavors in your holiday meal

I love it when a plan comes together. Whether it is fishing or traveling or really anything in life, there is something very satisfying when all the planning leads to the premeditated ending. But often there is more to the well-planned event. Call it layers in the universe or karma; it is pretty cool when you have a chance to see some of the manifestations. So, before I lose you all in my ethereal ranting’s, let me provide you a fishing report and then a few of the layers that went with it.

Build a rock garden

Last month we discussed the transit of Saturn into Scorpio. This month, a harmonious connection between Saturn and Neptune highlights the beginning of that transit. There are no planets whose energy is more dissimilar than Saturn and Neptune. Saturn deals with concrete, goal-oriented activity that is designed to achieve status and control. Saturn prioritizes personal responsibility as a way of feeling empowered and productive. Although it is more active than contemplative, it prefers doing things in cautious, deliberate, methodical ways. However conservative and traditional it may be, Saturn is a major player on the physical plane.

Are you still undecided about which of the Presidential candidates you should chose in a couple weeks? Hollywood is intrigued by the power and pageantry of the American Presidency, and has created some memorable characters to occupy movie-set White Houses. I’ve picked seven of the most identifiable of the fictional movie Presidents for you to revisit or perhaps even meet for the first time. Let me know which movie President you would pick to run our country for the next four years.