And now, for something completely different...

Tripp sent me the following horoscope this morning. Yes, the Baptist pastor is reading the stars, and leading me down the selfsame road to perdition. Well, at least I'll be in good company.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It's time for a check-in, Virgo. What progress have you been making in your work on this year's big opportunities? As suggested last December, you'll attract unexpected help in 2004 by growing the parts of your life that are small and timid and immature. Likewise, you'll generate good luck any time you enlarge your sphere of influence and energize your ambitions. Thirdly, you'll feel more and more at home in the world if you aggressively seek out interesting responsibilities that liberate you from your old images of yourself. My sense is that you've been doing OK in all these tasks, but there's room for improvement. The coming weeks are the perfect time to kick your efforts into high gear.

Hmmm... Guess this means I should borrow Susie's slacks again.