I was taken quite aback today when
my daughter announced a revelation to me…NASA scientists decided, with more
detailed research, to change the zodiac. It now includes 13 constellations, not
12. The zodiac actually always contained 13 constellations, but the 12-month
calendar was not favorable to 13, so one of the constellations was
dropped. Now, all of a sudden, the
scientists have developed a conscience and they want to portray the zodiac
accurately. Really?
No.
How can another constellation be added I roared? This is the first I heard of this nonsense.
When did this happen?
Come to find out, many individuals now
have a different zodiac sign. In my family alone, as Becky informed me, she was
Gemini, now she is Taurus. Glenn was Aquarius,
now he is Capricorn. Matt remains a Sagittarius. I, being a once proud Sagittarius, am no
longer. Lucky me, I am now the add-on constellation, Ophiuchus. I cannot even pronounce it – ugh!
I
embroidered a lovely Sagittarius archer on a pair of jeans back when I was in
college. I spent hours on that
creation. Hmm…I wonder where those jeans are now? They
were green. I know I still have
them. I would not throw away a pair of
jeans with my handiwork on them. But, doesn’t matter as I would not be able to squeeze
into them anyhow.
I
wonder what an Ophiuchus is? Maybe it is time to embroider a new, as in ones
that fit, pair of jeans. After a quick
search, I discovered Ophiuchus to be the ‘serpent-bearer’. At least, I do not have a phobia to snakes as
a friend of mine does.
Now, I say...is this really change in
the zodiac more science or more economics.
Just think a minute…jewelry has to be updated to reflect your new zodiac
sign, new books have to be written and sold to reflect the newest sign, and horoscopes
will increase in size wherever they appear.
And, aghast, think of those people who
married an individual with a particular zodiac sign on purpose…probably already
divorced…it was in the stars the whole time don’t’ you know.
Is anything sacred?
I am guessing not!
Bigger changes are coming. I
better accept the smaller, less significant ones so that I can better accept
the mammoth ones in store for us.
Well, time to collect eggs...
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