I Plan to Move...

I'd done so well at avoiding old Lou. My lawn looked terrible, it had been two whole weeks. But the old man has been sitting on his porch every night, so my poor grass has suffered while I avoid him.

This morning I woke up at five to mow it before anyone else was out. Success! I mowed the front quickly, knowing I could take my time in the back without him bothering.

For lunch I made a trip to my neighborhood Safeway. I felt the edge of someone's shopping cart nudging my butt. Lou was peering at it, his thick glasses making his eyes magnified to a peculiar owlish look.

“Sweetheart! I been calling you! Something's wrong with your phone.”

Thank the heavens for small favors. I set my phone to the fax the other day and completely forgot about it.

“It's broke,” I agreed.

Because he's deaf, he then shouted, “Well, I want to ask you out. Take you to dinner.”

The entire store got so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The only person who didn't get quiet was Lou.

I tried to whisper, my face beet red. “Lou, you know I'm really busy.”

“You gotta have some free time, babe. And I'm so lonely, I can't get used to this single life. It's bad on the weekends.” He motioned his TV dinner filled cart. “That's why I decided I'm gonna take a trip to visit my sister in Kansas, so I'm buying all this food for Ronald. The kid can't cook.”

The kid is also fifty-four and still lives at home.

“No wonder he's single,” I murmured, like he was a prize.

Old Lou laughed heartily. “The kid needs a stepmother,” he agreed, blatantly looking at my J-Lo butt again.

The checkers were still silent, waiting to see what'd happen next.

“Good luck with your trip,” I called, grabbing my bag from the slow-ass woman who was holding onto it tightly. I jerked it from her grasp with a glare.

“Need him to help you out with that?” she asked, jerking her head over her shoulder in Lou's direction.

Bitch.

“No. I got it.” I said succinctly.

“You think about dinner,” Old Lou called. “I'll look you up when I get back. I've seen some of your dates picking you up, but they never come back for a second one, do they? That's cause you don't know how to treat a man, babe.”

I had walked halfway out the silent store by now. So I turned back.

I flipped him the bird.

He turned toward our checker. “See what I mean?” he asked her.

She nodded sympathetically.

Tarot Thursday (I know, I know, it's Monday)

Virgo and Taurus

Taurus and Virgo. Earth and Earth: an excellent combination. If you have found a Virgo, don't ever let him/her go! In brief, Taurus is made to be the Virgo's partner. So Virgo, keep her; Taurus, treasure him.
Taurus and Virgo are both Earth signs, consequently you both want the same things: much money and free time for cultural activities. The Virgins are the highly cautious ones (What if...?), and Taurus is the "soul curer" of the zodiac, so you are a perfect match.

Virgo has so many fears and worries because he has a keen sense of responsibility, of duty. Virgo is afraid he'll disappoint the people around him, friends, bosses, neighbors... You, dear Taurus, are as perseverant as Virgo is, but you don't worry that much and, besides that, you like giving advice and comforting people, so you've found your other half in a Virgo...

Taurus' purpose in life is peace and harmony. And Virgo will offer you both. But, of all his qualities, Virgo's faithfulness and devotion will be the most attractive to you: he's an upright person, a man of the right sort of timber.

Virgo's sharp mind will fascinate you (for he's governed by Mercury, that is good at communicating). Virgo is also well organized and that will help you two set some habits that you like so much.
Fortunately, Virgo is a mutable sign, that is more flexible, which is once again excellent, because Taurus would do anything except changing...

Patience is characteristic of both Taurus and Virgo, pragmatism too, so what do you think will happen when lights are off? Virgo will agree on fulfilling your fantasies if you are patient enough with this native who releases from daily worries harder than you do and if you convince him not to think about his next task at work, but focus on what he is doing at that moment.

Virgo has the gift (or non-gift) of being a little reserved at the beginning. Use your famous patience, dear Taurus, and everything will turn out very well. The only risk is that things might become predictable at one point... But Virgo communicates so well, has so many ideas and reads so much that he'll surely come up with new ideas from time to time!

Because Virgo and Taurus have almost the same ideals and passions. Practical, realistic, without longing for strange adventures and funny experiences, you both want a safe future and you are both "domestic". Oh, you also have the passion of making - saving money. So, if you decide to stay with a Taurus, there will never be problems with communication between you two.
But Taurus is also rather impulsive and she often sees red with anger... Although she gets over it very quickly, the sensitive Virgo could feel hurt at these outbursts.

You, a sun sign governed by Mercury, cannot fall in love with somebody unless you fall in love with her mind and have the feeling of stability. Taurus will offer you, indeed, stability, equilibrium and ardent passion, because Taurus is governed by the planet of love, Venus. Taurus is very faithful, but attention, she always pays her debts - and not only when it comes to money.
Sexually, Taurus is a master of making love with passion and ardour and she gets very involved in a relationship. Taurus is also very possessive, but you will like it because Virgo enjoys feeling spoiled and belonging to someone.

Briefly, if you were looking for your great love, you have found it!