FISHBOWL MAGAZINE JULY 2021

July 2021 - FISSUE #154

Yael Wand

album release “Saltwater Heartwood” July 22 page 3

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ArtSpring Treasure Fair page 4

Mishka Campbell

Mid-Summer Roundup 2021 page 9

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Yael Wand new album Saltwater

Heartwood

Saltwater Heartwood, out on July 22, is Yael Wand’s fourth release, the first after a decade-long hiatus for the acclaimed singer songwriter.

Originally emerging on the Canadian folk scene in 2004, the BC Interior Music Award nominee established herself through repeat tours in western Canada and across Ontario, garnering both national and regional media attention. From her base (at the time) in the tiny mountain hamlet Wells BC, she gained a reputation as a commanding performer and “a songwriter of uncommon skill” (Ottawa Express), audiences connecting to her stories of far off places, songs of life in the slow lane, and lulled by “the effortless beauty of her voice” (Exclaim!).

At Your Door, Wand’s 2007 release garnered her radio play from coast to coast and press across the country and her third solo album, Good Stitch Gone (2009), produced by Corwin Fox (Coco Love Alcorn, Richard Reed Parry, Shayne Koyczan) placed her squarely in the Americana genre without compromising either her free-spirited sound or her worldly sophistication.

After a long pause from both recording and the stage, Saltwater Heartwood is deep dive into the myriad of transitions which saw Yael through motherhood, moves, and a creative hiatus. Her new album is a testament to her drive, passion and incredible musicality.

Staying true to her roots, Yael continues to compose songs that showcase her innate sensibility when it comes to blending the worlds of folk, jazz, roots and blues.

The intensely personal and heartfelt

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subject of the new music builds upon her musicality and draws the listener into a sonic world of honesty and understanding. “My original intent for this record was to record these songs as a bookmark of the transitions that I underwent over the past 10 years. Transitions of home and community, my role in life, my relationships, even my age,” says Wand. “There’s a reckoning between who I’ve been and who I am becoming.” That reckoning comes across throughout the album, with Wand’s masterful ability to summon the emotional punch of a song.

“In late 2019, I enlisted musicians and friends Alan Kerr (upright bass) and Christina Zaenker (cello, vocals) to help me.

We drove up to Corwin Fox’s Hidden Well Studio in Cumberland, BC with the intent of creating a more or less, live off the floor album – quick, raw, rustic and authentic.”

In addition to acoustic guitar, Wand plays ukulele and accordion, with Fox adding his trademark subtle magic with selection of instruments including acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, and percussion.

Wand’s move from Wells to Salt Spring Island is evident throughout the tracks on Saltwater Heartwood – with both the interior and exterior of that transition documented.

‘End of the Road’ reflects on the stark beauty

as well as the challenges of living in an isolated mountain town. ‘Ready or Not’ was written not long after relocating to the Island – Wand and family lived on a south-end farm for months as part of a live-work exchange and speaks to the potential and uncertainty of starting a new chapter. One of the first Island community events Wand attended was a fundraiser at Fulford in support of Grace Islet. That event sparked the potent call in the song ‘That Need Be Done’.

With brand new music on the horizon, Wand has her sights on reconnecting with fans in the communities she once frequented and igniting a renewed interest in her music.

Saltwater Heartwood is available on all major streaming platforms as of July 22, with three singles out ahead of the album.

Better yet, purchase a digital download, and follow Yael on Instagram, facebook, spotify, or subscribe to her newsletter.  yaelwand.ca  facebook.com/yaelwandmusic  instagram.com/yael_wand Purchase album: yaelwand.bandcamp.com News: eepurl.com/hfPAHH

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Welcome back to ArtSpring Treasure Fair July 14-18, 2021 Who doesn’t love a fun and rewarding shopping experience? For 20 years Treasure Fair has brought hundreds of donated treasures and adventures under one roof, all ready to be snapped up by eager bidders at the silent and live auctions.

Happy shoppers have indulged in a bit of healthy competition to get their hands on pre-loved goodies, such as stunning west coast art, solid wood furniture, and unique pottery and glassware. Others have picked up gift certificates for some of our best local businesses, or nabbed a stay in a beautiful off- island condo. You never know what you’ll find, and this year is no exception.

ArtSpring’s Treasure Fair returns this July after its pause in 2020. It’s exciting as ever but this year things are just a little different. As always the goal is to raise vital operating funds for our community’s performing and visual arts centre, but this year the event is entirely online.

The auction preview starts on July 1 and goes live at 9am on Wednesday July 14. The online catalogue contains around 200 quality items, everything from contemporary and fine art, to antique furniture and vintage household items; gift certificates for spas, salons, and local stores; season tickets for upcoming shows; a studio photo shoot, a recording session, and a private piano concert. Bidding on silent auction items is free - just register first to get started. Bidding closes on Sunday July 18 at 6pm.

The much-loved live auction will be a Zoom event on Saturday July 17 (the online catalogue of 10 items is available to preview from July 1). Purchase a $10 ticket to access the event, or make a real night of it and buy a gala party pack for $35, containing local wine, cheese and other delights. This year’s emcees, Walter Stewart and Deb Toole, kick off proceedings with pre-bidding virtual drinks at 6pm. The live auction with a line-up of impressive and exceptional items is always great fun. A Whitehorse adventure package; a helicopter ride over Salt Spring; a visit to the private studio of a whale skeleton articulator – to name just three of the highly-prized offerings.

Treasure Fair is a massive team effort, relying on generous donations from our community, our wonderful volunteer team, and you, our keen-eyed browsers and bidders. Looking forward to seeing you online for Virtual Treasure Fair 2021.

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For Everyone

Yoga with Dorothy Price

One day you’re up, the next day you’re down.

Centre for spiritual living and practice

Star of the Sea Centre for Spiritual Living

July Offerings Tuesday, July 13 Poetry of Religious Traditions Online on Zoom 7 to 8:30 pm

It’s OK. The ups and downs, the joys and struggles, are part of life!

You can be sure that even someone who appears calm and stable has their share of ups and downs.

Everything is subject to change from one moment to the next.

Our happiness comes not just from our up times but from how smoothly we ride between the ups and the downs.

1. Experiencing ups and downs is a normal part of the human experience. It seems that we can never be “up” all the time.

2. Celebrate the ups. Enjoy them while they last. We know it will eventually change, so don’t go chasing them when they are gone.

Poetry expresses some of the most inspiring ideas and images of the world’s religious traditions. In this session, participants are invited to bring a poem from any religious tradition: a poem from East or West; a poem ancient, contemporary, or somewhere in between. You are welcome to bring a poem to read or just to listen to poems brought by others and share your response. The evening will be facilitated by Salt Spring poet Brian Day. Please register at staroftheseassi@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.

Donations for participation in events are welcome.

3. The down times help us grow. We can develop empathy for others who have been through similar experiences like grief or illness. We can become more rounded as individuals.

4. Greater knowledge and understanding of yourself and others can be gained when you are on a low.

5. Resilience helps you bounce back, and the more resilient you are, the quicker you recover. Meditation and physical exercise can help you with resilience.

6. Even while in a downtime focus on the good. Look for the opportunity that might be there among the challenges.

7. When experiencing a low, turn your attention to the present moment. Don’t worry about an unknown future.

8. Accept what you can change and what you cannot change.

9. All things shall pass. No matter how painful and unbearable or how wonderful and joyful. All things shall pass.

10. Stand firm in your Truth and Power. Meet whatever life sends your way with courage and confidence.

11. When we access our Higher state or “place of peace” within, we can navigate the roller-coaster ride with more ease and less emotional pain.

There is a sacred part of you that is always at peace. Nothing and no one will ever be able to disturb your inner peace or steal your joy when you are in this place. Walks in nature, prayer, yoga, meditation, or a favourite quiet activity can help you navigate your ever-flowing, ever-changing life with grace and serenity. These methods of finding peace have been used for thousands of years.

See you on the mat! ~ Dorothy For online yoga see Dorothy’s online yoga school https://onlineyogaclasseswithdorothyprice.teachable.com or www.santosha-yoga-retreats.com

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Paul Robert Bryans & Lorence Bryans Present

CROSSROADS

July 2-21 At The Salt Spring Gallery

On The Edge

Artcraft 2021 Showcase Exhibition Jul 2 - Jul 18, 2021 | Mahon Hall, Salt Spring Island

Both father and son, Paul and Lorence Bryans depict the rich colours and motion in Nature in unique inspiring ways.

Complexity comes together with brilliance and ease in Lorence’s digital designs, bringing the viewer into clarity with a sharp energy transfer. His close up photographs are taken from nature and then edited using a digital application to create his signature kaleidoscopic effects.

Salt Spring Arts, your community arts council since 1968, is pleased to announce the second Showcase Exhibition of the 2021 season, On The Edge, an exhibition curated to provoke conversation on what we may lose as a result of the changing climate crisis.

The impacts of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly apparent in all aspects of life.

The Island Textile Artists came together to advocate for this issue through their passion for art, creating “On the Edge.”

Each piece represents our oceans, forests, and wildlife by combining beauty with a sense of tragedy. They showcase the hidden wonders of the planet through expressive imagery

Paul’s masterful paintings are about a place of calmness and beauty, peace, contemplation, excitement and movement. The viewer is drawn into familiar comforting places and wild spaces with light and warmth. Paul’s work describes a place for sublime repose, to take solace, to feel free and to be.

So many of us have had a heightened sense of connection with Nature during this difficult year, At the Crossroads both individually and collectively, may we all be inspired with a heightened sense of Earth stewardship going forward!

NATURAL SPRING WATER

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and vibrant colours, in contrast to the greying elements of destruction and chaos. The individual artworks unify to remind us of the worsening, devastating impacts that lie ahead, and all of the existing beauty that we have to fight for.

The exhibit will feature work by ten local artists: Karen Selk, Danielle Manners, Bobbi Janowiak, Susan Paynter, Janet Wheeler, Joanie Patterson, Linda Counsell, Gillian Kidd, Elna Gravelle and Karen Tottman.

The artists come from diverse backgrounds, but all came together on Salt Spring Island for their shared love of textiles.

This exhibition is generously supported by Li Read from Sea to Sky Premier Properties.

50 Women over 50 The

Exhibit

July at the Salt Spring Library

50 Women of the age of 50 and above joining one project together, to show the World, how beautiful they are.

July 1st Ramona Lam photography will unveil the results of her 12-month long body-positivity project from 2019. The showcase will run throughout all of July - At the Salt Spring Island Library.

The photo showcase will feature photographs of women over 50 years old that she captured during a “model for a day adventure” in 2019. (The exhibit was delayed to this year due to Covid and she is super excited to finally showcase all her first 50 stunning women).

Ramona says the project was an incredible experience for both, her clients and herself.

She says that the more we see images of mature women who are happy, confident and unafraid of aging, the more we are encouraged to feel better about ourselves at any age.

“I set out to show how beautiful women are as they age, and it’s turned into something magical. So many women over the age of 50 feel that they are disappearing, that they are becoming invisible,” Ramona said. “So, I wanted to show that women at this age are still beautiful, still vibrant. Many are starting new careers, starting new businesses, thriving and giving back.”

Ramona has since launched her next 50 Over 50 project and plans to continue photographing women throughout 2021 here on Salt Spring Island. Each photo session includes a makeover with hair and makeup, and styling from Ramona’s Wardrobe Collection as well as they clients. The session costs $299 dollars. To find out more information go to www.ramonalamphotography.com/50-over-50 About Ramona Lam photography: “I started my professional photography after I was 40 years old. I wanted to be part of something very special in our today’s world, something incredible good.

How would you like to be captured? What does your legacy look like? My passion is to take the every-day woman and give her an unforgettable celebrity-style, magazine photoshoot experience.

It’s about so much more than just “taking pretty pictures.” My hope is for you to truly reconnect with yourself, see your beauty & spirit, the way others already see you.

Ramona Lam, Ramona Lam Photography, 250-221-8808, rlamphotography@gmail.com

Outdoor Music

is BACK!

Just like all of you, our Pubs, Restaurants and our Arts & Entertainment venues are dying to get back to “normal”.

Moby’s Pub, Tree House and the Legion have all slowly, and under Dr. Bonnie’s guidelines, begun bringing us more and more outdoor and acoustic style music. But who are we kidding, we are ready to Rock! We at Fishbowl hope that while this issue is off getting printed we see social gathering limitations reduced even further, but until then, check out the lineup for The Tree House café’s Music under the Stars on their website, the Legion keeps the info coming on Facebook, and Moby’s Pub has the below Summer Patio music lined up but what their socials as restrictions ease, there might be a dance party in your future!

Moby’s Pub, music on the Patio Sunday’s Tom Bowler & Dave Roland 4-7pm Monday’s TBA Tuesday’s Tom Hooper 5-8pm Wednesday’s Vixx Sutherland 5-8pm Thursday’s Billie Woods 5-8pm Friday’s Tom Hooper 5-8pm Saturday’s Tom Hooper 5-8pm some substitutions dates will occurs with special guests...

Our friends at ArtSpring hope to open for the Season in October, so stay tuned for that. We have also heard rumblings from the Folk Club team that there could be a Fall/Winter season, if restrictions allow more than 50, because really, what’s a Gumboot Gala with limited seating!?!?

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EVENTS AT THE

Legion

It is finally starting to feel like summer and after a long break from celebrations and parties, are we ever excited to share our Canada Day plans with you!

Most importantly we would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish People including the communities of Tsawwassen, Quw’utsun and Stz’uminus.

It is important to us that we celebrate with this gratitude at the very forefront of all our minds.

We have been keeping busy during these last few months of social distancing setting up a perfect outdoor space to hang out with friends and listen to some great music while enjoying excellent food and drinks and we can’t wait to share it with you on Canada Day. Kicking off the festivities at 12pm, we are happy to present outdoor live music all day long. Starting with Two Point Oh! (formerly Never

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too Late), Everyday People and finishing this epic line up with Table 25.

This is a family friendly event complete with amazing food, horseshoes and of course a beer garden. This is also an excellent time to take advantage of our discounted membership price, because as always membership does have its privileges.

After a wildly successful series of tropical Staycations, Kitchen 92 is back serving up Staycations again City Style every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We have already been to Paris, Rome, Tokyo, London and are looking forward to Athens, Mumbai, and Moscow to name a few.

Check out our website, Instagram and Facebook for upcoming entertainment this summer, we are so happy to be able to showcase all the amazing local talent we have here and can’t wait to see you all again!

Health with

Mid-Summer Roundup 2021

Recovering From Burnout “Burnout” was recently declared an official health diagnosis by the World Health Organization. If this is you, here are some suggestions for how you can help yourself: The first most important thing is to gather your intention for care and healing. If you are burnt out you will not be functioning at the capacity you otherwise might. This is totally allowed and okay, and in fact essentially important. You need to let yourself rest. Think of this as a season of recovery in your life.

Manage your energy, not your time. Take on only what is really reasonable for you in a day. Listen to your body and be gentle. Let your capacity be your guide, not your to-do list.

Regulate your blood sugar: avoid refined carbs and get plenty of protein and fat. This helps steady your energy and mood overall.

It is too easy to use sugar and/or caffeine to live on borrowed time.

Have a daily routine. Eat at the same times during the day. Go to bed at a consistent time. The body is nourished by predictability and routine.

Fiercely protect your sleep. Aim to sleep for 8 hours every night. Or more if it feels good.

Take a break from screens of all kinds. Take a break from news if this is stressful for you. Being informed is really important.

And. It’s okay to take a break to take care of yourself.

Do practices that help you regulate your nervous system: yoga, meditation, forest walks, deep breathing.

Exercise, but only to your respiratory capacity (when you start to get out of breath), vs to your cardiovascular capacity (when your heart is pumping so hard you can no longer continue). This minimizes the cortisol spike that happens with exercise.

You need a health care professional on your team. It is important to run some labs to make sure there isn’t another imbalance in your physiology that is contributing to fatigue. You want to check your thyroid, blood sugar, ferritin (your iron stores), B12, and other things as needed. There is advanced specialized

Once again it’s time for me to share some of the best things I’ve read, and not yet reviewed.

“Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club”,

by Megan Gail Coles is a dark and disturbing debut novel, set over the course of a seemingly endless Valentine’s Day in Newfoundland. Up for many with Mishka Campbell literary awards last year, it truly is one that will stay with you.

“The Push”, by Ashley p ho t o c red i t Audrain is all over the book-loving d ea nna mi l l i g a n internet. A chilling psychological thriller, it examines motherhood and its complex layers in surprising ways. So engaging and well written, I could not put this one down.

“Real Life”, by Brandon Taylor is a book that profoundly affected me. The central character’s sense of isolation, as he navigates being Black and Queer in a very white college town, is so vividly portrayed.

There’s an excruciating passage wherein he prepares a dish for a potluck that I’m sure I will never forget.

“Hench”, by Natalie Zina Walschots was a Canada Reads finalist and what a fun ride. The idea that there’s a superhero world, with temps who fill in as “henches” for the baddies, and that it’s as full of drama as any other typical office setting, is just straight up brilliant.

So clever and entertaining.

“The Only Good Indians”, by Stephen Graham Jones is a great read if you are willing to sleep with the lights on. A horror novel that is both a frightening tale of revenge, and an examination of cultural identity.

Definitely not your average slasher type scare-fest, this book contains fully realized characters that you feel empathy for, even as they’re being hunted and taken to task for past misdeeds. Really well done.

“Greenwood”, by Michael Christie is just beautiful. For anyone who loves generational family epics that intricately weave characters and secrets and betrayals. For anyone who loves trees, and old growth forests, this is especially timely. Ultimately this is for anyone who loves a truly great story.

“We Begin at the End”, by Chris Whitaker is a gorgeously written tale of family, born and created.The character of Duchess, the 13 year old outlaw, is so perfectly wrought, she must have sprung forth fully formed because I don’t know how anyone could have “made her up”.

This is a book to get lost in. It’s so sad, and yet I guarantee you’ll find yourself smiling by the end.

Mishka’s

Book

Reviews

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Time, intention, self-care, and support – those are the ingredients you need!

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Jen’ll Tell Ya Featuring Jen Redpath & Jessica Terezakis

REJECTION!

I think we all know a thing or two about this topic!

In schools, CONSENT, has become a focus for Sexual Health Educators. Keep in mind: consent is much more than a yes or a no, though those are big components of it!

Although consent has been an important topic, we need to acknowledge that in society and especially as adults, we aren’t as practiced at talking about rejection: someone saying “no” to us. Even more so, we aren’t practiced at dealing with rejection, and therein lies the trouble: true and uncoerced consent can only take place if the person feels safe to give a no, verbally or with their body language.

When it comes to rejection, one of the first things Sexual Health Educators talk to youth about is that rejection can really suck! As adults we tend to avoid rejection by limiting ourselves to things we are good

at. There is an old belief that children learn faster than adults, but truly, children tend to persist in the face of failure, willing to try over and over.

We’re not saying one should keep asking for a date after they have been turned down! BUT we are saying, rejection doesn’t mean we have to stop trying or that we are undesirable.

Rejection is often not personal and putting yourself out there can be an opportunity to try new things, to learn, and explore. If it doesn’t work out, that’s okay. Different strokes (sometimes literally!) for different folks!

Consider this: if someone feels okay with saying no to you, it likely means that they feel safe enough in asserting a boundary - which is part of the foundation of a healthy relationship, sexual or otherwise. The best thing we can do is respect that boundary. That doesn’t mean getting upset, whining, pushing that boundary to suit our needs, or asking the person over and over. Instead, accept what they have said and leave it at that. It’s a skill that takes practice, but we know you can all do it!

In terms of the criminal code, consent is the legal definition around sex - people engaging in any sexual activity get to choose to provide this consent, free from coercion (the act of using power over someone), pressure, threats (including those of social manipulation, as well as physical or emotional harm), and is active - which means that people can change their mind at any point.

Also, consent is not always verbalized as “yes”, it might be a groan ... or even a roar if you’re lucky! It might mean someone wrapping their hands around your sweet cheeks! As we get to know our partner(s), we can begin to understand verbal and nonverbal cues that mean yes or no.

BUT if you’re unsure, check in and ask.

Don’t forget: consent is active, ongoing, and it is also always reversible. Just because someone was into butt stuff one time, doesn’t mean they are into it every time!

Stay Sexy Salty!

Little Reminders

associated with increased self-actualization, positive mental health,

with Seth Shugar

a really narrow path we’ve got here; it depends on whether you feel

warm human relationships, and successful careers.

But why?

In his recent memoir, Obama recounts an anecdote where he and some advisors were debating whether they could still move forward with the Affordable Care Act. His legislative director said, “It’s lucky.” Obama looked at him. “Where am I?” he asked. “Well, you’re in the Oval Office,” the guy said. “And what’s my name?” “Barack Obama.”

Go After the Laughter

“No,” he said, “it’s Barack Hussein Obama.”

Humour was a crucial part of how Obama says he managed to take the work of the presidency seriously, yet maintain perspective and not take himself too seriously. “The human condition can be absurd,” he says, “and if you learn to laugh about it, then that helps

Ever hear the one about the poor farmer who lived in the small hut with the big family? Exasperated, he went to the village elder.

She said she had a solution but made him promise to follow her advice. He promised. So she told him to bring a chicken, a goat and a cow inside their hut to live with them. He scoffed, but a promise was a promise. A few weeks later, he went back to complain. She smiled and told him to put the animals outside, and… “Ahhhhh,” he exclaimed, “life is glorious!”

Let’s hope the pandemic ends like this old joke, as a reminder – after a visceral experience of how much worse things can get – just how good we had, and once again have it. If not, the joke is still a good reminder of how humour can help us handle challenging circumstances not by changing our actual circumstances but by giving us the slight shift in perspective necessary to view our challenges in less threatening, more positive ways.

There’s good science on this. Harvard’s massive 75-year Grant study has found that humour is one of five main coping mechanisms

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you get through pain and hardship and difficulty.”

The renowned meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein recently shared that humour has also been one of the most helpful resources in his life-long meditation practice. He particularly recommends it for people who are dogged by self-criticism, inviting us to spend one whole day just counting the number of self-judgments. “As soon as we’ve gotten to the five thousandth self-judgment,” he grins, “the mind starts smiling. You just see how ridiculous it is.” And that little shift of attitude makes a huge difference because it dissolves the two main causes of self-criticism: believing in the criticisms and trying to get rid of them. The effect? “The whole thing starts loosening up.”

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Scopes Brought to you by our own in-house astrologer who now goes by her numerologically correct name of “Ya Righta”

 Aries

 Libra

The stars see nothing but pain and misfortune in your future, sorry dude!

Everything will be ok!

 Taurus

Sometimes we find amazing things in places we least expect them, whether it’s true love, peace of mind, or, in your case, a pack of Marlboro Lights from decades ago.

 Gemini Online silent auction Wednesday July 14 - Sunday July 18 Zoom live auction Saturday July 17, 6pm-8pm Join us online treasurefair.artspring.ca

Considering how hard it is to get them these days, you’re starting

to

regret

choosing

“hugs” over any number of things that rhyme with them.

 Cancer

You have no idea why you’ve been

experiencing

laughter,

tears, a sudden desire for fried chicken, you may want to pick up a pregnancy test on your way home, just sayin’.

 Leo

Often it feels as if everything is too hard for you and that anything you try ends in failure, but take heart: Those feelings have to be wrong eventually.

 Virgo

Stop, just please stop!

 Scorpio

Decent people everywhere will be shocked and appalled by the treatment you received and the conditions under which you were held, but it’s not like their jobs are any better.

 Sagittarius

Just park in front of Island Savings, everyone else does!

 Capricorn

It will seem as if everyone is avoiding you all week long, but are they, or are you avoiding them?

 Aquarius

You’ll find yourself curiously unfulfilled, if not a little frightened, when you finally learn the answer to the question of who watches the birdwatchers.

 Pisces

Considering how hard it is to get them these days, you’re starting to regret choosing “hugs” over any number of things that rhyme with them.

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