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CHICKEN LITTLE & THE ASTROLOGER By Wesley Hallock

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Whatever your problems this week, you will not face them alone. In fact, it’s possible that too much help when you least need or want it is your major headache. While it may be true that too many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth, you might save your sanity by taking control and delegating a task to each individual. There is strength in numbers if you play things right. Look to the 16th and after for clues. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Lively as things have been around home, lately, getting away for a while will probably do you good. The pretexts for doing so are likely to be numerous this week. Education and children are two among many reasons that might pull you away from the house. Whatever calls you away is likely to be fun, if for no other reason than that it’s a welcome diversion from the daily routine. Watch for life to get busy after the 16th. GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Friends are apt to play a big role in your week. Be aware that it’s a time of quantity over quality in your life at present, which means that certain ones among the crowd may surprise you with some rather dubious traits. Mixing business with pleasure is especially risky in this regard. Knowing your limits and sticking to them no matter how the crowd goes is always a good rule. Things start to move on and after the 16th. CANCER (June 22-July 22) You will find it easiest to follow your heart’s desire unimpeded by the wants and needs of others if you act early in the week. Then is a good time for any activities you prefer to undertake alone. The picture changes rapidly after mid-week, notably on the 16th, when outside influences begin to impinge on your time. People in need of your understanding and nurture are more likely to appear at that time. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your satisfactions are likely to be many this week, not the least of which is that people will look to you for support in their moments of uncertainty. It’s your calming presence in the center of what might otherwise be chaos that will matter most to them. Count family and close friends as the ones who will need you most. The benefit of their attention on you is high on the 16th, when somehow you’ll just know the right thing to say. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Authorities and would-be authorities may come across a little heavy for your tastes this week, but it’s an otherwise satisfying time in your life. A little more room to operate independently of father figures might be the only thing you would ask. If the heavies get

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The many grand plans for expanding yourself spiritually and otherwise that you’ve devised over the past year are coming to fruition now. It’s time to look at what you’ve accomplished in the arena of self-improvement, with an eye to ending what is not working and expanding and growing what has succeeded. A lot is happening this week to help you in your task. Use the events of the 16th as a guide. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The present care-free attitude of yours that some find so annoying carries on this week. Those who long for a return to the more-harding version of you must learn patience. The networking you can accomplish in your current mood will prove highly valuable in the near future, so ignore the disapproving looks. All will get done in due time. Use the present for cultivating your contacts, which on the 16th are likely to be many. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “Why?” is probably a question that never really leaves your mind these days. The answers to your personal puzzles, however lofty or inconsequential, are this week to be found among unlikely people, at unlikely places and times. You won’t know in advance that the universe is setting you up for a big one, so don’t try to second guess the process. Be happy, go with flow, and keep your eyes and ears open on the 16th. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Spur of the moment whims and unexpected flights of fancy are likely to drive your behavior more than you like or are willing to admit this week. Resistance will only trip up your schedule further, so you may as well succumb and enjoy the ride. Just going along with whatever comes is not your style, but there may be a method behind the madness. You won’t know unless you explore. The 16th is a likely case in point. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb 18) Peer pressure is likely to dictate your choices more than is usual for you this week, sending you in unexpected directions you wouldn’t otherwise take. That can be a good thing, if you go into it with an attitude of fun and a mind open to learn. Some of the short journeys you’re liable to take on or after the 16th will be deceptive in what they promise to deliver. Some apparently frivolous activities can ultimately prove most valuable. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You won’t know until well after the fact whether expenditures made for business and pleasure this week result in a net gain or a loss. This means there is no use worrying over every penny you spend. Enjoy each moment for what it brings and prepare to encounter some unlikely circumstances that could ultimately work out much to your liking. The 16th is a particularly good day to be spontaneous. © 2017, Wesley Hallock, All Rights Reserved

Chicken Little looks at what is and fears the sky is falling. Wesley Hallock, as a professional astrologer looks at what is and sees what could be. Read Wesley’s monthly forecast with links to Facebook and Twitter, at www.chickenlittleandtheastrologer.com. To read past columns of Chicken Little and the Astrologer in the Whidbey Weekly, see our Digital Library at www.whidbeyweekly.com.

ACROSS

55. ___ of roses

25. Bar bill

1. Beauties

58. Like thin oatmeal

26. Asparagus unit

5. River to the Rio Grande

60. “Hold on a ___!”

27. Bakery offering

10. Christian name

63. Demoiselle 64. Holiday flower

28. A Muse

14. ___ vera

29. 50 Cent piece

15. Appeared

66. Length x width, for a rectangle

16. Halftime lead, e.g.

67. Computer acronym

17. Late

68. “Star Trek” speed

32. Agreeing (with)

19. “Buona ___” (Italian greeting)

69. Cattail, e.g.

33. Advances

70. Athletic events

36. Gangster’s gun

71. Sundae topper, perhaps

39. Downy duck

20. Queen, maybe 21. To administer extreme unction to 22. Cheapskate 23. Mouse catcher 24. No longer in 26. Soft-shell clam 30. Sideways 34. Dermatologist’s concern 35. Dust remover 37. Dress down 38. Clear, as a disk 40. ___ de deux 42. Hair parlor

41. Amniotic ___

DOWN

44. After expenses

1. Apple variety

46. Partial paralysis

2. Brio

49. Wrinkled or ridged

3. Lion’s share 4. Undertake, with “out” 5. Bob Ross 7. Past tense of can

55. Biology lab supply

8. Bony

56. Radial, e.g.

9. “Comprende?”

57. Certain surgeon’s “patient”

10. Things wanted or needed (from Latin) 12. Shrek, e.g.

45. Bug 48. To order again 50. Indian ponies 52. Arrangement 54. Battering device

59. Condo, e.g. 60. Antares, for one 61. Cork’s country

13. Back

47. Be inclined

51. Its motto is “Lux et veritas” 53. Bounty

6. Coastal raptor

11. Bad day for Caesar

43. Come by

31. Rattling sounds in chest

62. Crime boss

18. “Yes, ___” 22. Allots, with “out” 23. Possible source of salmonella poisoning

64. “Polythene ___” (Beatles song) 65. Couple Answers on page 15

YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS OURS WEATHER FORECAST Thurs, Sept. 14

Fri, Sept. 15

Sat, Sept. 16

Sun, Sept. 17

Mon, Sept. 18

Tues, Sept. 19

North Isle

H-66°/L-50°

H-65°/L-47°

H-65°/L-49°

H-65°/L-51°

H-63°/L-50°

H-64°/L-45°

H-59°/L-46°

Cloudy PM Showers

Mixed Clouds and Sun

Cloudy

Partly Sunny

Partly Sunny Possible Shower

Cloudy Possible Showers

Wed, Sept. 20

Cloudy with PM Showers

South Isle

H-69°/L-52°

H-66°/L-50°

H-68°/L-52°

H-70°/L-51°

H-68°/L-50°

H-69°/L-47°

H-654°/L-48°