European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 82007 stars and stripes Page 19 sunday Horoscope aggressive Mars continues through Hie spiritual territory of Pisces soul searching isl just a pastime if s a preoccupation but you dont always have to look inward to discover your inner world it reveals itself in everything you do from getting dressed to doing your work to kicking Back youre everywhere you go today birthday april though you think youre living just like everyone else you impress the world with your originality this year you cant help but be unique and your perspective enlivens every connection you make work your plan this month if you dont have one creating one this week is Lucky june brings lucrative opportunities Virgo and gemini people adore you Aries March 21april a Motley Crew of characters awaits and youre sure to find Joy in their company youll be laughing too sometimes at them sometimes with them but youre Well intended either Way Taurus april 20may an old idea jumps up and Down in your mind Yelling give me another Chancel whats the harm revamp rethink and tweak away this time it just might work but More importantly the process is fun gemini May its perfectly acceptable to say no to something Good because youre looking for something better stand by your original idea at least for today if s All an Experiment any right cancer june 22july a shy moment is a missed Opportunity you wont meet that attractive stranger in Tine next seat by expect ing him or her to make the first move an understanding smile from you encourages interaction if if s to be had Leo july 23aug Money May feel tight but Penn pinching is definitely not your style still a Little self control serves you Well a project that encountered delays last month heats up once again Virgo aug 23sept congratulations you made your self available for that teachable moment by simply remaining open to anything humbleness has its place and you intuitively know when and where that is Libra sept 23oct Between the emotional weather and the actual weather youre dealing with the elements today others Are counting on you to be the peaceful one take a deep breath exhale and oblige them Scorpio oct 24nov your Ideal Day can be a big part of your real Day you make it happen youre thinking a now too and it feels Good to use your own Energy to make a difference Holiday Mathis Sagittarius nov 22dec going Forward feels hard for a reason perhaps if s that you have yet to fulfil previous obligations once the past is wrapped up and tied with a Lovely Bow you March on with a dear conscience Capricorn dec 22jan embrace formality dress up you add the Glamour that needed to make Ordinary happenings seem magi Cal still in the end ifs your easygoing attitude and infectious laugh that strengthen your Bond with others aquarius Jan 20fefa others Are fascinated with you so you May As Well enjoy this or even milk it friends love to get to know you better by seeing the people you grew up with if Only in Pic Tores and hearing about the places youve been Pisces feb 19march you imagine you can sort out the world through meditation and quiet reflection sometimes that s Possi ble but not now clarity really comes from jumping in and taking an Active part forecast for the week ahead Mercury ruler of communication and Day today dealings enters the High Energy sign of Aries this week there Are those moments you look around and wonder Why is everybody shouting ifs because thoughts and urges suddenly seem so important they lose All self consciousness in their expression no use trying to control this or going around shushing every one especially when youre Proba Bly abit effervescent yourself midweek Venus does a Pirouette into gemini and ifs time for a guessing game will the real face of love please stand up no no that would be too obvious no fun no fun at All real love has Many faces and it  be real love if we didst try to accept them All next topic Friday the 13th will be far from a spook show the Sun and Pluto align fortuitously to dispel unpleasant curses and change the paradigm globally and personally these kinds of changes dont necessarily happen Over night but they could when you change so does the world so consider a Radical idea on this formerly bad Luck Day All Evi Dence is pointing to this universe May be secretly on your Side celebrity profiles Patri Cia Arquette plays a psychic on the Abc drama medium i predict that Arquette will encounter her own extrasensory abilities through her character research and inter views with various mystics Aries like Arquette have the strength to appreciate the unique gifts of others and with a childlike curiosity they usually ask the right questions that get people to open up to them creators Syndicate husband ditches wife kids to move in with an old flame dear Abby i am writing this in the Hope that you May be Able to help me my husband of 20 years Rocky has moved out of our Home and into the apartment of his first love from 25 years ago because of some research i did on the internet As Well As some conversations i had with a doctor i think ifs possible that he is going through a midlife crisis Rocky is 431 dont like the life he led All those years ago and in afraid he is headed Back in the same direction he has changed but she has not Rocky refuses to talk to me and Hast spoken to the kids since he left he says he is scared of what they will say to him and of How they must feel toward him i am so Hurt i love my husband so much and miss him with All my heart do men who go through changes like this usually return to the families they left behind please help me wife in Maryland dear wife some straying husbands recognize that they have made a mistake return to their families and make their marriages work others do not Only time will Tell into which category your husband will fall in the meantime do nothing dear Abby rash wait him out have the kids write to their father once a week telling him How much they love him miss him and need him you should do the same and enlist the help of your inlays to see that the messages get through while youre at it assure him that youre wiring to work on whatever issues drove a wedge Between you in the first place i cant guarantee that this kind of Campaign will work but its certainly Worth a try and in order to retain your sanity stay Active in close touch with friends and family and cultivate support systems of your own and please know that in rooting for you deaf Abby one of my girl friends Dana broke up with her Boyfriend Gil last sum Mer prior to the breakup Dana had obtained the password for his computer Login to help him fix a computer problem after the split she tried Gils computer password on his email and gained Access to his email account Dana has been Reading his email for six months when they split he requested that there be no Contact of any kind should i Contact Gil and Tell him what has been going on and is this stalking in Michigan dear Anonymous yes it could be considered a form of stalking because Dana appears to be obsessed with who her former Boyfriend is seeing and what Hes doing you would be doing Gil a favor to Tell him to change his password dear Abby i have lived for years without an answering machine it was my Choice Many people have complained to me about it Over the years but i feel that Between my phone my cell phone my husbands cell phone and his business line we Are quite reachable and what s the big Deal anyway is it a breach of Good manners not to have an answering machine in Colorado dear Julie no Rule of etiquette demands that you have an answering machine or be Avail Able to people everyone deserves private time perhaps the complainers Are upset because you Are not calling them Back As quickly As they would like but that their problem so dont make it yours letters for this column with your name and phone number should be addressed to dear Abby to Box 69440 los Angeles Ca 90069 readers can write to Abby on the internet at Universal press Syndicate time to learn Fine line Between Confidence overblown feminism your advice to the woman who slapped the Man in the bar who tried to guess her age weight and Bra size was completely disgrace Ful yes she overreacted some what however your comment to avoid attention from men hold girls night out in a Convent not a bar was appalling the conversation was obnoxious no matter How drunk the Guy was i dont feel she acted like a victim but like a woman Strong enough to handle her self for that i applaud her women and men alike should be Able to go anywhere and be treated with respect my guess is that you believe women should also expect to be raped if they go through the wrong part of town women and men alike should be Able to go anywhere and be treated with respect yes they should and i should be a Rock prizewinning physicist and live rent free in Bel air and Osama bin Laden should renounce terrorism and devote the rest of his life to crocheting ipod sleeves in the form of bunnies and turtles while whistling to like to teach the world to sing unfortunately in still waiting for map quest directions to Uto Pia until i get them to compelled advice goddess to give advice for people who live in the real world Osama int known for his slip stitch the Best manners Arent found at the Bottom of a Beer Mug and where ill have a shot at the Nobel the Day they Start giving it away on lottery scratches if Albert Ellis one of the fathers of cognitive behavioural therapy heard Whatham opened in the bar hed probably quote the greek philosopher Epictetus what disturbs peo Ples minds is not events but their judgments on events a woman who convinced of the idea of men As specially one who been brain snatched by the victim Industrial com plex feminism has be come will see everything through victim vision an extreme Case is feminist vegetarian Theo Rist Carol j Adams who claims eating meat promotes the subjugation of women and according to the Harvard Crimson called asparagus a phallic sym Bol and said Parsley was representative of pubic hair no word on what it Means if your mashed potatoes resemble Betty Friedan so some drunk asks your Bra size you can outsmart him out funny him or treat him like a bar snack stuck to the Bot Tom of your shoe but delivering a lecture in a omens studies at me top of your lungs then smacking him one you dont do this be cause you feel powerful but be cause you have the self image of Squash me in a Bug if youre looking to effect change consider the difference Between losing your temper and directing your temper like a laser rage is toxic stress hormones shut off your Abil Ity to reason and turn your body into a Little shop of poisons this is your idea of empowerment Well that and the notion that men who hit women Are guilty of assault but Jomen who hit men Are worthy of applause life is a hostile workplace approach it accordingly the woman in ques Tion wrote the last thing i wanted was attention from men but proceeded to run off to a pickup joint this makes about As much sense As going to a packed stadium for a Little Solitude or holding your a meeting in the Corner liquor store As for whether women should expect to be raped in a dodgy pan of town Well admit Ting its a possibility seems a bet Ter defense than celebrating your Freedom to jog in a Short a flirt through dark alleys shouting take Back the night and no Means no got a problem write Amy Alkon 171 pier ave no 280 Santa Monica Ca 90405 or email  copyright 2005 Amy Alkon creators Syndicate