For this time, the easiest way to get by is the Contingency Rule of Management: ñIt all depends....î

And what do the stars say?

Aries [3/23-4/20]: bummer, man, I mean, about all the little obstacle you keep running into this month. ItÍs okay, though, because lifeÍs little problems are short right now. The only other problem is your temper is short, too. It could be worse, though. Be careful with your driving right now, because you will be prone to catching the attention of the highway patrol, on your way home from the lake: you really canÍt afford any speeding tickets, now can you?

Taurus [4/21-5/22]: as long as you pleased the masses with your charm and wit last month, you donÍt have much to worry about this month. ItÍs a good time to head on out to the dock, find a place to sit, and drop a line in the lake. Not much of anything new is going on right now. Which doesnÍt mean that you donÍt feel like there is something going on„relax, though, you deserve a break today.

Gemini [5/23-6/21]: the last vestiges of the good stuff left around the first of the month. Since then, itÍs just been one thing after another, one event after another, making your life more and more, well, for a lack of a better word, interesting. Get on with the work which seems to be at hand, and you will feel ever so much better. An idle È Gemini is not a pretty sight.

Cancer [6/22-7/22]: you do have an uncanny knack for knowing just the right time to make the wrong move. Don't say you didnÍt hear it from me first. You have been warned. Now, relax a little. You did plan a vacation by the water, didnÍt you? No? In that case, you will find that some unexpected business has come up and now itÍs time to take that trip. Enjoy the ride. DonÍt forget to proofread all textual material this month.

Leo [7/23-8/23]: not only is it your month to play, but there is a couple of other beneficial planets moving through your sign right now: both µ Mercury and € Venus are traipsing along through å Leo this month so enjoy the increased energy which is coming to you. Look forward to an enhanced sense of beauty, and better communications. Thinking, too, is better this month. As always, like you need to be reminded or anything, å Leo, party on!

Virgo [8/24-9/23]: you are probably fairly up to here with being put out by all the commotion caused by the å Leo party going on. Just relax a little, get the place cleaned up and get ready for some good times ahead. I warned you, it is going to be a long and hectic summer. But you knew that already.

Libra [9/24-10/23]: Mars swings into your sign this month and the red planet brings energy with it. ThatÍs the good news. The better news is that you light up like the proverbial Xmas tree under this beneficial influence. Unless, or course, you subscribe to the astrological ideal that Ê mars is a dark star, which it isnÍt. There are few troubling days, but like I said at the beginning, this is a good month for you. Look for increased energy, which you will need to help clean up after last month.

Scorpio [10/24-11/23]: at one point this month, early on, there is the most unique harmonic set up for you hapless Scorpio types. Destiny is calling and you want to make sure the answering machine isnÍt on. Get ready for some unusual communications which have to do with you advancing in the workplace. ItÍs time to get ahead, almost as if you planned it this way (hint: maybe you did plan it.)

Sagittarius [11/24-12/21]: Lady Luck (sexist concept) is still beaming brightly, but her image is, perhaps, a bit tarnished. If you do wind up at the lake, donÍt try any watersports that you are not intimately already acquainted with„despite your recent good fortune, itÍs not a time to be too adventurous. Remember: vacations are meant as a time of relaxation, not torment.

Capricorn [12/22Ü1/20]: take a break from routine, if you can drag yourself away from work, and maybe try a weekend at the lake. In fact, you will find that you are almost incredibly drawn to water. Just make sure you wear plenty of sunscreen and donÍt forget the life jackets.

Aquarius [1/21-2/18]: fortunately, youÍre a creative sort because your ability to create is going to be much needed in the coming month. You will find that you are called upon to expound in a number of areas, and you might feel like you just donÍt have enough time to talk to everyone.

Pisces [2/19-3/22]: you will find some relief in the middle of the month„perhaps it isnÍt nearly as much as you were looking for. Or, for that matter, nearly as much as you were hoping for, either. Take a break, kick your feet up on the gunwale of the boat and relax. Things are getting better all the time.

© Kramer Wetzel ´ Austin, Texas ´ July 1995 ´ rodeo voice mail: 512/209-2200 ´ eÜmail: KramerW@aol.com