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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 24, 2012 at 8:44am

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your thinking is very confused and theoretical today. You have trouble engaging reality now and can be caught unprepared by very simple, very practical events and explanations. You try too hard to make explanations.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You take a direct approach in situations that tend to be more subtle or convoluted than you expect. You have trouble dealing with bureaucracies or other centers of power than can override your intentions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You thrive in a large group today as you are skilled at coordinating ideas and opinions into consensus. Without a lot of input it is hard to work with the variety you crave.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may have to make up for the failings of others. This can be a good skill when success of a project is essential and teamwork is valuable: That is your role. In other cases, you could be pulled from your true contributions.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your attention is on professional success today. Some are obsessed with the ethical failings of others, while others can disregard ethical issues for their own prosperity. Your actions should always be according to the rules.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your intuition is strong and your ability to understand these impressions is good. You can be talkative but it's more advantageous to listen. You must try to put together pieces of information so that they fit and make sense.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You like to promote yourself better than you want to take action today. This is a good time to seek a job or get your name out. Any kind of self-promotion is favored, just be prepared to demonstrate what you can do.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your reputation is on the line today. There is the suggestion of scandal, which may or may not be true. You're challenged to meet it head-on and make the best of a tempestuous situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You're apt to feel that you are relatively powerless in any real physical sense. Many can resort to prayer or other forms of subtle influence. It's important to prepare and strengthen your mind and will-power.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You feel that there is little time to waste. You act almost without regard to how people will react, as long as you get your way. You act so callously because you don't feel strong enough to get your way through negotiation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This is a good day for an honest conversation with close family members. There is something you need to do and you must fill them in. You must deal with various levels of disapproval.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): This is a good time to reassess your finances in ways that could potentially change its structure. Take no action today but design scenarios and models to improve income, savings, investments and your financial portfolio generally.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 24, 2012 at 8:44am

"Each person's prayers can help everyone."

-- Thomas Yellowtail, CROW

Prayer is our entrance into the Unseen World. It is by prayer we can call upon the powers and laws of the Great Spirit. The Spirit World has powers and laws that are different from the Physical World. The spiritual laws allow healing to take place; they allow forgiveness to occur; they cause miracles to happen; they cause hate to disappear; they heal broken relationships; they guide every moment of our lives; they allow us to love even when it's hard. Prayer allows us access to the Spirit World.

Creator, teach me to pray

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 23, 2012 at 11:37am

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Bad habits are liable to dominate you today and, worse yet, you seek to justify them. It's very important not to take the first step that locks you into bad patterns. Struggle to make positive changes in yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You forge ahead with projects and you have great confidence that you're right. You can overcome old problems now and get associates moving. You may find that you can work best alone because you don't have to wait for people to catch up.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have trouble taking proper advantage of opportunities. You are be held back by self-doubt or distractions. It's important to strengthen your will-power to bring projects to completion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You need formal or professional training to accomplish what you want. You tend to dream the day away or else try to accomplish something without the practical knowledge or skills you need.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You're fortunate in almost everything you do but you accomplish less than you could because you are indecisive. You're prone to half-hearted measures and changing goals. You can make a big difference if you could decide and focus.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You avoid hard work. Strange interests are a form of escapism from real responsibility. Make a strong effort to stop fantasizing and engage the real world and real people in order to live your ideals.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pay careful attention to your health today. You're prone to catch a minor illness that robs you of vitality. Symptoms are distracting. You need to cut down on stress and high-energy activities.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You need clearly defined goals to put your energy to effective use. A partner can help but be sure you're both already in agreement. You feel fulfilled when you overcome challenges.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You need someone with your best interests at heart to take care of your business today. You are prone to make bad decisions, especially in relationships. Left to yourself, it's hard to make up your mind.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): There is an opportunity for advancing your professional status. Take every avenue you can find. You know or feel what really makes you feel fulfilled in a career, so pursue this without hesitation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make no financial purchases today, especially if you're being sold on it. Buy only what you need. Save what you can. Someone can play on your needs or inadequacies, the effect of which is a waste of your money.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Chances for doing well and being happy are all around you, but you have trouble accessing them. You need to look at the ways you sabotage yourself and resolve not to keep repeating them.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 23, 2012 at 11:37am

"The real meaning of life is your family, the love that you have, the respect, the traditional ways, and carrying on with them."

-- Ethel Wilson, COWICHAN

The family is the seed of the future. The family is the key to the transfer of cultural information. We should really take a look at how we are looking at our families. Are we treating each family member with respect? Are we passing on the traditional ways? Are we teaching the old songs? Are we participating in the ceremonies? Are we showing the family members how to pray? Are we encouraging each family member to be spiritual? Think about these things today.

My Creator, today, let me show respect to each family member

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 23, 2012 at 11:37am

Apr 23, 1564:
William Shakespeare born

According to tradition, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. Shakespeare's date of death is conclusively known, however: it was April 23, 1616. He was 52 years old and had retired to Stratford three years before.

Although few plays have been performed or analyzed as extensively as the 38 plays ascribed to William Shakespeare, there are few surviving details about the playwright's life. This dearth of biographical information is due primarily to his station in life; he was not a noble, but the son of John Shakespeare, a leather trader and the town bailiff. The events of William Shakespeare's early life can only be gleaned from official records, such as baptism and marriage records.

He probably attended the grammar school in Stratford, where he would have studied Latin and read classical literature. He did not go to university but at age 18 married Anne Hathaway, who was eight years his senior and pregnant at the time of the marriage. Their first daughter, Susanna, was born six months later, and in 1585 William and Anne had twins, Hamnet and Judith. Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died 11 years later, and Anne Shakespeare outlived her husband, dying in 1623. Nothing is known of the period between the birth of the twins and Shakespeare's emergence as a playwright in London in the early 1590s, but unfounded stories have him stealing deer, joining a group of traveling players, becoming a schoolteacher, or serving as a soldier in the Low Countries.

The first reference to Shakespeare as a London playwright came in 1592, when a fellow dramatist, Robert Greene, wrote derogatorily of him on his deathbed. It is believed that Shakespeare had written the three parts of Henry VI by that point. In 1593, Venus and Adonis was Shakespeare's first published poem, and he dedicated it to the young Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd earl of Southampton. In 1594, having probably composed, among other plays, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, and The Taming of the Shrew, he became an actor and playwright for the Lord Chamberlain's Men, which became the King's Men after James I's ascension in 1603. The company grew into England's finest, in no small part because of Shakespeare, who was its principal dramatist. It also had the finest actor of the day, Richard Burbage, and the best theater, the Globe, which was located on the Thames' south bank. Shakespeare stayed with the King's Men until his retirement and often acted in small parts.

By 1596, the company had performed the classic Shakespeare plays Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. That year, John Shakespeare was granted a coat of arms, a testament to his son's growing wealth and fame. In 1597, William Shakespeare bought a large house in Stratford. In 1599, after producing his great historical series, the first and second part of Henry IV and Henry V, he became a partner in the ownership of the Globe Theatre.

The beginning of the 17th century saw the performance of the first of his great tragedies, Hamlet. The next play, The Merry Wives of Windsor, was written at the request of Queen Elizabeth I, who wanted to see another play that included the popular character Falstaff. During the next decade, Shakespeare produced such masterpieces as Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and The Tempest. In 1609, his sonnets, probably written during the 1590s, were published. The 154 sonnets are marked by the recurring themes of the mutability of beauty and the transcendent power of love and art.

Shakespeare died in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1616. 

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 22, 2012 at 11:09am

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 22, 2012 at 11:08am

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 22, 2012 at 10:56am

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You're not satisfied with standard solutions and procedures. You come up with your own and may create quite a bit of controversy in the process. You need to explore options that others won't consider.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are both ambitious and fortunate. You are successful as long as you put others' welfare first. Circumstances will go wrong if you start getting selfish and conceited.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have the best of intentions but it is hard to translate them into positive action. You may find it easier to be support from the sidelines, letting others get involved in direct action.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A fantastic window of opportunity opens for you today. Don't question your good luck; take it immediately before it closes. You may be so accustomed to stagnation but don't let that stop you from accepting improvement.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Important rewards come your way. You're feeling important for doing something that benefits a wide range of people. Very positive events can result in increased status, monetary reward or promotion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You take a strong interest in abstract principles now. You want to learn more about the theories underlying such issues as science, religion, philosophy or the law. Application comes later; right now, you want the framework.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your routine or relationships can break down completely today. You make a sudden shift to another side. It can seem as though everything you knew is suddenly seen to be wrong.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You are liable to meet someone who will have a big impact on your life. Be open to possibilities now. You can become involved in a movement that has wide appeal and aims to make a big, if not profound, social benefit.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You want to liven things up today. You can be the clown, the entertainer, the trickster. You need extra care so as not to step on sensitive toes but, in general, you can bring relief to boring or tense situations.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You commit to improving your finances, especially through better income and investment. You generally feel confidant and enthusiastic about everything you do. You feel assured of successful outcomes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You pay more attention to your family and home today. You have a chance to make home improvements or do other things that bring the family together. For some a picnic or other outdoors activity is rewarding.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You enjoy learning new things today. There are opportunities to expand your awareness to far-away places and different customs. For example, a fascination with a foreign language can develop now.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 22, 2012 at 10:55am

"Each creature has a medicine, so there are many medicines. Because they are so close to the Creator, they are to communicate that medicine. Then they bring help and health."

-- Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA

The Elders say everything has a purpose and everything has a will. We should never interfere with purpose or the will of everything. Every plant, creature, animal, insect, and human being has a purpose to be here on the Earth. Each has a special medicine to contribute for the good of all things. Each person also has good medicine, a special talent, a special gift. These medicines are to help others or to help make us healthy. What is your special medicine?

Creator, today, help me discover and use my medicine to serve a greater good

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on April 21, 2012 at 10:53am

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