The Geek That Was

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Down and Derby

GT1533 coverWEBThe Santa Cruz Derby Girls’ nights of badassery

Secret Life of Virgo

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Be careful on Thursday. We could stumble, wound, hurt, be unaware or have revelations that create a revolution. Mercury the messenger interacts with Chiron (wounds seeking healing) and Uranus (the unusual, apocryphal, revelatory thoughts leading to revolutionary actions). Scorpio Moon Thursday. Be aware of mysteries, secrets and hidden agendas.

Friday, the Sun in Leo (its last days in Leo) squares Saturn in Scorpio. We are to be aware of rules, creating needed boundaries in our lives, following directions, listening to the Teacher (the Soul).

Saturday, the last Leo Sun day, we may be confused, in a dream, steering our ships to destinations unknown. Direction appears late in the afternoon. Sunday, before dawn, the Sun enters Virgo. The Virgin appears, pregnant with new realities, the Soul, the new Kingdom on Earth. Virgo spreads her cape over the world, protecting humanity and Earth’s kingdoms, “nurturing and nourishing the little ones.” In Virgo, two lights are seen—one is bright and strong. This is the light of form (outer reality). Virgo is an Earth sign. The other light is faint and dim (inner spiritual reality), the light of spirit, the holy child, gestating in Virgo’s womb. One light (spirit) is waxing, the other (form) waning. Virgo gives birth at winter solstice.

There is always a stirring and a quickening within Virgo. A purity, a preparation, a grace seeking its rightful place in the material world, aspiring always to serve and fulfill its life task, to go perform right functions when needed. Virgo works with the devas, angels and archangels, great beings of light. Virgo’s spiritual task is to “protect the light.” This is the light of the soul, the light within each of us, the light of the angels. These are the hidden tasks and secrets of Virgo.

Pleasant Valley Vineyards

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wineNearly all of Pleasant Valley Vineyards’ wines are named after family members—nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and so on. Winery owners Cathy and Craig Handley have an extensive family, so they’re not going to run out of names anytime soon.

Film, Times & Events: Week of August 14

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True Relievers

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Trying Times

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Sante Arcangeli Family Wines

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Wine-1532John Benedetti was pouring his splendid Sante Arcangeli wines recently at Lester Family Vineyards—a delightful event attended by many, complete with good food, too.

The Geek That Was

Tech smarts trump Hollywood glam in Felicia Day’s memoir To understand the tone of Felicia Day’s memoir You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), it helps to hear her describe how she started the process of writing it. “I actually read a lot of memoirs,” the actress tells me by phone as she prepares to catch...

Down and Derby

The Santa Cruz Derby Girls’ nights of badassery Splintered ankles, dislocated shoulders, bone bruises, sprained wrists, muscles split in half by skates, torn knees, fractured fingers, maybe the occasional concussion and broken nose. It’s all just another season in the life of a Santa Cruz Derby Girl. In the immortal words of Kelly Clarkson: “What doesn’t...

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Secret Life of Virgo

Be careful on Thursday. We could stumble, wound, hurt, be unaware or have revelations that create a revolution. Mercury the messenger interacts with Chiron (wounds seeking healing) and Uranus (the unusual, apocryphal, revelatory thoughts leading to revolutionary actions). Scorpio Moon Thursday. Be aware of mysteries, secrets and hidden agendas. Friday, the Sun in Leo (its last days in...

Pleasant Valley Vineyards

Nearly all of Pleasant Valley Vineyards’ wines are named after family members—nieces, nephews, grand-nieces, and so on. Winery owners Cathy and Craig Handley have an extensive family, so they’re not going to run out of names anytime soon. The Handleys proudly named their stunning 2013 Reserve Pinot Noir (around $55), Santa Cruz Mountains, after their newest...

Lethal Curves

Film, Times & Events: Week of August 14

Films this WeekCheck out the movies playing locallyReviews Movie Times Santa Cruz area movie theaters > New This Week STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON “Speak a little truth and people lose their minds”—not everyone was ready for what N.W.A. had to say when the young Compton rappers hit the scene in the late...

True Relievers

As critics go after national group, local Red Cross volunteers carry on When the ProPublica article “How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti and Built Six Homes” went after the organization’s disaster relief efforts, the group’s national leadership went into damage-control mode. The article, by Justin Elliott and Laura Sullivan, accused the...

Trying Times

County worried about high number of Latino kids being tried as adults Latino youth in Santa Cruz County are being tried as adults at a rate 12 times higher than white teens. This is the most eyebrow-raising statistic in a recent study into the state of our local juvenile justice system by the Santa Cruz County...

Sante Arcangeli Family Wines

John Benedetti was pouring his splendid Sante Arcangeli wines recently at Lester Family Vineyards—a delightful event attended by many, complete with good food, too. I tasted quite a few varietals that day but a very impressive nectar, a Rosé of Pinot Noir 2014 Santa Cruz Mountains, stopped me in my tracks. A blend of three premier...
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