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SAM Friday will live up to expectations as a gridlock Alert Day with heavy volumes predicted in midtown and a pro-Palestinian demonstration in time Square. this will jam the Crossroads of the World and could spill over to the Lincoln tunnel. It will also affect the theater crowd heading to an early dinner. My advice avoid west midtown late Friday afternoon through evening. Also expect splinter groups to head to trump tower on Fifth and trump International at Columbus Ave.
Drivers will see red on Saturday as SantaCon takes to the streets. It may start in some areas like midtown as early as 10 a.m. and going into the early evening. you may want to lock the kids and yourself up as Santa impersonators travel together, often drinking. the route will not be released until tonight, but Patch. com reported the gathering spot is Farley Post Office on eighth Ave. and 33rd St., which would mean Penn Station, the Lincoln tunnel, times Square and Chelsea are all smart places to avoid.
there’s also a #Metoo rally to combat sexual harassment Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Duffy Square, between Broadway, Seventh Ave., 47th and 46th Sts. For years, you’ve had to exercise control over your life in a way that was just not natural to you. Over the coming seasons, this spell will be lifted, and you’ll see the results of the discipline you’ve learned. you can take a more experimental approach, especially with ideas and with travel. go three places you’ve never been, and notice what you learn. you share a birthday with Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Morrison and Nicki Minaj. MARCH 21-APRIL 19 there are two kinds of “being in the moment.” One is not caring about what happens tomorrow. the other is being fully absorbed in your creative process, in love, or in the game of life. this second kind is what you have available now, in this somewhat chaotic but beautiful and interesting moment. APRIL 20-MAy 20 Be aware that a partner may be reorienting the emphasis of their life. By all pointers, they will have more inclination to focus on you. Meanwhile, you have your own shifts and changes going on, suggesting you need to keep the focus on yourself. these two things can work together. MAy 21-JUNe 20 you’ll find it easy to take complex subjects and explain them in a few words, in ways that others understand. Once you shed light on a subject, it’ll lose its dark and mysterious aspect and may even be revealed as elegant and harmless. Be descriptive. With words, ‘tis better to show than to tell. JUNe 21-JULy 22 Don’t be deceived by those who say that the only solution is complicated. yet, to find the easy way through the maze, you might need to ponder the situation for a day or two, or sleep on it for a night or two. It will come with a burst of creativity that serves you many other ways. JULy 23-AUg. 22 you have many openings and opportunities, though you have to choose them, like getting off the subway at a certain station, or leaving a highway at a certain exit. this will involve making decisions: first about what you want, and then where to direct yourself. When in doubt, select randomly. AUg. 23-SePt. 22 Rather than doubt yourself, suspend judgment. you don’t need to be right or wrong; you just need to pay attention to what you’re figuring out, and let the pieces come together. you will cross a lot of territory in the next two weeks; so pace yourself, keep an open mind, and take careful notes. SePt. 23-OCt. 22 take the weekend to sort out your financial situation. Become familiar with where you’re in the red, and where you’re in the black, and set some goals for yourself. With finances, setting goals is important, though those must be based on an accurate picture of reality. Create that thoroughly and carefully. OCt. 23-NOV. 21 Mars is about to enter your sign, which will feel like the lights getting flipped on. that happens overnight. Until then, you may feel a little uneasy, nervous or even a bit paranoid. Don’t let it get to you. Keep a handle on your doubts, and remember there are other sides of the story. DeC. 22-JAN. 19 We live in dangerous times. yet the presence of Pluto in your sign the past 10 years has prepared you for the state of constant change and instability that our current moment is delivering. your true role is one of leadership, which will be confirmed by Saturn’s imminent arrival in your sign. JAN. 20-FeB. 18 the world is learning a challenging lesson in ethics, which is a subject you take seriously. the first rule of ethics is that there must be one set of rules that apply equally, and evenly, to all of us. therefore, any guideline that you apply to others, be certain to apply to yourself. Be that rare example. FeB. 19-MARCH 20 If you’ve been feeling stressed, starved for affection or needing some spiritual replenishment, Mars entering your fellow water sign Scorpio tomorrow will provide just what you need. ease back on the throttle today, and coast just a little bit. Let yourself cool down. Make it an early night.