Broken lines, broken strings 

Broken threads, broken springs 

Broken idols, broken heads 

People sleeping in broken beds 

Ain't no use jiving, Ain't no use joking, Everything is broken 

- Bob Dylan (Everything is Broken) 

This mercury retrograde has been a doozy-- Merc Retros deal with issues of communication, re-visiting issues or situations that need resolving, and missed chances. 

  So far I have acquired an etsy stalker who sends me harassing and rude emails- in Spanish- despite the fact that this person received a full refund (against store policies) for the items that were ordered. This has been going on for a week now *sigh*

   My son enlisted and entered the Air Force only to find out that at the ripe old age of 18 a physical issue relating to an up-till-now  unknown congenital birth defect of his heart ('Ebstein's Anomaly') is resulting in his dismissal- except the necessary paperwork keeps 'falling through the cracks' resulting in his being stuck in the toxic environment that is Lackland AFB Medhold. 

  My cell phone only rings for incoming calls when it feels like it- but definitely not if its a call I'm waiting for (LOL!), and the daily misunderstandings, mis communications and their resulting arguments are becoming almost laughable. At this point the only thing missing is for 'long lost' frenenemies to  begin showing up again (not a welcomed idea, btw). 

However, through it all I DO acknowledge that this astrological event is useful; my son's diagnosis and testing would not be feasible up here with our (lack of) income and (non existent) insurance- so a weird blessing in disguise.

The angry etsy person forced me to tighten up my 'will not ship to' list that I had been putting off and I obviously cannot put off upgrading my phone for too much longer...