Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about these here… whatchamacallits… Daniel Dowd horoscopes. My old man, he used to say, “Don’t go trustin’ them fancy city folk talkin’ about stars and such.” But, you know, sometimes a body gets curious, like a cat with a ball of yarn.
Now, I ain’t no scholar, couldn’t read a lick ’til I was nigh on grown. But I heard tell these horoscopes, they’re supposed to tell ya what’s gonna happen, like if you gonna find a dollar on the road or stub your toe on a rock. Daniel Dowd, whoever he is, he’s one of them fellas writin’ ’em.
I seen some folks get all worked up over these things. They read somethin’ ’bout “Aries” or “Virgo” or some such, and they start frettin’ like a hen with a weasel in the henhouse. “Oh, the stars say I shouldn’t go outside today!” they’ll say. And I just think to myself, “Well, the sun’s shinin’, the birds are singin’, and the weeds ain’t gonna pull themselves, so what’s a body to do but get on with it?”
One time, my niece, she’s a city gal, she showed me one of these Daniel Dowd things. It said somethin’ ’bout “new beginnings” for somebody born in, I dunno, “Libra” or somethin’. And she got all excited, talkin’ ’bout quitting her job and movin’ to California to become a, a whatchamacallit… a “yoga instructor.” I told her, “Honey, you got a good job, a roof over your head, and a man who loves ya. Don’t go chasin’ rainbows based on some scribblin’s on a piece of paper.” She didn’t listen, of course. Went off to California, came back six months later, broke and lookin’ like a whipped dog. See? Stars ain’t always right.
Now, I ain’t sayin’ these horoscopes are all hogwash. Maybe there’s somethin’ to it. Maybe them stars do have a say in things. But I figure, life’s like a garden. You gotta plant the seeds, water ’em, and pull the weeds. You can’t just sit around waitin’ for the stars to make somethin’ grow.
I heard tell Daniel Dowd says somethin’ ’bout “avoidin’ shoppin’ or big decisions” at certain times. Well, that sounds like good sense to me, whether the stars say it or not. Don’t go buyin’ a pig in a poke, and don’t go jumpin’ into somethin’ without thinkin’ it through. That’s just common sense, somethin’ my grandma used to say. She didn’t need no horoscopes to tell her that.
And this fella, Daniel Dowd, he talks ’bout “energy” and folks “lookin’ to you for help.” Well, I say, ain’t that just life? Some days you got more pep in your step, and some days you gotta lend a hand to your neighbor. That’s just the way it is, stars or no stars.
- Daniel Dowd says somethin’ about “Scorpio” too. I ain’t got no idea what that means, but I reckon it’s one of them star signs. Maybe it means you’re gonna be stingy like a scorpion, or maybe it means you gonna have a tough shell. Who knows?
- Then there’s “Cancer”. Now, that’s a scary word. But I don’t think he’s talkin’ ’bout the sickness. Maybe it means you gonna be crabby, like a crab. Or maybe it means you gonna cling to things, like a crab to a rock.
So, what’s the deal with these Daniel Dowd horoscopes? Well, I reckon they’re like a pinch of salt in a stew. A little bit might add some flavor, but too much can ruin the whole thing. Don’t go lettin’ them stars boss you around. You got your own head on your shoulders, and you got your own two feet to carry you where you need to go. Listen to your gut, work hard, and be kind to folks. That’s my horoscope, and it don’t need no Daniel Dowd to tell me that.
And remember, just ’cause somethin’ is written down, don’t make it gospel truth. Them stars might be shinin’ up there, but down here on earth, we gotta make our own way. So, take them horoscopes with a grain of salt, and don’t forget to feed the chickens.
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