Is it Uranian Enough For You Yet?

Dear Friend and Reader,

Uranus is getting ready to turn stationary direct, an effect that feels like a Mercury retrograde transition, except bigger and more blitzed-out. Perhaps you’ve noticed an extra shot of “zing” in the air lately.

We’re making snap decisions and then snap revisions while sudden revelations are popping to the surface, and, of course, our electronics are playing games with us. The cumulative effect can be a little like massive short circuiting. But then, that kind of buzz is also the brilliance behind genius innovation and bold personal transformation. It’s the juice that gets the job done.

For an idea of how this plays out, here are some fun Uranian-themed news items.

A San Francisco artists wants to replace her one artificial eye with a web-cam.

“There have been all sorts of cyborgs in science fiction for a long time, and I’m sort of a sci-fi geek,” said Vlach, 35. “With the advancement of technology, I thought, ‘Why not?'”

The eye cam could allow her to record her entire life or even shoot a reality TV show from her eye’s perspective. Vlach said she will let inspiration strike once she has the device.

“There are a lot of ideas floating around…nothing too exploitative,” said Vlach. “I don’t want to be a spy and infringe on people’s rights, and at the same time, there are amazing possibilities.”

The new Google iPhone application is baffled by British accents.

When asked to search for “iPhone” the results varied wildly. A user with a Scottish accent found his phone opted to search for the term “sex” instead, and suggested a link to an adult web site. On a second attempt, the search engine looked for “sledding”.

Tom Jones makes a surprise appearance in Southbank, London as part of BBC’s The Culture Show Busking Challenge.

The singer worked the crowd with tricks learned from five decades of performing, entreating his female fans to “wiggle around just a little bit.” One middle-aged woman said that she would have thrown her knickers at him “if only it were a bit warmer.”

Fake edition of New York Times claims “Iraq War Ends.”

More than one million free copies of the 14-page “special edition” newspaper were distributed, mainly in the cities of New York and Los Angeles.

Another bogus story was about all Americans being given free healthcare.

A liberal group called the Yes Men, well known in the US for its practical jokes, claimed responsibility for the elaborate prank.

The fake paper – dated 4 July 2009 – had a motto on its front page which read “all the news we hope to print”.

What’s your Uranian story this week?

Yours and Truly,

Shanna Philipson

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