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♦ 16 Street roots May 11, 2012 Street Roots Summer Rally! Always wanted to help Street Roots? Become a captain and raise a little or a lot with your friends and family. How does it work? Individuals create a team and become captains. Captains then recruit friends to give online. (Takes 5 minutes to set up, is super easy and we can help). 1 su mmer ralw k We’re hoping to get some diverse individuals and interests rallying to support the organization. There will be prizes and a blow-out Street Roots barbecue in June. The event will last from Friday, May 25 to Thursday, June 21. To learn more, write to israel@streetroots.org, or call us at 503-228-5657. Taurus (April 20-May 20) The sun’s out! Time to switch from hot coffee to iced. And remember to tip your baristas in direct proportion to their visible tattoos. They will appreciate the love. And on the way out remember to pick up another copy of Street Roots from the vendor outside. Share the extra with a friend and get the good word out! G e m in i (M a y 2 1 -J u n e 2 0 ) H e re ’S the SCOOp: P ortland has som e pretty incredible hom e grow n, hom e m ade, h an d-scooped sho ps th at offer such scintillating flavors as D andelion S orbet, H oney B a lsam ic S tra w be rry w ith C racked P epper and C aram el w ith Salted C hocolate. S oup C an Sam d oes not solicit a dvertisem en ts — he w orks for a non-profit after all — but if he did he w ould tell you to get you r next sw ee t fix at R uby Jew el on North M ississippi or S alt & S traw on N ortheast Alberta. C a n c e r (J u n e 2 1 -J u ly 2 2 ) “O U T D A M N ’D S P O T! O U T, I S A Y !” W ash up Lady M acbeth-style this spring w ith a nice, refreshing dip in the W illam ette. Y ou m ight com e out sm elling like ship diesel or, since the river current is rather swift, you m ight not com e out at all. O n second thought, fo rge t m y liability in this. Just find a bathtub. 211 NW Davis St. Portland. OR 97209 I ® ! ' : : ¡ .¡..¡¡i: ' S Hi SiSiSSi • ¿ÍCSSfi ¡¡¡í ■ ¡.is- L e o (J u ly 2 3 -A u g . 2 2 ) W hen w avering betw een best friend this month. Stock up, and carry a spare to share.You won’t be the only one getting a little sticky. buying new shoes and food, alw ays go for the shoes. O ften tim es sho es are m ade of leather; leather com es from cow s and cow s are edible. So, C a p ric o rn (D e c . 24 -J a n . 19) Are you listening to the radio enough? There are frequencies trying to w hen you buy new shoes, it’s exactly like y o u ’re buying food. M ay you r logic be as unassailable as reach you. Keep your ears open and your airw aves clear. By the 24th, you will have all you need to know m ine th is fine day. S w e et Birks, by the w ay. to get you through the spring. V irg o (A u g . 2 3 -S e p t. 2 2 ) W ikipe dia confirm s it actually takes m ore m uscles to sm ile than to frow n. A q u a riu s (Jan . 20 -F e b . 18) W ater bearers love S m ile m ore this w e e k and you w o n ’t have to go to this tim e of year. It’s a good season to lighten the the gym , and all th a t ice cream w ill burn itself off load for little while and let others carry their w ater for th an ks to the horm ones pouring from yo u r face! a few. Use Biphenyl-free products only. As galactic advice goes, this is pretty easy to follow. L ib ra (S e p t. 2 3 -O c t. 22) W hen the floo dg a tes of C itizens U nited opened unm easurable m aelstrom s of individual and corporate finance into political cam paigns, the S uprem e C ourt fo rgo t one thing: the voices of individuals are still m ore pow erful than the dollar. D on ’t you forget, either. S c o rp io (O ct. 23-N ov. 21) Did I hear th at right? P resident B arack O b am a says he supports gay m arriage. B O O Y A H ! T h is w eek, take a note from the m an in the O val O ffice and spe ak you r m ind and stand up for you r beliefs. It’s the m ost authentic w a y to live and total bluntness m ight m ake you feel a little bit better. S a g itta riu s (Nov. 2 3 -D ec . 23) W D -40 will be your P is c e s (F e b . 1 9 -M a rc h 2 0 ) Lather, rinse, and d on’t repeat for at least days. This w eekend, show er in your own sw eat and dry in the sun. You w o n ’t be alone. A rie s (M a rc h 2 1 -A p ril 19) Spring sunshine m eans fa ir-w e ath e r bike riders. T h is a lw ays annoys S oup C an a bit; I pedal in all the elem ents, including rain con stan t enough to m ake m y tin can rust. If y o u ’re one of these seasonal cyclists, re m e m b er the follow ing: helm ets and hand signals. For the yea r round bikers like me, re m e m b er to m ake space on the street; this is only a te m p o ra ry inconvenience, m uch like the R ose P arade and the W orld N aked Bike Ride. 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