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♦ ♦ Street roots June 22, 2012 A * DID YOU KNOW? The nearly $800 billion bank bailout amounts to more three decades' worth of funding for homeless assistance and affordable housing. Western Regione Cancer (June 21-July 22) Artwork by Josh MacPhee, courtesy of WRAP (Western Regional Advocacy Project). Without Housing: Decodes o f Federal Housing Cutbacks, Massive Homelessness, and Policy Failures. (2010): 37-38. Electronic S c o rp io (O ct. 23-N ov. 21) Keep your passport layer of moss, like a sloth. But winter is on its way out, and sundry identifications close at hand for the next and you won’t be able to postpone facing the world for couple of weeks. Be on the alert for low water Around 8,000 people stripped down to their birthday much longer. suits and let it all hang out during Portland’s Naked Bike pressure and odd beeps in the night. Things should P is c e s (F eb . 1 9 -M a rc h 2 0 ) Take some pride in Ride recently. If you missed it, don’t despair. This will not ease up by the 12th. knowing that if the Octomom can have a career in porn, be your last chance to be naked on the streets of Old S a g itta riu s (Nov. 23-D ec. 23) Lately your brain so can you. But, just like Octomom, it would be better if Town this year. Your next chance is coming up very, has been feeling like a page of search results trying you didn’t. to load on an Internet connection borrowed from the very soon. Hard to plan for, actually. A rie s (M a rc h 2 1 -A p ril 19) Lately it seems like nobody coffee shop three doors down. No amount of L e o (J u ly 2 3 -A u g . 2 2 ) Your search for love Is about to artificial stimulants will help - you’ve just got to get ever does what you wanna do, and repeated temper pay off, but only If you stop scanning the horizon and start more sleep. You remember how to sleep, don’t you? You tantrums have had no effect. Try a different approach - just put your lids together and lay low. go along with others’ plans, but sulk the whole time, and looking under the right rocks. Like the earthworm, your soulmate loves damp places, hates sunlight, and makes C ap rico rn (D ec. 24-Jan . 19) You’ve been searching for make everyone wish they hadn’t invited you in the first place. Yes. This will work. plants grow with poop. spiritual enlightenment, and the Rhododendron Gardens in Portland is where you’ll find it. Arrive at dusk, settle down on a bench by the pond, spray on some mosquito let’s be honest. It comes with a lot of pressure to make the most of it, and sometimes you’d rather just stay in and ^eP ^ an]>anc* wa't- But for God s sake, don t feed the watch Tom Hanks movies. Until they find a way to make ducks a^er sun(f°wn- Or ever, for that matter, V irg o (A u g . 2 3 -S e p t. 22) Sunshine can be stressful - laptop screens visible in the blinding sunlight, maybe you A q u a riu s (J a n . 2 0 - Feb. 18) It’s time to come out of should just stay inside. hibernation, Aquarius. I know - the sun hurts your eyes. L ib ra (S ep t. 2 3 -O c t. 22) Suck less. Lick more. Your le9s are weak with disuse and covered in a thin T a u ru s (A p ril 2 0 -M a y 20) Look to your left, and ask the first person you see to teach you to knit. A beautiful friendship will form, and you’ll be able to start making all your Christmas presents now. G e m in i (M a y 2 1 -J u n e 2 0 ) Remember that spider that you threw a shoe at, but you missed and he ran somewhere behind your bed? Yeah, he remembers too. SUPPORT STREET ROOTS WITH A CONTRIBUTION OF: $35 $50 $100 $250 $500 $_____ Send your check to: Street Roots, 211 NW Davis, Portland, OR, 97209 Street Roots is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization. Your donation may be tax deductible. Or donate securely online at www.streetroots.org
