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Bruce calls Carly, a friend from work.
B:Hi Carly, it's Bruce.
C:Well, that's uncanny! I was just on the phone with my astrologer, and she predicted I'd get a call from a co-worker!
B:Do you seriously believe in that stuff?
C:Sure. Sometimes I get really helpful advice.
B:Like what?
C:Well, today, for instance, I needed some advice about our boss. He's so erratic and difficult to work with, don't you think?
B:That's why I'm calling! I just can't figure Payton out.
C:He changes his mind so often! He'll tell me to sort the files alphabetically one week ...
B:and the next week say our filing system would be more efficient if the files were sorted by date! So, care to enlighten a poor, beleaguered workmate?
C:Sure. Payton's a Gemini --- and that explains everything.
B:Gemini ... that's the sign of the twins, right? A double personality?
C:So my astrologer says. Geminis are impossible to predict, so we shouldn't bother trying.
B:But not knowing what bosses want makes working for them difficult.
C:I know. But Gemini bosses are never satisfied with the status quo. They'll keep changing things until everything runs perfectly.
B:Well, that's good for the company, I guess. So there's no point trying to forecast Payton's whims, then?
C:That's for sure. We should leave that to the astrologers!
--by Sandra Walker
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