Pluto stripped of its status -- takes by Frederick Deligne of France and Aislin of Canada

• The International Astronomical Union stripped Pluto of its status as a planet Friday and has reclassified it as a "dwarf planet." The decision, made by less than 5% of the world's astronomers, is unlikely to affect the astrology community and, in fact, is not accepted by all astronomers either. Perhaps it's the "Lord of the Underworld's" proximity to the Galactic Center that led to this astronomical transformation. Pluto has been a valuable addition to astrology charts since its discovery in 1930 and will continue to be an essential factor in personality analysis and forecasting. Astrologers have called the Sun and Moon "planets" for millennia without problem and will continue to do the same with Pluto.

• According to students at the Space Center, the mnemonic "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" becomes "My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos".
  

• Don't worry, Pluto, the same thing happened to St. Christopher and people still pray to him for safe journeys, so all is not "Lost in Space" if you'll pardon my pun.
  Saturn by FP Software Lab courtesy of Google
  
  Saturn by Goya in the Museo del Prado in Madrid
  
  
  Speaking of things astronomical, I turned 57 this month and 57 is the age of our Saturn Return in our natal charts. Since there are only three of them in one's lifetime -- unless one is a Yogi -- this is a very significant year for me. Matthew too, for that matter, as he just turned 29. Ben has to wait until 86 for his third Saturn Return. ROY HORN (Siegfried & Roy) was mauled by Montecore, the white tiger, right in the middle of his second Saturn Return. Now what's gonna happen?