Note to self

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): "The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable," said journalist Finley Peter Dunne. In that spirit, Virgo, here are your assignments for the coming week:

1. Critique and question and agitate the parts of yourself that are complacent or addicted to convenience.
2. Give help, sympathy, and encouragement to the parts of yourself that are off-center or out-of-focus.
3. Shake up the static, habit-entranced situations you see around you.
4. Be generous and creative with those who are suffering.