Who knew that retrograde was a real phenomenon? Sometime last year was when I first heard the term "Mercury is in Retrograde" and I thought it was some new age, weird thing so that the essential oil companies could sell a new flavor. Mercury Retrograde was first written about in astrology circles as far back as the mid-eighteenth century. By the 1970's it was being blamed for all kinds of things in horoscopes. Today it's blamed for everything from digestive issues to broken washing machines. Mercury was in retrograde from June 18 through July 12th and smack dab in the middle of it, I became a believer. 2020.6.29 9:30pm I was folding laundry in my room, my phone was charging elsewhere in the house. Ted walks in looking at his cell phone in disbelief looks at me saying, "your mom just called me-your dad has fallen." I rushed out slipping on shoes and began jogging to their house across the street and three doors down as I'm calling 9-1-1. The thing a