Researchers have determined that you’ve got longer than you imagine to salvage food that has dropped on the floor. Bacteria don’t get a foothold and start growing on your pizza or muffin for at least 30 seconds.
Keep that in mind as an all-purpose metaphor in the coming days, Scorpio. Anything that you fear has already been spoiled or tainted may actually be possible to restore and redeem. You probably have more time than you thought.
This article appears in Dec 3-9, 2008.