Mercury retrograde is back. Is it really messing with your life?

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - There’s a planet nearly 100 million miles away that’s apparently having a terrible week in the public relations department.Mercury is getting blamed for all sorts of things here on Earth.Your phone freezes. Your flight gets delayed. You accidentally text somebody who REALLY wasn’t supposed to get it.Well, congratulations! According to astrology, you can indeed blame Mercury!Mercury is in retrograde right now. In astrology, that’s associated with communication problems, travel delays, and relationship drama.Which is impressive for a planet that doesn’t even have Wi-Fi.But astronomy, the science of how planets move, gives us the explanation.Mercury circles the Sun in 88 days. Earth takes 365.As our positions change, Mercury APPEARS to move backward against the stars.Think of passing a slower car on the highway. For a moment, it appears to slide backward against the distant scenery.Of course, that car isn’t actually going backward. It’s an illusion.Call it car retr