Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009: This year, you waver between recluse and reflective, and extroverted and assertive. If single, you’ll meet people with ease this winter. If attached, a certain excitement infuses your relationship. Indulge the two of you with a getaway or retreat. Sagittarius pampers you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) •••• Schedule meetings or talks for the first half of the day. In the later part of the day, check out other sources, seek out more information and tap into an expert or two.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) •••• Others run with the ball. Listen to feedback, but know that you don’t have to agree. Creativity and dynamic energy merge. Do write down your ideas.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ••••• Charge into work and get as much done as possible. You will find a reason not to work soon enough today. If you have enough under your belt, you just might be able to take off.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ••••• Use your ingenuity if you hit an either-or situation. Trust that there is a way of combining them and making them one. A partner adds a great deal of support in a plan or idea.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ••• Though slow to start, by midday you are a force to be dealt with. Understand another person’s expectations, and show that they can be met in an appropriate manner.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) •••• Make calls in the morning, encouraging conversation and different ideas. Your ability to home in on basics is always important, but do try to take in the big picture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) •••• Expenses could be overwhelming if you aren’t careful. Start up talks about containing your expenses, and establish a better budget.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) •••• The morning is peak time, so use it well. You might not have a period as strong as this for a long time. Listen to news that heads in your direction in the p.m.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ••••• Use the morning for research and reflection. Later in the day, you will feel like taking steps toward that goal. Once you start, it could be difficult to stop you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) •••• You might want to approach a situation differently if you look at what is going on behind the scenes. Impulsiveness does seem inevitable in the morning, but you are able to put the brakes on.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) •••• You might want to rethink your responses to those in charge and people you work with. Someone could be negative without meaning to.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ••••• Do needed research; find experts; complete a conversation that could be the finishing touch in your mind toward taking a plan and running with it.