Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010: This year, you greet life with a new openness. Network, meet new people and don’t hesitate to explore different ideas. If single, you will meet many people, as outgoing as you are. Choose with care. If attached, you discover how much fun the two of you can have if you wave goodbye to being judgmental. Gemini, though often scattered, helps you focus.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • • • Keep conversations moving, for your sake. You don’t want an active discussion or positive debate to tumble into quicksand. Stay on top of your game.

TAURUS (April 20-May 21) • • • Curb a need to have certain events turn out as you might like. You can only control yourself and your responses. You have many reasons to let go and flow.

GEMINI (May 22-June 20) • • • • You might not be as clear as you think you are being or would like to be. Your ability to communicate is inordinately strong. Be more upbeat and forthright.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • Take your time handling a personal matter. You could be most uncomfortable with information that comes forward. Sit back and look for more.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • • • Look at what you want from various situations, and then you will know what to do. Others might be acting contrary at times. Logic will prevail.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • • Others seek you out for advice. Though there could be a sharp quality, you are coming from a centered place. Let your feelings about a key matter come out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • • • Take an overview, and you will feel as if no one can stop you. You have an unusually dynamic perspective, which frequently many people seek to tap into.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • • A meeting could only become confusing if it isn’t one-on-one. Avoid frustration and remain as direct as possible. Listen to news with a grain of salt.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • • Confusion marks a conversation; you care what this person thinks. You could try another way of having this conversation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • You discover what is really going on between you and another person. You can find the answer by detaching. You could be delighted by what you discover

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • • • If a partner or close associate seems as if he or she is in a sour mood, distance yourself. You want to be treated in a certain way and need to let your friends know that.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • At times it might be best to close down and rethink a situation. The smart thing is not to keep running in the same direction.