Horoscope

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, May 19, 2011: This year, you open up to new potential and a different lifestyle. Opportunities often come forward out of the blue. You do the necessary research to decide if they are a go or not. If single, someone quite different comes into your life. He or she finds you intriguing. If attached, take a long-desired trip together. Your in-laws could play a big role in events. Capricorn understands you better than you think. A baby born today before 1:16 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, has a Sun in Taurus and a Moon in Sagittarius. Afterward, the baby has a Moon in Capricorn.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) • • • Explore your options before committing to a set path of action. To get where you want to be, you will have to assume the lead position.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) • • • • • Relate on a one-to-one level with a key person. The caring between you evolves slowly but surely. Try to detach from a hot issue.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) • • • • • Deal with others directly if you want results. You could be delighted by a surprise revelation, though it might force you to go in another direction.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) • • • • • Defer to others and use the spare time for yourself. Clearly someone acts in an unpredictable manner. Unfortunately, this person has clout.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) • • • • Dig into work, and don’t hesitate to create more of what you need and want. Listen to what others share, realizing your present limits are not permanent.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) • • • • • Realize when enough is enough. You might want to have a discussion, whereas a partner could bolt if he or she feels that a heavy conversation is heading in his or her direction.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) • • • • You could be in a funk as you attempt to work through a poignant issue. You might feel as if you can no longer make headway or breeze through hassle after hassle.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) • • • • • You seem to be in the midst of the action. You could be surprised by what another person shares. What is going on here?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) • • • Others consider you to be savvy with money. Truth be told, you take risks and have a fine-tuned sense of when to do so.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) • • • • You might be presented with an offer that is too good to be true. Most of the time those types of opportunities are just that: too good to be true.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) • • You have a lot on your mind. Staying anchored could be close to impossible. Loosen up when sharing with a child or loved one.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) • • • • A meeting might be the source of your personal stimulus. Though you are tired, an opportunity heads in your direction.