DAILY HOROSCOPES

MOON ALERT: After 1: 30 p. m., avoid shopping and important decisions. The moon is in Scorpio. IF FEB. 17 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: Actress Rene Russo ( 1954) shares your birthday today. You are ambitious and hard- working because you hope that acclaim and achievement will bring you respect and prestige. It’s important to know that you will benefit by dealing with others this year. This means your success lies with interacting with other people. Make friends. Join clubs and organizations. Your social activities will be mutually beneficial. ARIES ( March 21- April 19): It’s a social, fun- loving Friday! Enjoy schmoozing. Serious discussions about shared property, inheritances and such might result in an improved agreement or a better arrangement. Whatever the case, you have strong feelings about issues today. TAURUS ( April 20- May 20): Today you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. Be prepared to accommodate and cooperate. ( No biggie.) A discussion with someone close to you might include ways to improve the relationship or your style of communication with each other. GEMINI ( May 21- June 20): You have good ideas today about how to introduce reforms to your workplace. Or you might see a better way to do your job. Likewise, some of you will see ways to improve your health through a change in diet or exercise — like jogging in place in front of your fridge. CANCER ( June 21- July 22): This is a passionate day, which means romance will also be passionate. Even sports events will be passionate. Parents will see a better way to care for and educate their kids because it’s possible to see ways to improve many situations today. LEO ( July 23- Aug. 22): A discussion with a female relative, perhaps your mom, might end up with a way to improve your home or your family environment. Possibly, you will see new uses for something that you own. Or perhaps you might see new ways of doing something. Clever, resourceful you! VIRGO ( Aug. 23- Sept. 22): Today you will be more emotional in your discussions with others. This is because you are going with your gut feeling more than your analysis of things. We all do this. However, it could get you into an argument where you find it difficult to defend your point of view. LIBRA ( Sept. 23- Oct. 22): It’s entirely possible that you will see new ways of making money, even if it’s just a way to make money on the side. You might also see new uses or applications for something you already own. ( My old Volkswagen could be a floor lamp!) SCORPIO ( Oct. 23- Nov. 21): Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with your ruler Pluto. This can make you feel emotional and inclined to volatile outbursts. But possibly, it will also help you clear the air about issues. After all, you are entitled to your opinion, as we all are. SAGITTARIUS ( Nov. 22- Dec. 21): You have a lot of intense energy that can be applied to any kind of research today. In other words, if you’re looking for answers or solutions, you won’t stop until you find them. You’ll be like a dog with a bone. Endurance and steady application of effort always brings results. CAPRICORN ( Dec. 22- Jan. 19): A discussion with a female friend might be intense today. You have to ask yourself if it’s worth getting your belly in a rash. After all, the friendship is important to you, and obviously, people cannot agree on everything all the time. That’s life. AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20- Feb. 18): Avoid heated quarrels or volatile discussions with parents and bosses today because you will probably lose more ground than you gain. Think about what your long- term objective is. What is it that you really want to achieve? Will an emotional outburst further your gains or not? That’s the bottom line. PISCES ( Feb. 19- March 20): Avoid sensitive subjects like politics, religion and race today because they will quickly disintegrate into volatile, emotional arguments. A prejudice is not something that is reasonable, and this is why you cannot reason a person out of a prejudice.