TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Skating champion and commentator Dick Button is 89. Olympic gold medal figure skater Tenley Albright is 83. Movie director Paul Verhoeven is 80. Musician Brian Auger is 79. Singer Dion DiMucci is 79. Actor James Brolin is 78. Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Torre is 78. Singer Martha Reeves is 77. Pop-rock musician Wally Bryson is 69. Country-rock singer Craig Fuller is 69. Business mogul Richard Branson is 68. Actress Margo Martindale is 67. Singer Ricky Skaggs is 64. Actress Audrey Landers is 62. World Golf Hall of Famer Nick Faldo is 61. Rock musician Nigel Twist is 60. Actress Anne-Marie Johnson is 58. Actress Elizabeth McGovern is 57. Rock musician John Hermann is 56. Rock musician Jack Irons is 56. Talk show hostactress Wendy Williams is 54. Actor Vin Diesel is 51. Actor Grant Bowler is 50. Retired NBA All-Star Penny Hardaway is 47. Bluegrass musician Jesse Brock is 46. Alt-country singer Elizabeth Cook is 46. Actor Eddie Matos is 46. MLB All-Star Torii Hunter is 43. Dance music singer-songwriter M.I.A. is 43. Rock musician Daron Malakian (System of a Down; Scars on Broadway) is 43.

one around thinking them at that moment, but you’re not the only one on earth ever to go down that road. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Send out messages from your heart, and then don’t expect anyone to understand right away. Someone will, eventually. But for now it’s important to honor your feelings sincerely without bending them toward validation. Today’s birthday (July 18): Attitude is everything this year, and yours will be predominantly optimistic and tenacious. August shows you taming wilder instincts and buckling down to get a big project finished. The later part of 2018 shows you handling things for your family. Past debts will be settled in January; you’ll be paid in many forms, including money. Capricorn and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 11, 4, 30 and 15.