TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Aries (March 21-April 19):

The mystery will find you. It won’t say, “Hey, over here, solve me!” But it will pique your interest enough to start the chain of questions. There’s nothing so satisfying today as a satisfied curiosity. Taurus (April 20-May 20): When you’re moving fast, it’s easy to forget to put things back where they belong. The clutter builds. The organization diminishes. Time is wasted looking for things. Simple solution: Slow down! Gemini (May 21-June 21): People reach out for various reasons, hardly ever the ones presented. Look deeper for the need within the need. This is what comes with being born a complex creature — although who knows the woes of algae? Cancer (June 22-July 22): There’s a difference between dominance and superiority. Those who understand this will not take their power for granted. They will realize that power is always a cycle and act accordingly. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s a kind of “dark matter” situation today. There’s no evidence that the thing exists, but there’s something affecting you, and you’ll have plenty of theories about this contributing factor to your current reality. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can’t improve a thing from the same mindset from which you created it. You have to grow beyond it to see how you could possibly next-level it. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): The heart wants what the heart wants. That doesn’t make it healthy, appropriate, logical or in any way good for everyone involved. Hearts aren’t the be-all and end-all wisdom. It’s better when all systems work together. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21): Carry out your promises to yourself. These are the hardest promises to keep, because often they’re made in secret and the accountability can be shifty, but they’re also the most important promises to keep. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The way to get out of a funk is simple (spiritual generosity), but it’s something that people in a funk don’t usually think about. That’s why you should keep instructions and answers on hand for when you need them. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Calm confidence is your usual manner, but things will come up today to throw you off your game. Take back the power. Speak gentle words, but speak them with your signature authority. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It is nearly impossible to have Composer John Kander is 92. Country singer Charley Pride is 85. Nobel peace laureate and former South African president F.W. de Klerk is 83. Country singer Margie Bowes is 78. Actor Kevin Dobson is 76. Actor Brad Dourif is 69. Jazz musician Bill Frisell is 68. Singer Irene Cara is 60. Alt-country musician Karen Grotberg is 60. Movie writer-director Luc Besson is 60. Actor Geoffrey Owens is 58. Actor Thomas Ian Griffith is 57. Singersongwriter James McMurtry is 57. TV personality Mike Rowe is 57. Singer-actress Vanessa L. Williams is 56. Olympic gold medal speedskater Bonnie Blair is 55. Country musician Scott Saunders is 55. Actor David Cubitt is 54. Rock musician Jerry Cantrell is 53. Rock singer-musician Miki Berenyi is 52. Actor Michael Bergin is 50. Rapperactress-talk show host Queen Latifah is 49. Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is 47. Actorcomedian Dane Cook is 47. Country singer Philip Sweet is 45. Rock musician Stuart Zender is 45. Singers Evan and Jaron Lowenstein are 45. Actress-singer-dancer Sutton Foster is 44. Singer Devin Lima is 42.

polite conversation these days, as even the weather can be a polarizing topic. Decide you want to connect with others, making tolerance your fallback position, and you’ll do the impossible. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You don’t need to give a TED Talk to prove your relevance. You’ll exert yourself wordlessly, influencing through example, becoming the person others will want to be like. Today’s birthday (March 18): You are a terrific and ever-improving friend, and you will enjoy that quality in others, too, as friendship will be a major theme this solar return. Different sorts of endeavors (financial, adventurous, passionate and more) will begin as platonic ties. You’re ready for the opportunity that comes up in July, though you may not feel it. Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 35, 9, 40, 37 and 19.