Born today, you are nothing if not quirky, and you know it -- and with a little maturity, you will develop fine ways of exploiting it as fully as possible. When you were young, you may well have equated quirky with being simply strange and unconventional, but simply being so for the sake of it really doesn’t get you anything -- does it? Later in life, certainly, you came to understand how being just a little bit off center in certain ways could prove a major boon to you and your allies in almost all things.
Your life is surely not going to be free of trouble in any significant sense, and you must be ready to face difficulties just as you must be prepared to jump at the many opportunities that are sure to come your way. Let things take you too much by surprise and you’re sure to stumble, and if you fall, the cost may be quite severe.
Also born on this date are: Robert Downey Jr., actor; Heath Ledger, actor; Maya Angelou, poet; Anthony Perkins, actor; Muddy Waters, musician; Craig T. Nelson, actor; Nancy McKeon, actress; Christine Lahti, actress; Barry Pepper, actor.
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, find your birthday and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Your natural optimism may clash today with your expectation of conflict for reasons that you don’t fully understand. Control your reactions.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Focus all that energy and eagerness that you feel today and you’ll surely be able to do something memorable and valuable.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will have to plan carefully today in order to avoid a run-in with someone whose approach is so very different from your own.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may have been expecting a bit of bad news to come your way, but as early as today? You will have to adjust more than your schedule.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Your attitude about the way work and play are coming along at this time will serve you well when others are at their wits’ end. Keep it up!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Whether dealing with a few things or everything all at once, your unique outlook will help you to keep it all in perspective as you forge ahead.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Sept. 22) -- No one is likely to be quite as determined as you are today, and that will make all the difference -- especially as the day wears on.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You’ll have to keep so much in your head today that it’ll be impossible to deal with one thing at a time. You know how to juggle it all!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- While others are having to make difficult choices, you should be able to deal with everything that comes your way, at least for now.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You want to be sure that you’ll be fairly compensated for the work you do on someone else’s project. Don’t neglect to negotiate terms!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may have trouble keeping your emotions in check today, as someone else gets fired up about something that you, too, have invested in.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Take care that progress isn’t threatened today by the kind of stumble that can result from overlooking pesky details. Look around you.