Born today, you are a rather studious individual, eager to pick up a book to learn something you didn't know before, but this doesn't mean you can't cut loose and have a good time with friends and loved ones. Indeed, you are known for playing just as hard as you work, and for taking seriously even the most trivial of endeavors -- especially when the outcome of a game is on the line. You can be a fierce competitor, but you are never without a smile when you are striving to come out on top. This helps keep everyone involved in the best of spirits. You are always the first to strike a compromise when a play is challenged or something otherwise controversial arises, for while you enjoy friendly competition, you do not enjoy being genuinely at odds with anyone.
Your efforts may occasionally attract a good deal of criticism for their audacity and seeming impossibility, but you have a way of turning your dreams into reality even when the odds are against you. If you can visualize it, you can do it, as far as you are concerned -- so don't take "no" for an answer!
Also born on this date are: Adam Brody, actor; Don Johnson, actor; Tim Conway, actor and comedian; Dave Clark, drummer; Gustave Eiffel, architect; Helen Slater, actress; Jeff Chandler, actor; J. Paul Getty, oil tycoon, Julie Taymor, director; Nero, Roman emperor; Charlie Cox, 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, DECEMBER 16
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can keep a loved one at bay only for so long. You will reach a turning point that requires you to make a decision one way or the other.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You may find a certain situation unworthy of your time and attention, but before the day is out that's likely to change some.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- A friend will come to you with a proposition, and you may realize that there's much more going on beneath the surface than you had supposed.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don't sell yourself short! You are capable of doing a great deal that is worth more to others than it is to you -- and today's the day to do it!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Express yourself openly, and others will respond in kind. Now is no time to hide away from the truth -- or from those who are aware of it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You're eager to take care of someone whose needs are very similar to yours. You will relearn what you thought you already knew.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- What appears before you quite clearly may seem cloudy and mysterious to others, so you must be prepared to offer a full description.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Your schedule may be quite full, but you'll have to make room for a situation that is brought to your attention by someone in need.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You're putting yourself in a vulnerable position, perhaps without knowing it. You might even ignore a friend's warning.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You can enjoy some peace and quiet, but only for part of the day. You must eventually enter the fray and do all you can.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You are not willing to give up a certain something, even for the chance of getting something else that you have long wanted.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You are not able to say what must be said -- not yet, anyway. Give yourself a little more time, but know that you can't avoid it forever.