Your Birthday for May 11, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 11th, 2019

Born today, you can be rather formal, even in informal situations, and this is born of a desire not to offend anyone for any reason. Thus, you follow the rules and behave in an upstanding manner that you have been careful to cultivate throughout your lifetime. Indeed, "mannered" perfectly describes your entire demeanor, especially when you are in professional situations or thrust into an environment in which you know few people. You have a certain admirable style, and you dress well. You may actually spend too much on clothing. It's likely you will go through at least one phase in your life in which shoes prove to be an irresistible attraction. You can mix and mingle with all types, and your ability to make others feel comfortable -- even when you are not -- is remarkable.

You can be quite taken aback by another's rude behavior, so much so that you may actually cut off all interaction with the person until you are confident that he or she has recognized and corrected the error. You can be somewhat stubborn.

Also born on this date are: Cam Newton, football player; Salvador Dali, artist; Natasha Richardson, actress; Martha Quinn, TV personality; Phil Silvers, actor and comedian; Frances Fisher, actress; Laetitia Casta, model.

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.

SUNDAY, MAY 12

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You are in no mood to let others run roughshod over you, but are you equipped to deal with such a threat when it comes? Don't you dare yield.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You can make your way down a difficult road today. Focus on taking things one at a time, and don't assume that those around you know anything.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You cannot pull a rabbit out of your hat, perhaps, but you can certainly do something that those around you neither expect nor believe at first.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may have to work harder than usual today to convince someone you are in the right. A past encounter provides the very clue you need.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You know just what you are feeling and why, but that doesn't mean you'll do the right thing about it today. That is still up in the air.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Self-knowledge is a truly wonderful thing, but it's not the only thing. Today you must be willing to rely on someone else's strengths.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Now is the time for you to put certain aspects of a very tricky plan into motion -- very carefully. One mistake can mean disaster of sorts.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You are ready to try something you've never done. You know it can be done, however, because the numbers all make sense.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You want to spend time with a certain someone who wants to spend time with you. Today you can surely make this happen -- in an unusual way.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may score what seems to be a major bargain today -- but beware. It's likely that you will have to pay up at some point, sooner or later.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You cannot necessarily rely on what someone else tells you today, especially if it's relayed in the heat of battle. Investigate further.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Someone who excited you in the past may well do something very similar to you today, but your reaction is likely to be very different.

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Your Birthday for May 10, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 10th, 2019

Born today, you are a lively and curious individual who was always getting into scrapes as a youth and fascinating personal and professional situations as an adult. You enjoy physical activity, so long as you are having fun, but you don't enjoy manual labor for its own sake. You want to know that you are contributing something important that no one else could provide when you are engaged in any kind of physical work. You would much prefer to apply your considerable brainpower to a project than expend any amount of muscle. However, others are sure to value your contributions, whatever they may be, be they physical or intellectual. You are most often good natured, but you can become rather sour and even pugnacious at times -- and there is often no good reason for this. You simply chalk it up to a phase that you know you'll get over, and you always do.

You are generally healthy and strong of both body and mind, but you can be emotionally vulnerable at times -- and you cannot abide practical jokes. You speak well and know how to say the right thing at the right time. Others know that you can be relied upon to provide encouragement whenever it is needed.

Also born on this date are: Bono, singer; Missy Franklin, Olympian; Fred Astaire, actor, dancer, singer; Sid Vicious, singer; Judith Jamison, dancer and choreographer.

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.

SATURDAY, MAY 11

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You are granted a great deal more inner fortitude today than you had wished for, courtesy of a fortuitous encounter. Get started now.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You're not working entirely alone today, even though you may not see anyone around you engaged in similar activities. You're being supported!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You cannot expect everyone to agree with either your opinions on a certain issue or what you are doing about it. This has to be acceptable.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- That which usually gets you over the finish line may be sorely lacking today. You're going to have to find something else that works for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You cannot be held responsible for the way others interpret your very clear signals at this time. Keep doing what you're doing; trust yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You'll have only so much influence over what goes on today, but that should be enough to give you what you want when you most need it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You are eager to have more authority, but now is not the time. Still, you should have the chance to make a few suggestions here and there.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- You can afford to move in a more aggressive fashion today, especially if you know exactly where you want to be when all is said and done.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You may have to cope with certain doubts today even as you engage in activities that are tailor-made to boost your confidence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may suffer from an emotional setback today that gives you the blues. This will pass, and your hopes and dreams will be revived.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You are eager to explore all the options that are laid out before you today -- and one or two that may remain hidden from view for a while.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- You may not be able to stomach the kind of criticism that comes your way today, especially since it is the product of conjecture only.

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Your Birthday for May 09, 2019

by Stella Wilder

Your Birthday | May 9th, 2019

Born today, you are simple, direct, down to earth and very much a product of your time and environment. Indeed, you are one of those individuals for whom home, and all it means and entails, is the most important thing. Family and friends from your childhood will almost always make up your inner circle, and though you can get along very well with co-workers and new friends, they may never feel as though they are truly "in" with you and yours. You can be reserved on the one hand, and rather outrageous on the other; the determining factor, of course, is opportunity, for you will behave in ways that are most appropriate to the opportunities that you face at any given moment. Something of a chameleon, you may at times be mistaken for a Gemini native.

You will never lose sight of your heritage and roots, and even though you may travel far and wide throughout your lifetime, you will always come home again. You derive great emotional strength from your attachments. You never feel alone as long as there is someone whom you can call, text or write with tales of your successes and failures.

Also born on this date are: Billy Joel, singer and songwriter; Mike Wallace, newsman; Prince Fielder, baseball player; Rosario Dawson, actress; Candice Bergen, actress; Albert Finney, actor; J.M. Barrie, writer.

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, MAY 10

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Look beneath the surface today to discover something that can set you on a path that leads directly to yet another discovery.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Check behind doors and under the bed -- and in case that doesn't work for you, you must be prepared to search in more unusual places.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You can unlock a very tricky mystery today, but the solution is not yet at hand. Someone comes to you with a proposition you must consider.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You may be surprised to learn just how much you will have to pay to secure something you thought was yours by rights.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You must be willing to speak up if your rights have been restricted in any way. Now's the time to make an issue out of what's bothering you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A more streamlined, economical approach is advised today. The odds are in your favor as long as you do what you know how to do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- You may want to turn a dream into reality today, but this will require doing things in a way that may, ultimately, prove impossible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- The problem you are currently facing is much less urgent than you may think -- and someone you're dealing with is much more transparent.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Someone far from home reaches out to you today. This is an overture that you've long been waiting for, perhaps; don't ignore it!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You are ready to take a certain relationship just a little further, but you don't want to put all your eggs in one basket just yet.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- You may be misinterpreting the signs that the stars have erected along your current route. You must be willing to make a change.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Give yourself a break today, and don't assume that someone else's misgivings stem from your own behavior. You're certainly doing your best.

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