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ARIES (March 21-April 19). What you now think of as a very difficult task, you once thought of as impossible. With that in mind, consider tackling it once more. You’ll likely knock it down to the status of mere inconvenience. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Once you realize what is getting in your way, you will have no problem letting go of it. Getting to that realization is something else — a pro- cess that will take awareness and willing- ness to see yourself differently over time. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When are you going to make it about you and you alone? You’re going to have to get a little more selfish (without feeling bad about it) if you’re to meet your goals! CANCER (June 22-July 22). Seeking knowledge and insight, you’ll gain more than you bargained for. This is what it takes to understand what’s going on with the oth- ers. When you tune your ears into what’s not being said, you’ll get the whole truth. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll need ex- tra reserves of patience, especially where people of other generations are con- cerned. If you can stay a bit detached it will be easier. Everyone is doing his or her best. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Small minds have big heads. Then again, those who are enraptured in the moment don’t need to worry about getting too large of egos. Humility and modesty come easily to the active mind such as yours. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll encoun- ter the absurd, futile and transitory. This is the fiber of life these days, and you’ll weave it into something beyond what you FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE might have if you weren’t faced with such colorful adversity. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). To elevate the mundane is your task of the day. You’ll transform ordinary things — a meal, a friendly exchange, an obligatory task — into something that people will remember. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You know that life is about what you give, not what you get. However, it’s pretty hard to give anything if you haven’t gotten any- thing. With this in mind, you’ll be extra gen- erous. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You have to set limits, because the other peo- ple involved won’t. What you do cautiously and anxiously today will be done freely and confidently tomorrow. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The New Age old guard suggests that the subcon- scious mind knows no irony, has no humor and will deliver precisely and literally what we dwell on. Today’s evidence may lead your belief system in a different direction. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). To what- ever extent you are able to monitor your thoughts, this is the day to do it. Powerful ideas will float through, some of them det- rimental and others quite helpful. TUESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3). Your works will speak for themselves this month. Enjoy the attention! Because of your choice to listen to people instead of accuse them, you’ll wind up knowing more and having a larger reach than your col- leagues. January features a new start in work and March cleans the financial slate. Cancer and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 16, 22, 28 and 11.