My Special Day

I love my birthday! As much as I pretend it's no big deal, I secretly get pretty excited. This morning I logged in and found four e-cards (I just love those) and came home to presents, and went to dinner with family & friends and got even more presents. It's that one day of the year when I get more phone calls than the rest of the year combined. I don't like the numbers climbing, but at the end of the day I feel really youthful and joyous. I hope Hillary Clinton is having as good a birthday too!

A look at this day in history:

1825 - Erie Canal opened, a project envisioned by New York Governor DeWitt Clinton
1911 - Mahalia Jackson is born and later became the "Queen of Gospel"
1951 - Winston Churchill wins the general election, becomes Prime Minister
1959 - Soviet Union reveals first pictures of the far side of the moon from Runik 3
1994 - Israel & Jordan sign peace treaty, witnessed by U.S. President Bill Clinton

And now for a look into the fyoooo-churrrrr! The following predictions covering 2007 are for both myself and Hillary, courtesy of Astrology.com:

Mars symbolizes the energy necessary for successful accomplishments. When Mars aspects the Sun, it is a good time to work on a project that requires a great deal of energy to complete. Success can come in the form of personal or professional achievement, or with defense.

What this means for Hillary: Running for president and taking the hits of a Republican smear campaign
What this means for me: Getting out of bed daily after much battle with the snooze button.

Relationships tend to be competitive, and you need to balance self-centered drives with the needs of others. Learning to deal with aggression, conflict, and anger in an effective rather than detrimental way can enable the individual to handle negative situations positively. Less spiritual themes involve destructive or self-destructive urges. Prolonged anger creates blockages which waste energy in a cycle of negative emotions that have no real purpose or goal. It is better to direct efforts into positive endeavors.

Hillary: Bill is a cheat and will always be a cheat, focus on restoring democracy.
Me: Everyone sucks this year, lock self in house and screen calls while meditating.

Saturn aspecting Mercury suggests a more serious and structured perception of reality. Life is organized in such a way that decisions and changes have serious consequences. Choices may be studied in depth before decisions are made. For some, there will be no good and clear choice. Dilemma situations can plague the Mercury-Saturn combination. It is likely that at least one major decision will be made during the year. Sometimes this decision is made under stress and usually it involves great responsibility. For these reasons, the individual tends to be conservative. He or she is looking for changes that produce greater stability, not chaos.

Hillary: Work your ass off all year campaigning but keep it calm & cool.
Me: Don't dare have any fun because you will land yourself in prison.

While Saturn-Mercury aspects are associated with pessimism, Jupiter, on the other hand, can imply optimism, and confidence. You may look forward to the future with great enthusiasm. But what you believe to be possible may differ from your actual experience. Optimism can lead to miscalculations and poor decisions if you overestimate your chances for success or underestimate the amount of time you will require to complete a task. Overscheduling is directly related to this inability to foresee possible future difficulties. You might assume that tasks are quite simple, when in fact they are very difficult. You may not be able to honor deadlines and promises you have made if they are unrealistic. The tendency is to overwhelm yourself with too many tasks or projects, too many details to remember. Stress results from these miscalculations.

Hillary: On second thought, you'll never win, save your energy honey.
Me: Just when you think your ahead of the game, you discover it's all a lie. Lock self in house, screen calls, meditate...invite Hillary over.