By Linda C. Black Tribune Media Services Today’s Birthday (March 1). Intuition has worked well for you, but don’t depend on that alone this year. Do the homework, find the facts, increase your credibility and decrease your margin of error. You can do it. To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) _ Today is a 7 _ Take time for contemplation. A problem you’ve been worried about may start to sort itself into components, making it easier to solve. If you relax, you’ll see the answer sooner. Taurus (April 20-May 20) _ Today is a 6 _ Some people don’t ever seem to understand. Talking to them is like talking to a brick wall. Others know what you mean even if you don’t say a word. Stick with people from the latter group as much as possible now. Gemini (May 21-June 21) _ Today is a 7 _ You do well in school, so take a class that will help you advance. Expand the possibilities. Go global. Learn a new language. Cancer (June 22-July 22) _ Today is a 6 _ You love to save money, especially when it’s for a special reason. How about a sea cruise, or maybe a fishing trip? Tomorrow’s great for both. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) _ Today is a 6 _ You can express yourself pretty well, but you might do better to listen. Somebody more analytical has this whole thing worked out. It’s not what you know now, it’s whom. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) _ Today is a 6 _ Thanks for tending to a tedious task. You make other people’s lives easier, whether they know it or not. Give yourself a pat on the back. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) _ Today is an 8 _ Love and work are the major themes today, not necessarily in that order. Actually, you’d better put love first, because there’s even more work tomorrow. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) _ Today is a 7 _ Calmly and carefully plan how you want upcoming changes to proceed. You can’t predict everything that will happen, but every little bit of foresight helps. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) _ Today is a 7 _ Technical matters can be quite frustrating, as you already know. But with practice, you’re getting better at them. Also, read the manual. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) _ Today is a 7 _ If you keep working your system, you can do quite well. Don’t take all your pay in promises, either. If you ask for more money, you just might get it. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) _ Today is an 8 _ They say that if you do what you love, the money will follow. Are you ready to give that another try? As you may have suspected, there’ll also be work involved, but that comes later. For now, you can play. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) _ Today is a 7 _ Your dreams should be getting more vivid. It’s almost as if they were real. That might soon be a possibility. Start sorting out which ones you want to keep. ___ ‘copy 2003, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services.