Every year just before your birthday is the ideal time to seek some seclusion so you can mull over what's happening in your life. Before your birthday arrives and you enter your new personal year, what do you think of last year? (That bad, eh?)

You're restless for adventure. You want to expand your world. You're intrigued by learning anything new. Travel or talk to people from other cultures.

Author Scott Turow (1949) shares your birthday today. You're well-spoken and articulate. You definitely have a way with words. You're interested in society, trends and the nuances of group relationships. You're hip to current events: you know which way the wind is blowing. You have an excellent sense of humour. You might want more solitude in the coming year because you have something valuable to learn.