was pointed to this birthday calculator this morning. you put in your birthday and it tells you stuff like your astrological sign (which most people know anyway even if they don't believe in them meaning anything), your life path number (which i'd be most people don't know even if they think it means something), the amount of years and months and days (and hours and seconds, but those woiuld likely be inaccurate since the site doesn't ask what time you were born) you've been alive, your native american sign, your egyptian and hebrew birth months, celebrities that share your birthday, the top songs the year of your birth, and, well, numerous other things
much to my surprise, i learned this morning that the year of the dragon began two days after i was born, and for three decades i've thought myself a pathetic dragon when in fact i'm a rather impressive bunny rabbit
actually, my first impulse was to tell my wife my worldview had been shattered, taking it all as a negative, but now i have decided to take it as a positive. like mulder wanting his pegleg, i've got my handicap now, a fuzzy little tail that makes all my cynicism and sarcasm and pessimism worthwhile
The role of leader is the only one the Dragon wants, the better from which to give orders and be king of the hill
but, that's not me anymore. now i am "timid and attractive," and while i can "lapse into pessimism and may seem stuck in life," i can enjoy my "contemplative pace" with life and hop over all the dragons fighting for leadership roles
just don't burn my tail, please