Daily Horoscope: Gemini

You and a rival are being played off each other. Confer with him/her so you can get to the bottom of who's behind the ruse.

Stop tinkering. Pieces will naturally fit on their own. But you won't recognize this if you keep introducing outside elements into the mix.

That diamond in the rough is quite the gem but it's going to need a lot of spit and polish to make it presentable.

Don't get so fixated on what you feel you deserve that you ignore everything else you have. You want to come across as a winner - not a whiner.

Mercury retrograde signals a time when you'll be plagued by misunderstandings, malfunctions, and faulty merchandise. Make a point to check under the hood. Last thru Sept. 5.

Are you taking a chance on love? Yes. But the nice part is so is he.

People have made big promises before and failed to deliver, but the one on the table now has real merit. Maintain a cautious optimism.

This is not a good time to stretch the truth or play with the facts. They're like irascible children today and will act out.

Can you dumb down anymore? Maybe it's time to start living up to your talents and abilities instead of apologizing for them? It isn't easy being smart.

You'll want to do something to salvage matters, but don't. The nice thing about a collapsing house of cards is it doesn't take long for the dust to settle.