It is written in the stars that your pet will choke violently on fish - ensure you are competent in the doggie equivalent of the Heimlich Maneuver; delay the laying of any new carpeting and ensure the lid on your tropical fish tank is locked shut at all times.

Your car will present some sort of dramatic orange-ball-of-flame-like problem this month, after the 12th, during refueling. Do not wash the car on the first two weekends of the month as you run the risk of becoming a victim of the latest skirmish in Sponge Wars 2007 between Uranus and Mars.

Try at least one new international food this month, but not Greek as this will indirectly lead to violence in a deli in Europe over the next six months, even if you do not live on that continent.