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FEATURES 6A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 Neighbor disturbs co-worker Tomorrow’s horoscope Dear Annie: A few months ago, we hired a lovely young woman to work in RXURI¿FH³-HQ´VRRQPRYHGLQWRDGX- plex in the neighborhood and says she ORYHVWKHDUHD6KHKDVDER\IULHQGZRUNV IXOOWLPHDQGJRHVWRVFKRRORQOLQH6KHLV EXV\DQGUDUHO\JHWVHQRXJKVOHHS -HQOLYHVFORVHWRWKHRI¿FHVRVKHRI- WHQJRHVKRPHWRQDSDWOXQFKWLPH7KH problem is her neighbor in the adjoining duplex, an older single woman who has EHFRPHDKXJHSHVW6KHZLOONQRFNRQ -HQ¶V GRRU DV VRRQ DV VKH ZDONV LQ QR PDWWHU ZKDW WLPH LW LV -HQ KDV WULHG WR EHQLFHWRKHUEXWLVJHWWLQJIHGXSZLWK KDYLQJWR³FRPHRYHUDQGVLW´ZLWKWKLV ZRPDQ 7KLVZRPDQNQRFNVRQ-HQ¶VGRRUDW OHDVW¿YHWLPHVDGD\PRUHRQZHHNHQGV 6KHDVNV-HQRUKHUER\IULHQGWRFKDQJH OLJKWEXOEVDQGEDWWHULHVIROGWDEOHFORWKV DQGVKHHWV\RXQDPHLW6KHLVQRWIUDLO RULQFDSDEOHRIGRLQJWKHVHWKLQJVRQKHU RZQ6KHGULYHVDQGJRHVRXWIRUGLQQHU DORW,I-HQGRHVQ¶WDQVZHUWKHGRRUWKH ZRPDQ MXVW NHHSV NQRFNLQJ QR PDWWHU KRZORQJLWWDNHV -HQLVFKURQLFDOO\WLUHGDQGDWKHUZLWV¶ HQG,NQRZVKHGRHVQ¶WZDQWWRKXUWWKH ZRPDQ¶VIHHOLQJVEXWWKHIDFWWKDWWKH\ OLYH LQ DGMRLQLQJ GXSOH[HV GRHVQ¶W WXUQ WKHPLQWREHVWIULHQGV-HQKDVQRLQWHUHVW LQKDQJLQJRXWZLWKKHU:KDWFDQVKHGR" — Frustrated Co-Worker Dear Frustrated::HXQGHUVWDQGWKDW ARIES (March 21-April 19). A cherished project will take a detour. Adjust immediate- ly and acquire the skills necessary to roll with this change. Training will be worth the investment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The order in which you do things will be important. Do the hard thing first to get it out of the way, and your whole day will go better. Tonight, relax without feeling guilty. You need the rest. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Separate what is truly happening to you from the emotions attached to it. Form an objective opinion so the emotions don’t even have a chance to influence your positive interpre- tation of events. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The hardest thing to gain is momentum. But once you get that going, you’ll ride the swing of your work and enjoy the rewards along the way. So do the arduous lifting and don’t give up. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Some say we come from nothing and leave into infinity. You prefer to entertain other theories, and you’ll give some thought to them today. Deep thoughts lead to better living. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There will be a conflict of interests, and this calls upon your maturity and inner poise. Walk away and brainstorm about this alone. You can sort it out with a solution that no one else will think of. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It doesn’t matter whether your offender deserves to be forgiven or not. By holding on to the grievance, you only hurt yourself. Forgive- ness is something you do to set yourself free regardless of what it does to the other person. Annie’s Mailbox Creators Syndicate Inc. 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LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If love feels like an uncontrollable force, that’s because it is. You can’t help what you feel, but you can help what you do about it. When in doubt about your next move, get distance and think it over. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Life feels vivid. You will notice and remember the kind of details that once escaped you. Spring to a friend’s aid; it’s a loving gesture that will later be doubly repaid. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There are times when the idea of a thing is even more important than the thing itself. Cling to the idea that makes you feel hopeful and energized even when the practicalities of that idea are not working out. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You may find yourself in a pretty pickle, but getting out of it is simple really: Acknowledge the facts of a situation, and then decide what you’re going to do about it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Excitement and stress have the same symptoms. It would be nice if you could simply tell your- self in stressful moments, “This is just ex- citement,” thereby changing your outlook. Hey, that just might work. SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 7). The saying goes that you can’t have too many friends. The next 10 weeks show you challenging that statement as you try to manage your popularity. Luckily, this widespread acceptance and admiration also is responsible for you being paid well and given special opportunities. April and September bring travel. Leo and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 1, 22, 35 and 17.