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6B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2021 COFFEE BREAK Student has trouble gett ing homework help from mother DEAR ABBY: My mom is mad at me. I have been a little bad, but I always do the dishes, sweep, clear the table and take out the trash. Every day when school is fi n- ished, I wait for Mom to get off work so she can help me with my homework, but when I do, she gets upset, mad and frustrated and stops talking to me. She tells me to do it myself, but I don’t know how to do some. She says I’m smart, but I don’t know if I am. Please help me because I want my mom happy. — STUCK STUDENT DEAR STUDENT: Of course you do. When your mother becomes frustrated Academy or other nonprofi t educational organizations. DEAR ABBY: A couple of our family members habitually come late to gatherings, making the grand entrance. They attended a wedding shower several years ago. They arrived late, ate the food and socialized minimally. Just as the gifts were being opened, the two of them got up, smiled at everyone and walked out. The rest of us were shocked. Fifteen months later, the two attended a baby shower for the same rela- tive. Again, they arrived late and barely interacted with anyone. When the meal was served, they ate and, just as the presents were about to be opened, they got up and left. Sev- while trying to assist with your homework, the reason may be she is stressed about something else after a hard day at work, or she doesn’t know the solu- DEAR tion. Please take that into ABBY consideration, because I have no doubt you are smart and want to please her. When you get stuck, ask your teacher for help if he or she is available. If that isn’t workable, another solu- tion to your problem may be as simple as your mom fi nding someone who can tutor you in areas you are weak in. High school and college students do this (online for now) for extra money. You may also fi nd help online with Khan eral attendees commented on their rudeness. How do you deal with relatives who feel this is acceptable behavior? We were brought up to believe that if you attend an event, you stay for the event, rather than eat and run. If you can’t stay, don’t come. Older family members are having a hard time accepting their behavior. and saved a quote you pub- lished years ago. Given today’s challenges, I thought it might be a good time to reprint it: “Things turn out for the best for those who make the best of the way things turn out.” — BOB IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEAR BOB: Amen to that. And it applies to so many different situations. Are we older folk out of step with today’s society? — HATES RUDENESS DEAR HATES RUDE- NESS: The way to deal with this kind of rudeness is to point out to the offenders that what they are doing is disrespectful. And if it happens after the warning, omit them from the guest list. DEAR ABBY: I clipped Presented By NEWS OF THE WEIRD Aging desktop is source of attorney’s accidental cat fi lter RICHMOND, Texas — Texas attorney Rod Pon- ton’s appearance as a fl uffy kitten during an online court hearing provided a moment of levity to a pan- demic- and Zoom-fatigued world. But that specifi c, ador- able fi lter may be tough to fi nd for anyone looking to replicate the viral moment. Ponton told The Associ- ated Press that he was using his assistant’s 10-year-old desktop Dell computer when he logged in for a rou- tine civil forfeiture hearing Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Presidio County, Texas, where he serves as prosecutor. Ponton said his appear- ance looked normal on the webcam as he waited to be let into the Zoom hearing in Judge Roy Ferguson’s court. But when the hearing began, to his shock and dismay, he was a cat. “I think everybody in the world’s seen the video now and heard me trying as I struggled to try to un-cat myself,” he said. Ponton said he’s still trying to untangle the mys- tery, but he believes the computer’s software and the assistant’s young child are the likeliest culprits. Texas-based Dell Tech- nologies said the aging desktop was likely in need of a software update. “Mr. Ponton was likely running an outdated driver, which may have held him in cat fi lter limbo a little too long,” said Glen 51 ST Annual Northwest Ag Show FEBRUARY 16–18, 2021 Register to attend the Pesticide Safety Seminar for OSHA Credits Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP This image from a Zoom video shows a hearing Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, from the 394th Judicial District Court of Tex- as. The hearing took a detour when an attorney inadver- tently showed up looking like a kitten due to an image fi lter on the borrowed computer he was using. Robson, chief technology offi cer at Dell’s client solu- tions group. “While those of us techies were prob- ably cringing watching that video, I’m sure cat lovers everywhere were celebrating.” Video fi lters and virtual backgrounds have exploded in popularity as much of the world’s activities moved online during the pan- demic. One commonly used program is Snap Camera, which lets users down- load all kinds of fi lters, including one that makes a person appear like a potato (as one woman famously did early in the pandemic). Separately, Zoom offers fi lters of its own through its app, though none as realistic as Ponton’s attorney-cat. Mishaps in online court- rooms have occurred throughout the pandemic as the legal community adjusts to remote proceedings. A Georgia case last year was disrupted by hold music, Full 3-Day line-up of Educational Videos & Equipment Demos • Soil Health presented by Dr. Jimz • Preserve your Financial Legacy presented by Equilus Financial • 1st-Ever Hydroelectric Mover presented by HydroSide Systems • Equipment Demonstrations presented by Brim Tractor, Holt Ag Systems, Doerfler Tractors, & GK Machine • LIVE Oregon FFA Roundtable • Equipment Demonstrations presented by Kubota • Beekeeping 101, Chick Cahat & Nutrition with Nutrena presented by Coastal Farm & Ranch • Metal Buildings for Agriculture presented by Pacific Building Systems background noise and the neglected mute button. And in Florida, a judge told attorneys they must get out of bed and put on clothing before appearing on video for proceedings. Ferguson, the judge who oversaw Tuesday’s hearing and posted the video online, told The Associated Press he had no idea the clip would become an instant hit. “My phone started to melt within about two min- utes, and I realized that this was going to take on a life of its own,” Ferguson said. In one of the more hilar- ious moments, Ponton tells the judge: “I’m prepared to go forward” with the hearing, despite his feline appearance. Ponton was good-hu- mored about his new notoriety, telling the AP: “I’m happy to give the world a laugh because I think we needed it after the last few months.” — Associated Press weather Exhibitor Showcase Equipment Showcase REGISTER TODAY AT Agri-Business Showcase ENTER TO WIN A $500 COASTAL GIFT CARD Major Sponsors Simply register to attend at NorthwestAgShow.com NorthwestAgShow.com | 800-882-6789 | #NWAGShow Astoria Longview 31/40 Kennewick 29/37 St. Helens 29/37 19/29 Portland Condon 20/29 SUN MON TUE WED Cloudy and not as cold Cloudy Snow showers possible Times of clouds and sun 39 29 43 25 41 28 Eugene 0 1 3 40/47 42 34 40 31 42 30 3 0 3 La Grande 16 35 28 Comfort Index™ Enterprise 1 0 1 14 32 20 Comfort Index™ 0 38 23 38 30 1 1 3 0 TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin NATION (for the 48 contiguous states) High Thursday Low Thursday High: 86° Low: -46° Wettest: 3.95” 32° 24° 27° 19° 30° 17° 0.01 0.02 0.23 0.39 1.03 0.01 0.01 0.42 1.05 2.05 Trace 0.61 0.94 4.92 4.11 PRECIPITATION (inches) AGRICULTURAL INFO. HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY Lowest relative humidity Afternoon wind Hours of sunshine Evapotranspiration 35% ESE at 4 to 8 mph 0.0 0.04 RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday) Phillips Reservoir Unity Reservoir Owyhee Reservoir McKay Reservoir Wallowa Lake Thief Valley Reservoir 9% of capacity 48% of capacity 50% of capacity 45% of capacity 37% of capacity 96% of capacity STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday) Grande Ronde at Troy 1280 cfs Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder 59 cfs Burnt River near Unity 11 cfs Umatilla River near Gibbon 125 cfs Minam River at Minam N.A. Powder River near Richland 69 cfs Immokalee, Fla. Cotton, Minn. Columbia, Miss. OREGON High: 51° Low: 5° Wettest: 0.22” North Bend Meacham Grants Pass WEATHER HISTORY A gale-whipped blizzard on Feb. 13, 1899, dumped up to 3 feet of snow from Massachusetts to Delaware. Cold air pushed deep into the South. The mercury at Tallahassee, Fla., dropped to 2 degrees below zero. SUN & MOON SAT. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset 6:57 a.m. 5:17 p.m. 8:19 a.m. 7:30 p.m. SUN. 6:55 a.m. 5:19 p.m. 8:40 a.m. 8:35 p.m. MOON PHASES First Feb 19 Full Feb 27 Last Mar 5 New Mar 13 Monument 13/34 20/36 18/38 21/33 Beaver Marsh 23/36 Roseburg 41/48 Brothers 36/44 Coos Bay 40/48 Burns Jordan Valley 22/33 Paisley 27/39 Frenchglen 26/36 Grand View Arock 23/38 29/43 Fields 38/45 Klamath Falls 27/40 Lakeview 23/36 McDermitt 23/36 RECREATION FORECAST SUNDAY MON. Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 40/38/sh 47/41/r 40/33/c 44/30/c 35/25/c 38/31/c 48/45/sh 51/42/r 37/30/c 40/29/c 49/46/sh 51/42/r 45/42/sh 50/40/r 29/18/c 32/24/c 33/23/sn 41/35/c 47/44/sh 50/41/c 30/21/c 34/32/c 29/23/sn 46/41/c 30/20/c 40/30/r 36/32/c 41/31/c 32/23/sn 43/29/sn 30/19/c 32/24/c 40/34/r 44/29/c 36/30/c 42/26/c Diamond 26/35 28/38 REGIONAL CITIES City Astoria Bend Boise Brookings Burns Coos Bay Corvallis Council Elgin Eugene Hermiston Hood River Imnaha John Day Joseph Kennewick Klamath Falls Lakeview Boise 21/35 Shown is Sunday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday night’s lows and Sunday’s highs. SUN. 22/36 Silver Lake 26/40 Medford Brookings Juntura 22/37 40/43 41/48 Ontario 23/34 26/39 Chiloquin Grants Pass Huntington 17/33 19/40 Oakridge Council 15/29 22/35 Seneca Bend Elkton Powers 19/34 18/32 John Day 14/37 Sisters Florence 42/50 Halfway Granite 18/36 Baker City Redmond 39/46 THURSDAY EXTREMES ALMANAC 16/35 31/40 33/41 42/49 Comfort Index takes into account how the weather will feel based on a combination of factors. A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable. Thursday Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date Corvallis Enterprise 14/32 35/45 Newport 40/49 43 30 15/33 La Grande 11/22 15/26 Idanha Salem TONIGHT 0 Elgin Pendleton The Dalles 29/37 30/38 Cloudy, fl urries; cold Comfort Index™ 15/25 13/26 Newberg Lewiston 16/27 Hood River Maupin 18 32 24 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021 Walla Walla 14/30 Vancouver 28/37 TIllamook Learning Center NorthwestAgShow.com AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION 33/43 Baker City FREE VIRTUAL EVENT City Lewiston Longview Meacham Medford Newport Olympia Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Powers Redmond Roseburg Salem Spokane The Dalles Ukiah Walla Walla SUN. MON. Hi/Lo/W 27/18/c 37/35/sh 33/23/c 45/42/sh 46/43/sh 38/33/sh 34/25/c 30/21/c 26/19/c 37/32/sh 48/46/sh 37/27/sf 48/46/sh 41/38/sh 25/18/c 29/22/sn 34/28/c 25/21/c Hi/Lo/W 33/32/sn 45/42/r 41/32/c 52/39/sh 48/42/r 41/36/r 39/29/c 32/25/sf 35/34/c 42/39/r 49/42/r 43/30/c 51/42/r 46/41/r 28/20/sn 39/35/c 42/34/c 31/31/sn Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice ANTHONY LAKES PHILLIPS LAKE Cloudy Cloudy 21 17 36 28 MT. EMILY REC. BROWNLEE RES. Cloudy and cold Cloudy 27 22 34 22 EAGLE CAP WILD. EMIGRANT ST. PARK Snow, up to 1” Not as cold 26 14 28 23 WALLOWA LAKE MCKAY RESERVOIR Snow, up to 1” Cloudy; very cold 32 23 26 20 THIEF VALLEY RES. RED BRIDGE ST. PARK Afternoon fl urries Not as cold 32 24 35 28