8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
THuRSDAY, FEBRuARY 25, 2021
COFFEE BREAK
Only grandchild announces transition to living as a boy
DEAR ABBY: My grand-
daughter just informed me she
has decided she would be hap-
pier living as a boy, and she has
gone so far as to legally change
her name. I want to
be supportive, but
I admit I’m having
a lot of trouble
accepting it, or at
least figuring out
how to deal with it.
She’s my only grandchild
and most likely the only one I’ll
ever have. I loved my grand-
daughter with all my heart, and
I don’t know how to shift gears
to a grandson. I keep stumbling
when I try to use the new name. I
would welcome any suggestions
you could make, including infor-
mation about support groups you
might know of.
— GRANDMA IN PAIN
DEAR GRANDMA: Gender
reassignment is not something
that someone does on a lark.
There are many steps involved,
and the journey, while liberating,
can be challenging both physi-
cally and emotionally. I am sure
this is something your grandchild
has given much thought to.
Yes, coming to terms with it
can be as much of a
journey for family
as it is for the trans-
DEAR
gender person, and
ABBY
it can take time and
understanding on
all sides. A group
called PFLAG can help you
through this. It has been men-
tioned in my column for decades.
It has helped countless families
to build bridges of understanding
between themselves and their
lesbian, gay and transgender
loved ones. Please don’t wait
to contact them. You will find
PFLAG at pflag.org, and their
phone number is (202) 467-8180.
DEAR ABBY: I am a
50-year-old man. My whole life,
my relationship with my father
has been strained.
When I was in my teens and
20s, when he bought presents for
struggle, I reflect on how much. I
keep pushing myself forward, but
at this point, I’m just tired.
I have considered distancing
myself, but the recent loss of my
grandfather hit me hard. I have
been leaning on my family to
keep myself going, so I’m in a
pickle.
— HURT, STUNNED AND
TIRED IN NEW YORK
DEAR H.S.T: You may never
be able to have what you want
from your mother, not because
there is something wrong with
you, but because she has proven
herself incapable of being
supportive.
For understanding and the
emotional support you are
seeking, consider contacting
your clergyperson (if you have
one) or the officiant at your
grandfather’s funeral and asking
about joining a grief support
group. If you do, you may find
the support you need while at
the same time keeping safely at a
distance from your mother.
those around him feel “less than.”
Do not be surprised if, rather
than feel a sense of loss, you feel
at peace, as though a weight has
been lifted from your shoulders.
You should not feel guilty for
that, either. Comfort and emotion-
ally support your mother as best
you can when he dies, but don’t
be shocked if she, too, feels some
relief. Their union could not have
been the happiest.
DEAR ABBY: At the end of
last year, I sat down with my
parents hoping that maybe we
could approach the new year
with a fresh start.
One short month into the new
year, my mother is back at it
again, ridiculing me and making
me feel like no matter what I do,
it will never be good enough for
her.
I have reached the end of my
rope. I’m tired of dealing with
the constant cycle of emotional
abuse. I have overcome much in
my life, and I’m proud of myself
for it. During times when I
my two siblings and not for me,
he would say things to me like, “I
forgot I had you.”
In spite of this, I became very
successful in life. I had a great
career and am now retired.
My father recently announced
to me that he had made only two
mistakes in his life — marrying
my mother, who has put up with
him for more than 60 years, and
having children.
My dilemma is, he is now 90
with many health problems. He
is in the hospital now for a heart
problem. I know he won’t last
much longer.
I feel nothing for him, and I am
not sad. When he dies, I know I
won’t care.
Is this normal? I feel guilty for
feeling this way.
— DON’T CARE IN
TENNESSEE
DEAR DON’T CARE: Please
don’t feel guilty for feeling no
regret at the prospect of “losing”
a cruel and withholding parent
who made it his business to make
News of the Weird
139-year-old house
rolls to new San
Francisco address
SAN FRANCISCO
— After 139 years at 807
Franklin St. in San Fran-
cisco, a two-story Vic-
torian house has a new
address.
The green home with
large windows and a
brown front door was
loaded onto giant dollies
and moved Sunday, Feb.
21, 2021, to a location six
blocks away.
Onlookers lined the
sidewalks to snap photos
as the structure rolled — at
a top speed of 1 mph — to
635 Fulton St.
The house’s journey has
been in the planning stages
for years, the San Fran-
cisco Chronicle reported.
Veteran house mover
Phil Joy told the news-
paper he had to secure per-
mits from more than 15
city agencies.
Joy said this move is
tricky in part because the
first part of the journey
involves going downhill.
“That’s always difficult
for a house,” he said.
Along the route, parking
meters were ripped up,
tree limbs were trimmed
and traffic signs were
relocated.
The owner of the
six-bedroom house, San
Francisco broker Tim
Brown, will pay about
$400,000 in fees and
moving costs, according
to the Chronicle.
Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File
Thomas Bangalter, left, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Chris-
to, from the music group, Daft Punk, pose for a portrait
April 17, 2013, in Los Angeles. The Grammy-winning
French act have announced their break up.
Daft Punk spent time
touring around the world
and reached greater
heights with their sopho-
more album, 2001’s “Dis-
covery.” It included the
infectious smash “One
More Time” and “Harder,
Better, Faster, Stronger,”
which Kanye West
famously flipped into
his own hit “Stronger,”
released in 2007. It won
West the best rap solo per-
formance Grammy at the
2008 show, where West
and Daft Punk performed
together onstage.
A year later, a live ver-
sion of “Harder, Better,
Faster, Stronger” won
Daft Punk the best dance
recording Grammy —
their first win — and
their “Alive 2007” album
picked up best electronic/
dance album.
But it was the 2014
Noah Berger/AP Photo
A worker signals to a truck driver pulling a Victorian home through San Francisco on
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. The house, built in 1882, was moved to a new location about six
blocks away to make room for a condominium development. According to the consultant
overseeing the project, the move cost approximately $400,000 and involved removing
street lights, parking meters and utility lines.
Grammy-winning
duo Daft Punk break
up after 28 years
Associated Press.
Daft Punk, com-
prised of Thomas Ban-
galter and Guy-Manuel
de Homem-Christo, have
had major success over
the years, winning six
Grammy Awards and
launching international
hits with “One More
Time,” “Harder, Better,
Faster, Stronger” and “Get
Lucky.”
Bangalter and de
Homem-Christo met at a
Paris school in 1987.
Prior to Daft Punk,
they formed an indie rock
NEW YORK — Gram-
my-winning electronic
music pioneers Daft Punk
have announced that they
are breaking up after 28
years.
The helmet-wearing
French duo shared the
news Monday in an
8-minute video called
“Epilogue.” Kathryn
Frazier, the band’s long-
time publicist, confirmed
the break up for The
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band named Darling.
They officially formed
Daft Punk in 1993, and
the helmeted, mute and
mysterious musicians
released their debut
album, “Homework,” in
1997. They first found
success with the inter-
national hit “Da Funk,”
which topped the Bill-
board dance charts and
earned them their first
Grammy nomination.
A second No. 1 hit and
Grammy nomination fol-
lowed with “Around the
World.”
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
42/46
Kennewick
41/45
St. Helens
42/45
Hood River
39/43
41/49
42/47
42/46
Condon
FRI
SAT
SUN
MON
Snow tapering
off, 1-2”
Strong winds
subsiding
Cold; a little
a.m. snow
A little morning
snow
Clouds and sun;
chilly
37 19
36 22
38 20
Eugene
1
1
1
41/48
36 27
39 26
40 25
0
0
1
La Grande
32 35 27
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
0
0
0
28 31 22
Comfort Index™
0
36 18
37 26
0
2
3
0
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Tuesday
Low Tuesday
High: 87°
Low: -5°
Wettest: 0.48”
43°
28°
41°
28°
38°
30°
0.01
0.56
0.47
0.93
1.27
0.23
3.21
0.92
4.25
2.55
0.66
5.63
1.91
9.94
5.08
PRECIPITATION (inches)
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION FRIDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
55%
W at 12 to 25 mph
0.4
0.06
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Wednesday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
42/48
10% of capacity
51% of capacity
51% of capacity
47% of capacity
40% of capacity
97% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Tuesday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
3860 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
59 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
25 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
485 cfs
Minam River at Minam
281 cfs
Powder River near Richland
75 cfs
Tamiami, Fla.
Gand Lake, Colo.
Rome, N.Y.
OREGON
High: 56°
Low: 18°
Wettest: 0.07”
Medford
Crater Lake
Astoria
On Feb. 25, 1934, a storm centered in
the Carolinas brought killer tornadoes to
Georgia and Alabama while dumping up
to 9 inches of snow from Richmond, Va.,
to Philadelphia, Pa.
SUN & MOON
THU.
6:37 a.m.
5:34 p.m.
3:43 p.m.
6:12 a.m.
FRI.
6:36 a.m.
5:35 p.m.
4:59 p.m.
6:45 a.m.
MOON PHASES
Full
Feb 27
Last
Mar 5
New
Mar 13
Beaver Marsh
40/48
First
Mar 21
Burns
Jordan Valley
Paisley
Frenchglen
26/41
City
Astoria
Bend
Boise
Brookings
Burns
Coos Bay
Corvallis
Council
Elgin
Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Hi/Lo/W
46/41/r
43/35/c
41/27/sf
49/40/c
38/25/sf
49/43/r
48/38/r
32/19/sf
34/26/sf
48/39/r
48/37/sh
43/37/r
37/23/sf
37/25/sf
30/22/sf
50/33/pc
42/29/c
39/25/c
Hi/Lo/W
49/41/pc
45/30/pc
39/22/sn
51/37/pc
38/20/sn
50/37/sh
50/35/sh
34/8/sn
36/25/sn
50/37/pc
51/41/s
48/38/pc
37/22/sn
36/23/sn
30/19/sn
51/41/s
44/21/pc
40/19/sn
Grand View
Arock
29/45
31/42
26/43
Klamath Falls
26/42
Lakeview
21/39
McDermitt
Shown is Friday’s weather. Temperatures are Thursday night’s lows and Friday’s highs.
SAT.
Diamond
26/39
Fields
37/50
FRI.
Boise
24/36
26/41
29/38
Medford
Brookings
30/41
28/41
40/51
40/49
Juntura
26/38
Silver Lake
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
Ontario
26/44
26/40
22/39
RECREATION FORECAST FRIDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
26/36
23/35
Roseburg
Powers
Brothers
36/41
Coos Bay
Huntington
25/33
36/43
Oakridge
17/32
22/40
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
TUESDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
Tuesday
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Normal year to date
Florence
44/49
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.
30/37
38/43
Council
27/37
John Day
33/45
Sisters
42/48
31 19
29/37
Baker City
Redmond
42/46
44/49
Halfway
Granite
28/28
36/39
41/47
Corvallis
34/41
40/48
Newport
Enterprise
28/31
32/35
Monument
38/44
Idanha
Salem
TONIGHT
0
32/34
La Grande
33/40
Maupin
Comfort Index™
Elgin
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
Lewiston
37/43
36/43
38/42
TIllamook
27 37 26
Forecasts and graphics provided
by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2021
Walla Walla
42/50
Vancouver
40/43
42/46
Baker City
Grammys where Daft
Punk really took the spot-
light, winning album of
the year for “Random
Access Memories” and
making history as the
first electronic act to win
the highest honor at the
Grammys.
The duo won four
awards that night,
including record of the
year for their bombshell
hit “Get Lucky,” featuring
Pharrell Williams and
Nile Rodgers.
“Random Access Mem-
ories” was regarded as
a genre-bending album
highlighted by its mix
of live instrumentation,
disco sounds, funk, rock,
R&B and more. Rolling
Stone ranked it No. 295
on their list of the “500
Greatest Albums of All
Time” last year.
— Associated Press
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
FRI.
SAT.
Hi/Lo/W
43/30/sf
45/40/r
34/26/sf
50/37/r
46/40/r
46/34/pc
44/26/sh
52/30/pc
42/35/sh
47/38/r
48/40/r
45/33/r
48/41/r
47/38/r
40/25/sf
49/37/r
33/25/sf
43/31/sf
Hi/Lo/W
42/27/c
49/40/pc
36/25/sn
51/31/pc
47/39/pc
49/37/pc
42/23/pc
51/36/s
45/37/sf
51/39/pc
49/32/sh
43/25/sn
50/33/pc
50/38/pc
39/26/s
51/35/pc
35/25/sn
44/31/pc
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
Windy and frigid
Winds subsiding
16
12
30
26
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Windy
Some snow, 1-3”
24
20
38
21
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Snow, 1-3”
Snow showers; cold
20
13
29
23
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Snow showers
Very windy
30
22
41
33
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Snow, 1-2”
Windy
37
26
35
27