COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2021
Man’s weight gain a turn-off for wife
I do it out of obligation.
I know these things happen,
but he seems to be happy. I think
if I told him I wanted to leave,
he would be fl oored. Divorced
friends of mine who have young
children have advised me against
it, and say my children’s happi-
ness should come before mine.
Others say if I’m not happy,
the kids won’t be happy. I can
manage living this life for them,
but I feel like I’m too young to
cheat myself out of some of my
best years. Am I being selfi sh
or smart? — WEIGHTY SUB-
JECT IN NEW YORK
DEAR WEIGHTY SUB-
JECT: Before your marriage
deteriorates further, have a frank
DEAR ABBY: I’m in my late
30s and have been married for
seven years. My husband and I
have two young children, a beau-
tiful home, good jobs, etc. How-
ever, over the last few years, I
have lost my attraction to him.
I’m not superfi cial, but he
has gained more than 40 pounds
since we met, and he refuses
to eat healthy or exercise. He
watched me spend countless
hours working out to lose all my
baby weight. We are rarely inti-
mate anymore, and when we are
discussion with your husband.
He seems to be happy because
he doesn’t know what’s going
on in your head. For reasons
that go beyond animal attrac-
tion — including the welfare of
his children — he needs to make
some lifestyle changes and get a
handle on his health. I am hoping
that when you convey the mes-
sage to him, he will be recep-
tive. If not, please try marriage
counseling before you consult a
lawyer.
DEAR ABBY: I’m in my
early 40s. A few months ago,
I was diagnosed with stage 4
breast cancer. I keep reading the
fi ve-year survival rate is only
28%, and I’m concerned that
despite receiving treatment (hor-
mone therapy injections), I don’t
have many years left. The cancer
has been found in my spine and
pelvis as well. I am a person of
faith, so I’m not afraid of death.
I’m just worried about leaving
my daughter behind, along with
friends and family.
My question is, should I make
a will? I live in an apartment and
don’t have many assets except
for some savings. I plan to start
a trust, so my daughter will
receive that money at the appro-
priate time. I have never had a
reason in the past for a will. I
don’t know what sorts of things
go into a will. I also have a
2-year-old cat, and now I’m wor-
ried he will outlive me. I don’t
want him to have to go back to
the Humane Society if I pass
on. He’s like a child to me, and
I only want the best for him. —
MAKING PLANS FOR THE
FUTURE
DEAR MAKING PLANS:
Because you have fi nancial
assets, a daughter and a beloved
pet you want to provide for in
the event of your death, it’s
important that you consult an
attorney now about any end-of-
life documents you need to have
in place. You may decide you
need more directives than just a
will, which will give you peace
of mind and guarantee your
wishes are carried out.
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Sweet repeat: Brothers regift same hard candy for decades
Wasson told WMUR-TV. “And
so the next year I thought, ‘Hey, I
think I’m going to give it back to
him. He’ll never remember.’”
But Ryan immediately rec-
ognized it. They’ve been taking
turns ever since, keeping a log of
their exchanges. They’ve gotten
creative about it.
Ryan Wasson told the station
the candy has been frozen in a
block of ice and put in Jell-O,
adding, “He one time sewed it
into a teddy bear.”
The tradition has also involved
family members, co-workers and
even a sheriff ’s department. Last
The Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Two
New Hampshire brothers have
gotten their holiday regifting
skills down to an art — they’ve
been passing the same hard
candy back and forth for over 30
years.
It started in 1987, when Ryan
Wasson gave a 10-roll Frank-
ford “Santa’s Candy Book”
with assorted fruit fl avors to his
brother, Eric Wasson, as a joke
for Christmas, knowing that Eric
wouldn’t like it.
“I didn’t eat them,” Eric
year, it was presented to Ryan
Wasson on a silver platter at a
restaurant.
This year, Ryan Wasson
turned to a group on social
media for ideas. Suggestions
included having it arrive via a
pizza delivery or Christmas car-
olers, hiding it in a book or cake,
or holding a scavenger hunt with
clues.
“If you ask which one has
ever done the best as far as
giving these, we’re both going
to say it’s ourself, right?” Ryan
Wasson said. “We’re never going
to give in.”
Ryan Wasson/Contributed Photo
This Ryan Wasson family photograph shows a box of “Santa’s Book of Candy,” which
contains 10 rolls of candy, on Dec. 18, 2021, in Ossipee, N.H.
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AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
Astoria
Longview
25/33
Kennewick
25/34
St. Helens
29/35
TIllamook
23/27
24/26
28/31
30/35
Condon
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
Cold with a
little snow
A little morning
snow
Cloudy, fl urries;
chilly
Partly sunny;
quite cold
Partly sunny;
very cold
23 17
20 -1
16 10
Eugene
0
0
0
31/35
31 18
23 -7
21 17
0
0
0
13 20
La Grande
20 23
Comfort Index™
Enterprise
5
0
0
0
4
0
16 20
Comfort Index™
0
7
19 -2
18 15
0
0
0
0
ALMANAC
NATION (for the 48 contiguous states)
High Sunday
Low Sunday
High: 92°
Low: -24°
Wettest: 0.71”
29°
10°
32°
19°
31°
24°
Sunday
Trace
Month to date
0.36
Normal month to date 0.72
Year to date
5.37
Normal year to date
8.93
Trace
0.79
1.60
10.77
17.12
0.07
4.49
3.18
26.53
25.36
PRECIPITATION (inches)
AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION WEDNESDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
45%
NW at 4 to 8 mph
0.5
0.02
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Monday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
Elkton
1% of capacity
21% of capacity
16% of capacity
16% of capacity
15% of capacity
16% of capacity
37/41
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Sunday)
Brownsville, Texas, had 2 inches of snow
on Dec. 28, 1880. As the storm moved
eastward, Montgomery, Ala., got 5 inches
of snow. Parts of South Carolina had over
a foot.
SUN & MOON
TUE.
WED.
7:31 a.m.
4:18 p.m.
2:36 a.m.
1:05 p.m.
MOON PHASES
Grande Ronde at Troy
1050 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
0 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
15 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
174 cfs
Minam River at Minam
124 cfs
Powder River near Richland
23 cfs
New
Jan 2
First
Jan 9
Full
Jan 17
Last
Jan 25
Jordan Valley
17/28
Paisley
17/28
21/32
Frenchglen
24/31
33/37
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
33/26/pc
24/14/sn
28/13/sn
45/32/pc
27/7/sn
42/30/pc
33/25/pc
25/8/sn
22/1/pc
35/26/sf
24/13/pc
27/11/sn
27/11/sn
29/21/sn
21/9/sn
22/14/c
31/14/sn
29/13/sn
Hi/Lo/W
44/31/sn
41/24/sf
28/23/sn
44/38/sh
30/16/sf
45/39/sh
40/31/sn
22/16/sf
31/14/sf
40/33/sn
27/19/c
43/24/sn
31/23/sf
36/26/sf
30/18/sf
26/19/pc
32/21/sn
29/15/sf
Klamath Falls
20/31
"Very well made, extraordinarily comfortable and it looks great too!"
McDermitt
14/30
RECREATION FORECAST WEDNESDAY
City
Lewiston
Longview
Meacham
Medford
Newport
Olympia
Ontario
Pasco
Pendleton
Portland
Powers
Redmond
Roseburg
Salem
Spokane
The Dalles
Ukiah
Walla Walla
WED.
THU.
Hi/Lo/W
21/12/c
34/22/pc
21/3/sn
37/24/pc
37/26/pc
32/22/pc
29/13/sn
24/15/c
19/5/sn
31/23/pc
41/28/pc
23/10/sn
39/31/sf
32/26/pc
8/3/c
26/16/sn
18/5/sn
20/10/sn
Hi/Lo/W
26/19/sf
38/24/sn
30/16/sf
38/30/sn
44/38/sn
39/26/sn
27/21/sf
28/16/pc
30/14/sf
39/29/sn
41/38/sn
38/22/c
41/35/c
39/33/sn
16/-1/sn
37/24/sn
32/13/sf
27/15/sf
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
A little a.m. snow
A little a.m. snow
11
3
24
8
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
A bit of a.m. snow
A little a.m. snow
15
5
29
11
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
A little snow
A bit of a.m. snow
13
0
15
1
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
A little a.m. snow
A little a.m. snow
21
9
19
9
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
A little a.m. snow
A bit of a.m. snow
20
5
23
4
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Lakeview
16/29
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Grand View
Arock
16/30
19/33
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THU.
Diamond
22/29
Fields
Medford
WED.
Boise
18/28
34/40
Brookings
Juntura
20/30
Silver Lake
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
Burns
19/26
Chiloquin
37/45
Ontario
22/29
15/27
23/23
36/39
Grants Pass
Huntington
20/27
Brothers
Beaver Marsh
17/25
24/30
Seneca
18/30
Roseburg
Powers
North Bend
Burns
Sexton Summit
7:31 a.m.
4:17 p.m.
1:19 a.m.
12:40 p.m.
27/29
23/24
Oakridge
38/42
OREGON
Sunrise
Sunset
Moonrise
Moonset
21/23
33/37
Coos Bay
Graham, Texas
Crosby, N.D.
Crescent City, Calif.
High: 42°
Low: 10°
Wettest: 0.86”
Sisters
Council
13/20
John Day
Bend
SUNDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
17/24
23/24
Florence
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.
19/26
Baker City
Redmond
32/37
36/40
Halfway
Granite
29/33
Newport
34/39
28 18
20/23
29/34
30/32
Corvallis
Enterprise
16/20
20/23
Monument
23/25
Idanha
Salem
TONIGHT
Comfort Index™
Elgin
19/22
La Grande
16/20
Maupin
Baker City
15/20
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
20/21
Hood River
17/19
29/40
Lewiston
Walla Walla
19/22
Vancouver
26/33
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