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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015
Neighbor disturbs co-worker
Tomorrow’s horoscope
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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.
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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.