FEATURES
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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015
Name in phone causes strife
Tomorrow’s horoscope
Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing
(and sleeping with) “Jordan”’ for
eight months. We met at the gym,
and I asked him out because I had
an amazing feeling about him.
Since then, I’ve become totally
infatuated. He is one of the kind-
est men I’ve ever met. I thought
I saw a future for us.
But the other day, Jordan ca-
sually mentioned that he needed
to change my name in his phone.
When I asked what he meant, he
said he still had me listed as “girl
from the gym.”
I couldn’t believe it. We’ve
been together eight months! I
expressed my hurt and told him
that such a thing was very cold.
He didn’t seem to think it was a
big deal. But, Annie, I haven’t
been able to get over this detail.
I see it as a total lack of respect
and proof of my impermanence
in his life, and it means I’m
definitely not someone import-
ant to him.
Am I overreacting? I thought
he was actually the one. — Pho-
ny Love
Dear Love: You are wildly
overreacting. This is not an is-
sue of coldness, impermanence
or lack of importance. It’s lazi-
ness.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The day
will require you to be vigilant and aware.
People who do not stop a wrong from
happening are almost as wrong as those
who perpetrate the crimes.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You ap-
preciate beauty. Sometimes it’s obvious,
but often it’s not. There are seemingly
disorderly aspects of true beauty. Direct
attention to things they wouldn’t have no-
ticed if it weren’t for your keen eye.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). “The issue”
returns to mind — you’re having a hard
time letting this one go. Maybe it’s time
to drop everything and actively involve
yourself in finding a solution.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Artists
inspire you, and there’s something in the
essence of one of your idols that will car-
ry over into your own work today. In the
end, call it an homage.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you love
someone, that person has the power to
freeze and stretch the moment for you —
and also to snap and shrink it so you wish
that you had much, much more time.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Avoid dis-
tractions and block out the things that
could potentially obstruct your productiv-
ity. Tonight, the one who seems to have
it all together could use more help than
you might have guessed.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The thing
that frustrates you could be the same
thing that liberates you — look at it in an-
other light. Tonight, take back the power
and reclaim your schedule.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). That
someone who makes you breathe hard-
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When Jordan first met you,
you asked him out. You be-
came “girl from the gym” so he
would remember who you were.
As you spent more time togeth-
er, he grew to care about you,
but editing your name in his
contact list required a minor ef-
fort that he probably kept put-
ting aside since he knew how
to reach you. Now the relation-
ship is important, and he wants
to look you up with your real
name. The fact that he should
have done this six months ago
is irrelevant. He’s doing it now.
If everything else is wonderful,
a better response would have
been to laugh and recognize
that nobody’s perfect.
Dear Annie: This is in ref-
erence to the letter from “Sad
Mom,” who said a boy in her
son’s school committed suicide.
She said the cause of death was
not explained and there had been
irresponsible speculation on so-
cial media.
I have been in the funeral
business for five years. Giving
information like that is up to the
family. It’s their call. What the
school wants, what the other par-
ents want or what is happening
on social media is not important
to them. They are grieving, and
what they choose to say is en-
tirely their business. — Funeral
Home Manager
Dear Funeral: We complete-
ly agree that details about the
cause of death are only to be
shared by family members who
wish to do so. It is no one else’s
business, and the family should
not be burdened by others’ cu-
riosity. But in a school, the stu-
dents’ concerns and fears should
not be ignored as though noth-
ing happened. This means ac-
knowledging that there has been
a death, allowing the students
to grieve and providing coun-
seling for those who need it.
Most schools, fortunately, al-
ready have such programs in
place, and we hope those that do
not yet have one will look into
it.
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLONDIE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
STONE SOUP
B.C.
LOLA
DILBERT
SIX CHIX
BIZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQUITUR
BABY BLUES
WIZARD OF ID
ZITS
ROSE IS ROSE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
er than usual just at the sight of them?
That’s someone who will make you re-
alize who you are and who you want to
be and help you bridge the gap between
the two.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
You’ll receive something different from
what you gave. The two things are of
equal value. This may not be readily ap-
parent, but time will reveal the balance.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If
you’re wondering why you keep making
people laugh, it’s because you say things
that are true. Tonight, it’s not too late to
join the club, group, meet-up or social
network.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Every-
one has an opinion; few have solutions.
Look hard and you’ll find the good in an
idea. It’s easy not to, though, which is
why you’ll hear so many complaints from
the peanut gallery today.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You need
privacy and long stretches of silent time
to do your work. Stake your claim on a
room with a door that closes out the rest
of the world, even if that room happens
to be a closet.
SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 23). A
daydream will help you glimpse your fab-
ulous future. Try to replay it over and over
— you were meant for this. June is for
organizing your world so you can move
forward. Family steps in and lays down
laws in August. October is the best time
for changing jobs, transferring responsi-
bility or moving. Pisces and Virgo people
adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 15,
33, 18 and 40.