THE DA
ILY ASTOR
IAN • MONDAY
, JULY 27
, 2015
F
EA
TUR
E
S
5A
Ne
g
l
e
c
t
e
d f
r
i
en
d f
e
e
l
s b
a
d Tomorrow’s horoscope
By Ho
l
iday Ma
th
i
s
, C
r
ea
to
r
s Synd
i
ca
t
e In
c
.
Dear Ann
ie
: How do you cope
w
i
th a f
r
iend
sh
ip whe
re the pe
r
-
son s
tay
s connec
ted ju
s
t enough
to con
t
inua
l
ly rem
ind you o
f how
un
impo
r
tan
t you a
re?
I have a f
r
iend w
i
th whom I wa
s
once qu
i
te c
lo
se
. W
e exe
rc
i
sed and
ran e
r
rand
s toge
the
r
, and when she
wa
s se
r
iou
s
ly i
l
l
, I spen
t coun
t
le
s
s
hou
r
s v
i
s
i
t
ing
, read
ing to he
r and
j
u
s
t be
ing the
re
. I dona
ted to he
r
cha
r
i
t
ie
s
, sang in he
r cho
i
r
, and we
a
lway
s had fun toge
the
r
.
Bu
t a
f
te
r I wa
s d
iagno
sed w
i
th
the same i
l
lne
s
s (now recove
red
)
,
she v
i
s
i
ted me on
ly tw
ice and now
seem
s too bu
sy to ge
t toge
the
r
. Tha
t
wou
ld be bad enough
. Bu
t the rea
l
prob
lem i
s tha
t she tex
t
s me o
f
ten
to say how much she m
i
s
se
s me o
r
to a
sk fo
r a favo
r
, bu
t appa
ren
t
ly
neve
r wan
t
s to see me
. I
t
’
s a sad re
-
m
inde
r o
f how l
i
t
t
le she i
s w
i
l
l
ing
to do to ma
in
ta
in the f
r
iend
sh
ip
.
W
e l
ive in a sma
l
l town and I
can
’
t cu
t he
r o
f
f w
i
thou
t repe
rcu
s
-
s
ion
s
. I
s my on
ly op
t
ion to s
imp
ly
l
ive w
i
th the d
i
sappo
in
tmen
t? —
Fr
iend in Need
Dear Fr
iend
: Y
ou have ano
th
-
e
r op
t
ion
: T
a
lk to he
r abou
t i
t
. No
t
eve
ryone i
s good abou
t f
r
iend
-
sh
ip ma
in
tenance
. Some peop
le
become so bu
sy tha
t they neg
lec
t
Ann
i
e
’
s
Ma
i
lbox
C
rea
to
rs
Synd
ica
te Inc
.
Ka
th
y M
i
t
ch
e
l
l
and
Ma
r
c
y Suga
r
peop
le who a
re o
the
rw
i
se impo
r
t
-
an
t to them
, and don
’
t recogn
ize
tha
t th
i
s behav
io
r i
s hu
r
t
fu
l
. Fo
r
them
, tex
t
ing become
s a conve
-
n
ien
t sub
s
t
i
tu
te fo
r face
-
to
-
face
in
te
rac
t
ion
s tha
t requ
i
re schedu
l
-
ing and o
rgan
iza
t
ion
.
Y
ou won
’
t know whe
the
r th
i
s
i
s the ca
se un
le
s
s you a
sk you
r
f
r
iend d
i
rec
t
ly
. W
e hope she w
i
l
l
be comp
le
te
ly hone
s
t abou
t the
rea
son
s fo
r he
r d
i
sm
i
s
s
ive a
t
t
i
-
tude
. A
t the ve
ry lea
s
t
, you w
i
l
l be
ab
le to de
te
rm
ine how much she
ca
re
s by how s
ince
re
ly apo
loge
t
ic
she i
s and whe
the
r she doe
s any
-
th
ing to remedy the s
i
tua
t
ion
. A
f
-
te
r a
l
l
, wha
t do you have to lo
se?
Dear Ann
ie
: My g
randdaugh
-
te
r ju
s
t ho
s
ted a b
i
r
thday pa
r
ty fo
r
he
r yea
r
-o
ld baby w
i
th 100 peop
le
in a
t
tendance
. The ch
i
ld wa
s lav
-
i
shed w
i
th beau
t
i
fu
l
, expen
s
ive
g
i
f
t
s
. When I a
sked my g
rand
-
daugh
te
r i
f she had w
r
i
t
ten thank
-
you no
te
s fo
r the love
ly p
re
sen
t
s
,
she in
fo
rmed me tha
t “
th
i
s i
sn
’
t
done fo
r b
i
r
thday
s” and the sub
-
jec
t wa
s c
lo
sed
.
I am l
iv
id ove
r th
i
s pompou
s
ac
t o
f en
t
i
t
lemen
t by my u
sua
l
ly
k
ind and though
t
fu
l g
randch
i
ld
.
Bu
t th
i
s i
s a pa
t
te
rn I have seen
w
i
th lo
t
s o
f ch
i
ld
ren who we
re
neve
r taugh
t how to exp
re
s
s g
ra
t
i
-
tude we
l
l
, and th
i
s lack o
f t
ra
in
ing
i
s pa
s
s
ing to the nex
t gene
ra
t
ion
.
I have come up w
i
th a so
lu
t
ion
tha
t I can l
ive w
i
th
. I am hav
ing
“Thank Y
ou” no
te
s p
r
in
ted w
i
th
my g
randch
i
ld
ren
’
s name
s
, add
ing
Fo
reve
r s
tamp
s and hand
ing them
ou
t a
t Ch
r
i
s
tma
s
. — R
.J
.
Dear R
.J
.
: W
e hope th
i
s wo
rk
s
fo
r you
, bu
t we a
ren
’
t op
t
im
i
s
t
ic
.
None
the
le
s
s
, you
r g
randdaugh
-
te
r i
sn
’
t en
t
i
re
ly w
rong
. B
i
r
thday
g
i
f
t
s tha
t a
re opened in f
ron
t o
f
the g
ive
r
s w
i
th app
rop
r
ia
te ve
rba
l
thank
s o
f
fe
red a
t the t
ime do no
t
requ
i
re a w
r
i
t
ten thank
-you no
te
a
f
te
rwa
rd
, a
l
though tha
t i
s a
lway
s
a n
ice touch and make
s a good
imp
re
s
s
ion
. Wha
t we f
ind tacky
i
s the lav
i
sh b
i
r
thday pa
r
ty fo
r a
yea
r
-o
ld baby tha
t inc
lude
s 100
gue
s
t
s
.
AR
IES (M
a
r
ch 2
1
-Ap
r
i
l 1
9
). Y
o
u
’
v
e g
o
t
t
e
n
g
o
o
d a
t r
e
l
a
t
i
n
g
t
o p
e
o
p
l
e w
h
o a
r
e v
e
r
y d
i
f
f
e
r
-
e
n
t f
r
om y
o
u
. Y
o
u
r s
t
y
l
e w
o
r
k
s
i
n m
u
l
t
i
p
l
e c
i
r
-
c
um
s
t
a
n
c
e
s
. Y
o
u
r s
o
f
t w
o
r
d
s s
p
o
k
e
n w
i
t
h
f
i
rm
c
o
n
f
i
d
e
n
c
e w
i
l
l p
r
o
d
u
c
e
im
p
r
e
s
s
i
v
e
r
e
s
u
l
t
s
.
TAURUS (Ap
r
i
l 20
-Ma
y 20
). W
ha
t y
ou
don
’
t unde
r
s
tand f
a
r e
x
ceed
s wha
t y
ou do
unde
r
s
tand
. R
e
cogn
i
z
ing a
l
l y
ou don
’
t know
i
s a ma
r
k o
f h
igh in
t
e
l
l
igen
ce
. A
s f
o
r wha
t
y
ou do know
, y
ou
’
l
l be a
s
k
ed
t
o
t
ea
ch some
o
f
tha
t
t
oda
y
.
GEM
IN
I (Ma
y 21
-June 21
). Y
ou ma
y f
ee
l
tha
t y
ou
r e
f
f
o
r
t
s a
r
e ne
i
the
r f
o
cu
sed no
r
pe
r
s
i
s
t
en
t enough
t
o ma
k
e a d
i
f
f
e
r
en
ce
. Bu
t
i
t
’
s
the
f
a
c
t
tha
t y
ou
’
r
e ma
k
ing an e
f
f
o
r
t a
t a
l
l
tha
t ma
k
e
s
the b
igge
s
t d
i
f
f
e
r
en
ce
.
CANCER (June 22
-Ju
ly 22
). W
hen i
t
come
s
t
o be
ing y
ou
, y
ou
’
r
e
the ma
s
t
e
r
. O
th
-
e
r
s w
i
l
l ma
k
e sugge
s
t
ion
s tha
t y
ou
’
r
e no
t
t
oo k
een on f
o
l
low
ing
. Y
ou
’
r
e no
t beho
lden
t
o an
y
one and on
l
y ha
v
e
t
o p
lea
se y
ou
r
se
l
f
.
LEO (Ju
ly 23
-Aug
. 22
). A
r
r
og
an
ce
i
s the
dadd
y o
f a
l
l s
in
s
. Be
l
i
t
t
l
ing o
the
r
s i
s a s
ign
o
f
f
ee
l
ing
l
i
t
t
le
in
s
ide
. W
hen dea
l
ing w
i
th v
i
c
-
t
im
s o
f a supe
r
io
r
i
t
y comp
le
x
, ju
s
t r
emem
-
be
r tha
t p
r
ide
i
s o
f
t
en the ha
l
lma
r
k o
f tho
se
w
i
th
the
lea
s
t
t
o be p
r
oud o
f
.
V
IRGO (Aug
. 23
-Sep
t
. 22
). I
f y
ou can
’
t
change y
ou
r m
ind
, y
ou can
’
t change an
y
-
th
ing
. Tha
t
’
s wh
y an
y e
f
f
o
r
t y
ou ma
k
e t
o
e
xpand y
ou
r r
ea
lm o
f in
f
luen
ce shou
ld be
con
s
ide
r
ed
impo
r
tan
t
, e
v
en
i
f
i
t seem
s mo
r
e
l
i
k
e p
la
y
than wo
r
k
.
L
IBRA
(Sep
t
. 23
-Oc
t
. 23
). Y
ou
r
though
t
s o
f
a ce
r
t
a
in pe
r
son ma
k
e y
ou f
o
r
ge
t t
o do the
o
r
d
ina
r
y th
ing
s y
ou w
ou
ld u
sua
l
l
y do
. Tha
t
’
s
how y
ou can t
e
l
l y
ou
’
r
e sm
i
t
t
en
. And when
y
ou
’
r
e sm
i
t
t
en w
i
th the same pe
r
son f
o
r a
v
e
r
y
long
t
ime
,
i
t
’
s e
v
en mo
r
e w
ond
r
ou
s
.
FRANK AND ERNEST
BLOND
IE
THATABABY
SALLY FORTH
STONE SOUP
B
.C
.
LOLA
D
ILBERT
S
IX CH
IX
B
IZARRO
MUTTS
NON SEQU
ITUR
BABY BLUES
W
IZARD OF ID
Z
ITS
ROSE IS ROSE
SCORP
IO (Oc
t
. 24
-No
v
. 21
). Y
ou ha
v
e
the b
r
igh
t
idea
s t
oda
y
. Bu
t y
ou a
l
so ha
v
e a
d
i
f
f
i
cu
l
t g
r
oup o
f s
t
r
ong
-w
i
l
led peop
le
t
o con
-
t
end w
i
th
. W
hen y
ou ma
k
e
i
t seem
l
i
k
e
the
i
r
idea
,
the
y
l
i
k
e
i
t mo
r
e
.
SAG
ITTAR
IUS (No
v
. 22
-Dec
. 21
). Y
ou
w
ou
ldn
’
t be t
r
y
ing i
f y
ou d
idn
’
t ca
r
e
. Tha
t
’
s
wha
t
the
y sen
se
f
r
om y
ou now
. So don
’
t w
o
r
-
r
y t
oo m
u
ch abou
t whe
the
r y
ou
’
r
e sa
y
ing o
r
do
ing i
t r
igh
t
. I
t
’
s a beau
t
i
fu
l da
y when y
ou
r
good
in
t
en
t
ion
s e
f
f
o
r
t
le
s
s
l
y sh
ine
th
r
ough
.
CAPR
ICORN (Dec
. 22
-J
an
. 1
9
). Y
ou
’
r
e
no
t d
r
eam
ing
i
t
. The
r
e r
ea
l
l
y
i
s a
la
c
k o
f o
r
-
g
an
i
zed c
r
ea
t
i
v
i
t
y ou
t the
r
e
. Y
ou
’
r
e ju
s
t the
one t
o cap
tu
r
e and app
l
y the s
t
e
l
la
r idea
s
be
f
o
r
e
the
y d
r
i
f
t o
f
f
in
t
o
the e
the
r
.
AQUAR
IUS (J
an
. 20
-F
eb
. 1
8
). R
e
con
s
id
-
e
r y
ou
r con
ta
c
t
s
.
I
t
’
s no
t who y
ou know
;
i
t
’
s
who y
ou can in
f
luen
ce
. Know
ing someone
doe
sn
’
t coun
t f
o
r mu
ch i
f tha
t pe
r
son i
sn
’
t
w
i
l
l
ing
t
o suppo
r
t
, he
lp and gene
ra
l
l
y a
c
t
l
i
k
e
a
f
r
iend
.
P
ISCES (F
eb
. 1
9
-Ma
r
ch 20
). The th
ing
abou
t a
ch
ie
v
ing e
x
cep
t
iona
l a
c
comp
l
i
sh
-
men
t
s i
s tha
t a
f
t
e
r a b
r
ie
f momen
t o
f g
lo
r
y
y
ou beg
in
t
o wo
r
r
y abou
t wha
t
the
y
’
l
l e
xpe
c
t
f
r
om y
ou ne
x
t
. K
eep do
ing the wo
r
k tha
t
ma
k
e
s y
ou happ
y
.
TUESDAY
’S B
IRTHDAY (Ju
ly 28
). Y
ou
r
lo
v
ed one
s w
i
l
l con
s
ide
r y
ou t
o be among
the b
r
igh
t
e
s
t and s
t
r
onge
s
t the
y know
, and
y
ou
’
l
l spend mu
ch o
f the y
ea
r l
i
v
ing up t
o
the r
epu
ta
t
ion
. Tha
t
’
s wh
y i
t
’
s so impo
r
tan
t
t
o ta
k
e t
ime f
o
r y
ou
r
se
l
f o
v
e
r the ne
x
t s
i
x
wee
k
s
. R
e
s
t and r
e
v
e
l in fun
. Sep
t
embe
r
b
r
ing
s a ca
r
ee
r boo
s
t
. O
c
t
obe
r in
t
r
odu
ce
s
y
ou t
o new f
r
iend
s
. A
r
ie
s and Sag
i
t
ta
r
iu
s
peop
le ado
r
e y
ou
. Y
ou
r
lu
c
k
y numbe
r
s a
r
e
:
1
2
, 1
, 44
, 1
7 and 38
.