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FEATURES 6A Tomorrow’s horoscope Happy 2016 readers! Dear Readers: Welcome to 2016! We wish every one of you excellent health and ex- treme happiness. We hope this year is better than the last and not as good as the next. Do your best to make this year special. Be kinder. Be more patient. Be more tolerant. Help someone in need. The world could use these things more than ever. Vow to look after your health, exercise, eat less junk, give up smoking and eat more fruits and vege- tables. Smile more. You nev- er know how much that small kindness might mean to some- one who is having a bad day. Turn over that elusive new leaf. Put more effort into your rela- tionships, and tell the people you love how much they mean to you. You don’t know what tomorrow will bring. Let’s start this year off right. Last year, we promised to re- print two pieces that readers en- joyed and thought appropriate for the new year. Here they are: “Just for Today” (author unknown) Just for today I will live through the next 12 hours and not tackle my whole life’s prob- Annie’s Mailbox Creators Syndicate Inc. Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar lems at once. Just for today I will improve my mind. I will learn something useful. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration. Just for today I will be agree- able. I will look my best, speak in a well-modulated voice, be courteous and considerate. Just for today I will not find fault with friend, relative or col- league. I will not try to change or improve anyone but myself. Just for today I will have a program. I might not follow it exactly, but I will have it. I will save myself from two enemies — hurry and indecision. Just for today I will exercise my character in three ways. I will do a good turn and keep it a secret. If anyone finds out, it won’t count. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 2016 By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Just for today I will do two things I don’t want to do, just for exercise. Just for today I will be un- afraid. Especially will I be un- afraid to enjoy what is beautiful and believe that as I give to the world, the world will give to me. Dear Readers: Here’s one more with such practical advice that we think should be on ev- eryone’s refrigerator: “Golden Rules for Living” by Miriam Hamilton Keare 1. If you open it, close it. 2. If you turn it on, turn it off. 3. If you unlock it, lock it up. 4. If you break it, admit it. 5. If you can’t fix it, call in someone who can. 6. If you borrow it, return it. 7. If you value it, take care of it. 8. If you make a mess, clean it up. 9. If you move it, put it back. 10. If it belongs to someone else, get permission to use it. 11. If you don’t know how to operate it, leave it alone. 12. If it’s none of your busi- ness, don’t ask questions. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Before you plunk down your money for the product, ask to see it in action. Also, a worthwhile teacher will be able to demonstrate the re- sults of his or her teaching. Buyer beware! TAURUS (April 20-May 20). What hap- pened to shake your sense of self? Re- gardless of the cause, this uncertainty will provide an opportunity for you to view what you’re doing with detached interest. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). If you seem to be running counter to your action plan, canceling out the sense of progress you had in recent days, worry not. This isn’t a reversal, just a detour to broaden your outlook. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The fun you’re having is a commercial for the fun others could be having. They’ll pay atten- tion and then be ready to sign up for what- ever you’re doing. Honestly, you should get a commission. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). None of today’s efforts will be in vain. They might not work out, but that doesn’t mean they won’t work into something you do later. Keep an easy-going manner because once you get frustrated, it’s downhill from there. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). In a sense you’re at the gambling table. You’ve had less before, much less, in fact. Does re- membering those times make you more or less inclined to take a risk? LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You know the secret: None can resist the one who makes them feel like the super-powered version of themselves. Your admiring gaze is a steroid shot to the ego. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). They find FRANK AND ERNEST BLONDIE THATABABY SALLY FORTH PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN B.C. LOLA DILBERT SIX CHIX BIZARRO MUTTS NON SEQUITUR BABY BLUES WIZARD OF ID ZITS ROSE IS ROSE you exciting to be around because they are not quite sure how you’re going to re- act but they can count on you to be rather pleasant about it. You’re intense, not over- bearing! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Love comes in so many forms for you today that if love were chocolates, you’d have enough of an assortment for a proper sampler box. Life is sweet! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Those around you will relax into the calm vibra- tion emanating from you now. There’s at least one person you know who needs the grounding influence desperately and could even be healed by it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). When you’re stuck in emotional quicksand, the vine that is your lifeline will come in the form of humor. Also, remember the rules of quicksand: no thrashing around. Be still so you won’t sink further. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re not objective enough to know who you used to be, but you remember how you use to feel. This is better. It will improve further when you implement the plans you’re dreaming about today. SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 2). You defy category. Blanket policies won’t apply, and you’ll also be the exception to many a rule. This month, your daily scen- ery will get a new, adorable face. March and May are your luckiest times for pro- fessional advancement, but don’t expect it to drop in your lap. Take initiative and you’ll earn big. Aries and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 30, 15, 9 and 40.