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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-
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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
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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.