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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016 FEATURES Tomorrow’s horoscope Upset about lack of concern Dear Annie: In October, I vis- ited my family in France. Three weeks after I returned home, the terrorist attacks occurred. My hus- band was out of town and I was all alone. My family in France, thank- fully, was safe. I consider myself a loyal friend. However, only one person called to ask about my family and about me. That person was actually a business acquaintance. I am deeply grateful for that call, but truly surprised and disappointed that there were no oth- ers. A family member phoned two days later, saying he had been so busy with work that he didn’t hear about the attacks until later. I was polite, but seriously, people would have to be living under a rock not to have heard the news immediately. ,W ZDV DQ H[WUHPHO\ GLI¿FXOW time for me, and I am terribly hurt and angry that no one else took a few seconds to ask whether my IDPLO\ZDV2.RUWR¿QGRXWKRZ I was handling things. I received a Christmas card from one friend who wrote only to brag about her job promotion. Annie, all of these so-called friends are well aware that much of my family lives in France. I no longer wish to associate with these people. What can I say if any of nursing home or were homebound and unable to correspond. Or may- be they had died. So when my mother moved to a Creators nursing home near us, I decided to Syndicate Inc. make sure this didn’t happen to her. I wrote a newsy letter about how Kathy Mitchell she was doing, and added where and she was living, along with the ad- Marcy Sugar dress. I printed it on Christmas sta- WLRQHU\DQGVHQWLWLQWKH¿UVWSDUWRI them call and want to get together December. Well, Annie, I want to tell you with me? — Still Hurting Dear Hurting: People tend to that the response was overwhelm- be self-absorbed and sometimes ing. She received Christmas cards don’t think of another person’s spe- from nearly all of her friends. Some FL¿FVLWXDWLRQZKHQWKH\KHDUDERXW wrote long, newsy letters of their a tragedy far away. Please give own, and a few of them even wrote your friends a chance to make it up letters to me. It was very rewarding and grat- to you. If they call, tell them that you were hurt and disappointed ifying, and Mom felt that she was that you didn’t hear from them at still a part of her friends’ lives. I the time. Give them the opportunity thought you might like to pass this to apologize. You will be much less on to others so they will know to do angry and upset if you can grant it during the next holiday season. forgiveness and start fresh. Of — Grateful Daughter Dear Daughter: This is a sweet course, if they offer feeble excuses and make no attempt to say they are idea and an excellent way to keep sorry, feel free to stop responding others apprised of Mom’s situation and encourage them to contact her. to their calls. Dear Annie: As my mother got Seniors, especially those who move older, she used to worry about her away from familiar surroundings, faraway friends when she didn’t often feel isolated. Thank you for hear from them at Christmas. She providing a lovely way to stay con- thought maybe they had gone into a nected. Annie’s Mailbox 5A By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you hit the mid-day slump, one happy memory is all it takes to connect you with inner magic. Re- member the situations, people and things that bring you joy. The spark of that thought will get your energy going again. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may have to change an agreement; do so at the earliest opportunity. You won’t exactly be met with enthusiasm, but, if you wait, things could get worse. Renegotiate as soon as possible. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). No, you’re not dreaming this or fabricating it: You actually do have healing powers. Your touch, your lis- tening ear and the love in your gaze all send soul nutrition right where it is most needed. CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you have a mystical mindset, the world is filled with sprites, imps, trolls and the like. It might help you to think of the people around you as specific creatures, each with unique at- tributes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). One man’s trivi- ality is the whole world of another. You do not share the same passions as some of the people around you. Even so, your respect for what they love will keep you in good stead. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Modesty is a primer for the mind. It makes for optimum receptivity and quick learning. Head into that potentially educational environment and leave all prior knowledge behind. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Segal’s Law states that “A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.” To eliminate doubt, narrow down your options considerably. 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 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Choose your company according to tone, not ex- perience. The upbeat people may have the wrong answers, but that’s something that can be sorted out with the right attitude. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The shape of the physical world changes. Forms expand, contract, sag, implode — but feel- ings are immune to forces such as gravity. The durability of feelings will work for you today. Use it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). For deeply evolutionary reasons, good memo- ries are harder to hold on to than bad ones. You’ll set the balance right and make your- self and others happy by recording a memo- ry through writing or pictures. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Of course, you have much better things to think about than your reputation and/or effect on others. And yet there is something you want that will be much easier to obtain once you align your public image with it. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The one who becomes a master of his or her time will become a master of many things. That said, the extra moments you give to a loved one may put you back, but you’ll never regret the expense of those minutes. WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 13). Do not doubt the power of love. One nour- ishing relationship will change everything in the first trimester of the year. February brings a happy development in the realm of health and fitness. A work cycle ends in March and new exciting projects start. July and October bring financial bonanza. Can- cer and Taurus adore you. Your lucky num- bers are: 9, 22, 28, 15 and 19.
