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Tomorrow’s horoscope
Habits disgust roommate
Dear Annie: I live with a
friend who wants the house to
be neat all of the time. But his
personal habits are disgusting.
“Bruno” washes up in the
morning with a washcloth that
he leaves on top of the ham-
per. He takes a shower once
every two weeks. He coughs
and hacks and spits into the
trash can by his desk. He gets
black newsprint on his ¿ngers
when he reads the paper and
then it gets all over our white
walls when he touches them.
He is diabetic and disposes of
his bloody test strips and tissues
in a garbage can in the kitchen.
Next to the table. Where we eat.
How can I tell him to be more
sanitary? I get so nauseated by
his habits that sometimes I want
to move out, but I can’t afford
that option. When I speak to
him about it, he gets crabby. —
Disgusted Roommate
Dear Roommate: This is
what happens when people
share living quarters — you
have to ¿nd ways to live with
those traits that irritate one
another. We recommend putting
a trash can with a Àip lid in the
kitchen, so his tissues and test
strips are not visible, and the
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container is easy enough to use
that Bruno won’t drop the tis-
sues on the Àoor. <ou can do the
same with the one by his desk.
Do the reverse with the hamper
— replace it with one that has
no lid, so everything goes into a
basket that can be carried to the
washer. Don’t clean up his inky
¿ngerprints. If he doesn’t like to
see them, simply direct him to
the cleaning supplies.
There’s nothing you can do
about how often he showers. We
think you should start scouting
for another place to live that,
with a second or even a third
roommate, would be affordable.
Dear Annie: My niece is
married and they have three chil-
dren. Each year, I send my niece
a &hristmas gift of a signi¿cant
amount of money for the family.
I send a gift certi¿cate for each
child’s birthday, and I also send
my niece a gift for her birthday.
She never sends a thank
you via letter, card, text or
email. She never acknowl-
edges receiving the gifts at all.
I always have to write and ask
whether the gifts arrived, and
usually, I will get a response a
day or two later.
I realize I don’t send gifts
simply to be acknowledged, but
it is a courtesy to let the giver
know something was received.
At what point can I let go of
this tradition since it certainly
doesn’t seem to be appreciated?
She lives in a different state,
and I haven’t seen them in over
eight years.
If I stop sending gifts, I
know she will never once con-
sider that she is responsible.
But do I continue sending gifts
to someone I consider unappre-
ciative and rude? — Annoyed
Aunt
Dear Aunt: <ou can stop
this tradition immediately. Send
your niece a lovely card for the
next occasion and write inside,
“I can tell that gifts seem to cre-
ate an extra burden for you, so
I’ve decided to stop sending
them.” Enough already.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your cha-
risma comes from attentiveness. Because
you’ve such a powerful life force now, it en-
ergizes whatever it settles on. And the peo-
ple you focus on feel like the most important
ones in the world.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you
say the right thing to the right person, your
project will take off like wildfire. That’s why
you need to start talking in a very positive
way about all you want and all you are do-
ing.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It’s had rocky
moments, but rest assured, the relationship
sector of your life will ultimately bring fulfill-
ment. Your heart will be healed by one who
understands your needs and answers them
with complementary needs.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your temper
is a teakettle in a library. You want to be ef-
fective enough to make some nice drinks,
but you don’t want to be too noisy about it.
To avoid sounding off, let off a little steam
at a time.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The same belief
that once made you feel secure now makes
you feel trapped. Maybe this wasn’t always
a stifling influence, but it is now, so throw off
your mental chains.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Physical labor
is favored and you have the high energy
necessary to do more than you could have
last week. You’ll apply your strength to im-
proving your surroundings or earning some
kind of bonus.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may be
working or living alongside someone, but
are you really connecting with this person
who is so vital to the outcome of your week,
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
if not your life? Turn off the distractions and
really focus in.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You will fi-
nally get a reward that was a long time in
coming, and this is probably a result of what
you’ve tolerated for years. Precious and
beautiful pearls are made from irritating
grains of sand.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If you
look behind, you’ll fall behind. So look ahead,
lean into the future and know that you are
uniquely equipped to make the most of
what’s coming up. This is just the beginning.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll be
inclined to follow your muses, not the chants
of your audience. However, today it just so
happens that the thing you want to do makes
your crowd happy too, so you both win!
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It may be
necessary to rearrange your schedule or
cut back your workload in order to make the
time for a loved one who really needs you
right now. Do what it takes to make relation-
ships strong.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). As you fol-
low your spiritual curiosity, new people and
places welcome and enrich you. Soon you’ll
be reconciling the religion of your youth with
your present awareness of life.
WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 23).
This year features an exciting alchemy at
work in your relationships. Ordinary con-
nections become extraordinary and your
inner circle will grow to a fuller, richer poten-
tial. Mystical notions and realistic goals get
mixed together to great effect through June.
Finances take a turn for the better in July.
Leo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 5, 7, 12, 20 and 1.