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FEATURES 6A Tomorrow’s horoscope Please don’t pet the dog Dear Annie: While my leashed dog and I are bonding and enjoying our time together, people will virtually block our way and — without asking me — begin to vigorously pet my dog and interact directly with KHU0\GRJLVVPDOODQGÀXII\ and strangers, particularly kids, IHHO IUHH WR DSSURDFK DQG SOD\ with her. 7KHVH HQFRXQWHUV DUH RIWHQ QRW ZHOFRPH RU FRQYHQLHQW IRU me. Sometimes I only have enough time to walk the dog EHIRUH , KDYH WR EH HOVHZKHUH DQGRWKHUWLPHVIUDQNO\,¶PMXVW QRWLQWKHPRRG0\GRJGRHVQ¶W care one way or the other about the attention, but her long hair gets sticky, smelly and dirty ZKHQ LW¶V VWURNHG E\ XQFOHDQ hands continually. 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We think they will appreciate the LQIRUPDWLRQ DQG UHVSHFW \RXU GHFLVLRQ .LGV HVSHFLDOO\ ORYH KDYLQJ³VSHFLDONQRZOHGJH´DQG will be sure to pass it along. Dear Annie:7KLVLVIRU³6DG 1DQD´ ZKR VD\V KHU JUDQG- GDXJKWHU LVQ¶W DOORZHG WR EULQJ SUHVHQWVEDFNWRKHU'DG¶VKRXVH because it might create resent- ment with her stepsister, who rarely gets presents. Nana needs to step up to the plate. How can any grandmother EX\ JLIWV IRU RQH FKLOG DQG QRW WKH RWKHU HYHQ LI VKH LV QRW D blood relative, when they are liv- ing in the same house? She is just pitting the girls against each other. I want to tell her to open her heart. This is an opportunity IRU KHU WR KDYH D VHFRQG JUDQG- daughter. She could be a special SHUVRQ LQ WKLV \RXQJ JLUO¶V OLIH SURYLGLQJDWUXHJLIWRIIULHQGVKLS DQGORYHWKDWZLOOODVWDOLIHWLPH The girl will always remember 1DQD¶V NLQGQHVV DQG KRSHIXOO\ VKH¶OOSDVVRQWKHVDPHWKRXJKW- IXOQHVV ZKHQ VKH EHFRPHV D grandmother. We should be building bridges and teaching our young the right YDOXHV LQ OLIH 7KHVH JLUOV DUH now sisters and should be treated as such. Nana should be helping WRFHPHQWWKLVIDPLO\UDWKHUWKDQ VHSDUDWLQJ WKHP ,I PRQH\ LV DQ LVVXH ERWK JLIWV FDQ EH VPDOOHU .LGVGRQ¶WQHHGVRPDQ\WKLQJV anyway. — Nana of Seven Dear Nana: We are with you 100 percent. It is so much better to be kind to one another. THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Go at the project with a mix of two parts logic and one part intuition. Why so heavy on the logic? Well, you don’t want to discount your inner knowing, but you need to test and measure extra carefully on this one. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re kind to the one who is kind to you, and you’re also kind to the one who is not. This is further proof (if ever you needed it) that kindness is who you are, and not the means to an end. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your optimism, based on nothing at all, is nonetheless wholehearted. This blind and buoyant opti- mism is the best kind of optimism you could have today, and you will be richly rewarded for your faith. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Just be- cause you hold a certain belief for many years, that does not make it automatically true. But because this belief has been with you so long, even when you declare it false, it will take some time to fall out of the rota- tion. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Keep the receipts, because there’s a good chance there will be some returns later. This isn’t about mak- ing mistakes; it is about getting closer and closer to the very specific answer to your problem. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A feeling about a special relationship will come over you this weekend. It may even seem to you that the whole universe exists just to bring this magic combination together. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Nope, it’s not your imagination. You are being tested, and even scored in some way. When you do well, you’ll be let deeper into a situation or 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 relationship. This is where all the gold is, by the way. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Irritants can come in many forms: perfumes, pollen, peo- ple. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what or who is to blame. You still have to rise above the irritant. Tolerance will set you free. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your physical sensations are important, but not overly so. Be careful not to magnify their impact on the situation at hand. You’ll make gains by being tough, able and focused on the bigger picture. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The worry is positive if it causes you to make an action plan. For that matter, mistakes can be positive, too, and so can arguments. Forward momentum will be caused by dis- ruption. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There is more around to cause alarm than harm. Re- solve not to let yourself get so apprehensive that it keeps you from the excitement of ex- ploring exciting new avenues. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The grass grows all by itself. Good! You appreciate this landscaping development, but you also know better than to waste your precious en- ergy focusing on what is out of your control. FRIDAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 8). This will be an ambitious time for you, as you see gleaming potential in a situation that’s just out of your reach. Education will close the gap. Put your time and money into that in June and don’t stop until you have the cer- tificate in your hand. You’ll take a road trip, meet like minds and find much inspiration in August. Libra and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 13, 2, 41, 48 and 37.
