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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
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me. Sometimes I only have
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care one way or the other about
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hands continually.
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without sounding hostile? —
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Dear Need: No one, particu-
larly children, should approach
and pet a strange dog without per-
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dog is wearing the yellow ribbon,
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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
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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
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daughter. She could be a special
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grandmother.
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now sisters and should be treated
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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
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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.