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Not happy with new friends
Dear Annie: I recently started
seeing this girl — “Lisa.” Our social
circles couldn’t be more different. A
lot of her friends are 20-somethings
who don’t have to work because
their parents are still supporting
them. They’re into partying, staying
up all night, taking drugs that enable
them to stay up all night, etc. I hav-
en’t really been able to click with
any of them. They don’t have much
to talk about except for whatever bar
they’re checking out that night.
Sometimes I meet up with them
straight from work, still in my ofice
clothes, and they make snide com-
ments. They wear expensive clothes
and name-drop designers as if I’m
supposed to be impressed. Lisa is
pretty much the only one in that
group who has a job, and she doesn’t
do drugs or even drink much, but she
enjoys going out. When I’ve tenta-
tively brought up some of these to
her, she says she thinks her friends
are funny. She admits some of them
can be a little rude at times, but she
always insists “they mean well.”
My friends all work and, for the
most part, would prefer a movie
night at someone’s house to a club.
They’re a down-to-earth group.
I cringe at the thought of intro-
ducing my group of friends to Lisa’s.
It would be like oil and water. What
Dear Annie
By
Annie
Lane
Creators
Syndicate
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do you think? Could it still work?
— Apprehensive
Dear Apprehensive: Self-help
guru Jim Rohn has made the claim
that we are the average of the ive
people we spend the most time with.
Though that might not be a scientiic
fact, the essence of the statement is
true. The company we keep is an
expression of our values.
If you don’t like this girl’s
friends, then my guess is that when
you get to know her better, you
won’t like her. Even if not, there will
most likely be problems, because
it’s important you like the friends
of the person you’re dating. If you
don’t like them, you’ll come to
resent it whenever she spends time
with them. You’ll be unhappy; she’ll
be unhappy. That’s not the stuff of
a healthy, harmonious relationship.
Consider moving on.
Dear Annie: I belong to a col-
lectors club that meets and has open
houses throughout the year. We have
potluck luncheons at our meetings.
One person always gets in line irst
and piles his plate high with portions
two or three times larger than nor-
mal. He gulps down his food and
gets back in line for seconds before
others get through the line.
Usually, he is the last one in line
and inishes whatever is left. We
are all inancially comfortable, so
money to buy food is not an issue.
We have tried to speak with him a
few times about not getting in line
for seconds until everyone has gone
through once. Everyone is talking
about this behind his back. .
We would appreciate any sug-
gestions you have to stop his behav-
ior. — Not a Buffet
Dear Not a Buffet: This man
is treating your potlucks more like
a high-school cafeteria. You might
consider making anl announce-
ment at the start of the event, ask-
ing attendees to please refrain
from having seconds until every-
one has had a chance to get a plate.
If he still tries to go for it, people
might feel more comfortable stop-
ping him if the ground rules were
blatantly laid out just a few min-
utes prior. Good luck.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Tomorrow’s horoscope
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). It gets old,
this accommodation of life’s inconvenienc-
es and distractions. How you’ve longed for
a day that includes nothing unnecessary or
obligatory. This is it! Your day for straight-up
business — finally.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You feel like
you couldn’t do the job without your special
helper, and in some ways this is true. The job
certainly wouldn’t get done in the same way
without this person. Acknowledgement is in
order.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Give yourself
time to reach your goals. Success trick: low-
er your expectations of what you’ll be able
to accomplish in a day, but raise your expec-
tations of what you’ll accomplish in 60 days.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The world
may fall short of your vision today, but your
focus on appreciating the reality you’re in will
cause a change in your wants and needs. In
the back of your mind and the center of your
heart, a new vision is forming.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you made
up those rules to keep you on track, you were
winging it — everyone is, in the beginning.
Now you see that some of the restrictions
were unnecessary. It’s safe for you to change
the rules now.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re putting
out a top-quality effort. Just know that you
could be the sweetest peach in the world
and there would still be a certain (albeit very
small) percentage of the population who
don’t prefer peaches. Never mind them!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ve a charm
that inspires devotion in others, and at times
this has actually frightened you; you don’t al-
ways want so much attention. However, right
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
now, you could use some help. Work it!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As for the
people who aim for greatness and fall short
again and again, they are the ones to watch,
align with and partner with because that kind
of courage will get it right eventually and win
big.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve
come to a door. If you knock once or twice
and no one lets you in, don’t walk away. Keep
knocking until you get your answer. The world
on the other side of the door will be worth it.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Sure, life
can be unfair. However, it’s also possible that
the idea of justice we have in our head isn’t
as complete as the one the universe has in
mind. Perhaps this thing unfolding before us
is as perfect as it is complex.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Who has
made a positive difference in your life and
why? You will set a goal that is similar to one
that this person has pursued, and you will
soon possess some of the same qualities.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). When you
get your first right result, try for another and
another so you can know and practice what
it takes to succeed. The method is the true
gold. The method is worth way more than the
prize.
WEDNESDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 7).
You’ve dedicated yourself to mastering a
skill and your expertise will earn you respect
and special privileges this year. The next 10
weeks feature heart-swooning magic. Also,
you’ll get well-deserved credit for a victory.
Publicize your work in October and you could
double your money through the end of the
year. Aquarius and Gemini adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 31, 9, 17, 42 and 37.