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Tomorrow’s horoscope
Snoring the night away
Dear Annie: Before mar-
riage, I slept well every night.
Since I’ve been married and
my husband and I shared a
home together for the irst
time, my sleep has suffered.
The main culprit is my hus-
band’s snoring.
When he snores at night, I
wake up so often to poke him
or tell him to change positions
that we both wake up tired
and resentful in the morning.
At times, he has slept on the
couch, but his own sleep suf-
fered during those times, and
I felt guilty. When we sleep
together, I have to take sleep-
ing pills just to be able to fall
back to sleep. I spent last night
on the couch myself just so
I could catch some uninter-
rupted sleep.
The problem is that he gets
sensitive about it when I bring
it up, and he also is sad when I
leave the room to go sleep else-
where. It feels as if I have to
either keep my mouth shut and
suffer to avoid offending him
or do what I need to do to sleep
but risk having a sad husband
on my hands. I just want us to
have a “normal” marriage bed.
Dear Annie
By
Annie
Lane
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
What do I do? I am tired all
of the time. — Losing Sleep
Dear Losing: You’re not
alone. Thirteen percent of cou-
ples who live together sleep in
separate beds every night, and
half of them do so because of
snoring. I assume, seeing as
you’re writing to me, that your
husband has tried all the usual
tips — breathing strips, prop-
ping his upper body and head
up with pillows, sleeping on
his side, etc. If that’s the case,
his doctor should refer him to
a sleep specialist. He may suf-
fer from sleep apnea or another
sleep disorder.
Dear Annie: What is going
on with customer service?
Every time I go to my bank,
which is not a lot, the teller
wants to know the details of
how I spent my weekend. Or if
I cash a check, one teller asks
me what I am going to spend
the money on, saying, “Hope-
fully something good.” Now
when I give them a check to
be cashed, I stand 2 feet away
from the window so the teller
can’t ask me any questions.
When I got my oil changed at
my car dealership, the strange
man working there asked me
what my plans for the day
were. Are they kidding? This
is so intrusive! First, they don’t
really care, and second, it’s
none of their business. How
can I possibly tell them this
in a not-so-smart-alecky way?
— J.W.
Dear J.W.: Yes, you are
right that not everyone who
asks how you’re doing or
what your plans are actu-
ally cares what the answer is.
But this type of person cares
about at least trying to reach
out and make you feel appreci-
ated. In a world that is increas-
ingly impersonal and digital,
there’s a lot to be said for good
old-fashioned
face-to-face
contact.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t have
to spend money to be happy, though when
you’re out and about it will certainly feel this
way. That only means that the marketers are
doing their job.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Overnight
transformations are the stuff of fairy tales.
Reality follows the slow-growth model of striv-
ing each day for a small improvement. In four
weeks you’ll look back and be impressed by
how much you’ve changed.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It may seem that
resisting temptation is only making it harder
to resist temptation. However, if you persist,
there will come a time in which this trend re-
verses, and you’ll no longer want what’s bad
for you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Half-full,
half-empty — if the glass has anything in it at
all, it’s serving the purpose it was made for.
Perhaps we don’t need to judge it with such
precision. Perhaps we only need to drink.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There’s so much
that’s going right for you today. Then there’s
this little section of, well — what doesn’t get
better by chance might get better with a con-
certed effort. And even if it doesn’t, at least
you can say you tried.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your even mood
makes this an ideal time to do some emotion-
al planning. Make a list of all of the things that
could possibly help, should you fall into an
emotional rut. If you happen to run into trouble
later, you’ll be ready.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The next step is
just like the last step. It’s going to go on like
this for a while. You’re used to it by now. May-
be you’re even deciding that you love it. The
end of the day will bring a mild twist — some-
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
thing wonderful to ponder.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). On a mystical
level, it’s intriguing how you can focus yourself
in a certain way and then suddenly it’s all you
can see. On a practical level, the self-fulfill-
ing prophecy phenomenon is all too real. It’s
something you’ll experience and control today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). What you
used to be afraid of is now old hat: Slap it on;
look great; no problem. You’ll help another
through a fear today — very real, and very
silly, too.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When oth-
ers start looking to you, talking to you, ask-
ing you for advice, it can be very intoxicating
to the ego at the beginning. The only way to
counter this is to do something intentionally
humbling.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You hope
that some people will forget you, others will
remember you with a stinging poignancy and,
in the case of tonight, others will merely re-
member to give you your food, your money
or both.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Even the best
baseball players find it hard to hit a curveball.
Most would agree, though, that the best way
to know what’s going to come at you is to
study the pitcher.
SATURDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 15). The
mechanics of things can oft interfere with the
reality of them. It’s why you’ll take extra care
this year to bring the technical aspects into
harmony with the real world effects. Success
in this endeavor will affect every part of your
life. Your relationships will sing high octaves
and your finances will provide the bass notes.
Cancer and Leo adore you. Your lucky num-
bers are: 9, 40, 22, 31 and 9.