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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 FEATURES Spreading germs around Dear Annie: We have an Dear Sanitizing: There are “open office” format, so during some solutions short of wearing cold and flu season, we’re a hazmat suit to work. For one, pretty much always passing talk to someone in your human around something or other. resources department. If people My co-worker “Dana” keeps are constantly out sick, it’s no getting sick with colds, the good for your employer’s bot- tom line. The company flu, sinus infections, DEAR should promote work- etc., and I’ve noticed place cleanliness and that Dana seems to be ANNIE employee health, per- patient zero for the rest haps by sending out a of us. She comes in companywide memo with the sniffles, and with tips on how not to a week later, we’re all spread illness. If Dana dropping like flies. keeps up her germ-fac- Another thing tory ways, I do not I’ve noticed is that Lane think it would be out she doesn’t wash her Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. of line for you to talk hands after using the to her privately. Per- restroom at work. I’ve also seen her sneeze into her haps lead in by giving her the hands. She uses hand sani- benefit of the doubt. Say, for tizer at her desk, but I don’t see example, “I’ve noticed you how that can get rid of all the often use hand sanitizer at your germs properly. I’m so grossed desk. I didn’t know this myself out. I want to say something to until recently, but that doesn’t her, but I don’t want to sound actually eliminate a lot of the judgmental. Is there any tact- germs.” Though you really ful way to encourage her to be shouldn’t have to tell her how more hygienic and more care- to properly wash her hands, it ful about not spreading germs? wouldn’t hurt to mention that Or should I just start wearing she should use clean running surgical masks? I’d appreciate water and lather, scrub and rinse some help here. — Sanitizing her hands thoroughly. With any luck, you’ll be able to wash My Desk your hands of this situation. Dear Annie: “Slapped in the Face” wrote to you about how her husband had wanted her to meet his new sweetie. You told her that he must be “miserable” to try to bring her down that way, because “the happier a person is the more he or she wants others to be happy.” He isn’t necessarily “miser- able.” He’s probably just ego- tistical, self-centered and clue- less. My ex wanted me and the children to congratulate him on the wonderful new life he was going to have and was actually surprised and angry when we didn’t. Though “Slapped” won’t believe it yet, she’s the one who will have the wonder- ful new life she can’t imagine now. She’s learning something valuable about herself. Mean- while, he’s going to make the same old mistakes because he won’t have to learn. — Burl- ington, Vt. Dear Burlington: Congrat- ulations on the fact that your louse of an ex is no longer in your life. “Slapped” is indeed better off, too. 3C TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). The perfect thing for you now is a system that allows you to operate freely within it — even break out of it — because you know it’s a loose guide and not a stone tablet gospel. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The key to being “on” in the moment when it matters may be in being “off” before it matters. All that you do to rest and recharge today will count toward next week’s success. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll deal with the difficult people again, because you’re often the only one in your group who can. Just remember, the loudmouths are usually trying to project a bigger sense of themselves to hide deep insecurities. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The meditator aims to master the mind by emptying it. Logical- ly, it would seem that fewer thoughts would be easier to manage. Another, perhaps easier, way to have fewer thoughts will be to lose yourself in your favorite activity. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s like you’re given a key today — just one, but one is all you need. The same key will open the door to a few differ- ent opportunities, some of them most enjoyable, some terrible. So go with caution, testing things out along the way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you think you understand but don’t really, it’s worse than knowing you’re clueless. The latter is an invitation for learning, the former an invitation for mistakes. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Stick too close to the tradition, routine or plan and the result will have less life in it than the zingy unpredictability of your inspired whims. Surround yourself with people who get this. 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 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The Zen proverb says, “The wild geese do not intend to cast their reflections. The water has no mind to receive their images.” Unintended validation, beauty and grace will be part of your day. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In all matters of life, from choosing a mate to choosing a teacher (home-repair person, tour guide, babysitter or any role at all that needs filling in your life), what matters is not that it’s a perfect match but that it’s a good fit. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). No matter how much money a person has, there will always be options that cost more. So don’t wish for wealth as you face today’s financial decisions; wish for wisdom. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). To seek “the” truth may be a waste of the day, as there are thousands of informational bits to sort through, held together by only the most tenuous threads of the stuff. Instead seek “your” truth (also diffi- cult, but less so). PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your fortunes will be augmented when you are sweet to your fam- ily for an hour, unless you are too busy: Then your fortunes will be augmented when you are sweet to your family for two hours. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (March 11). You don’t have to know your way; the map is in you and the map is you. Friends will inspire you to travel. Family will provide you with a money- making opportunity so you can do it right. Next month: Rethink; revamp; remodel. June brings a fork in the road and a big decision, but don’t stress; revert back to sentence one. Aquarius and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 4, 44, 48 and 1.