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6A FEATURES Being all that we can be Dear Annie: Being 76 years ity, liberty and the pursuit of old and in the twilight of my life, happiness. I have truly “been there, done We are all in this together. that” in so many ways. I have Yes, we can overcome the hate, seen much, done much and still racism, greed, selfishness, anger search for much. I give thanks and fear. Let us come together to all those who have helped and and be all that we can be. We empowered me over my can do this, for Amer- DEAR lifespan. I give thanks to ica is (still) the great- all those on whose backs est! — John, Retired ANNIE and shoulders I have Sergeant Major of the stood all this time. Only in U.S. Marine Corps America could have I been Dear John: I hear so blessed and fortunate in from so many peo- receiving all my gifts of ple who have had fall- love, laughter and life. ing-outs with family members over poli- I still see America as Lane being “half full,” rather Annie tics in recent years. If Creators Syndicate Inc. more of us adopted than “half empty.” Amer- your radiant opti- ica is still great, because she has an innate strength and mism, perhaps we could brighten enduring stamina to heal her the times and bring people back bruises and cleanse her wounds. together. Thank you, sir, for your America is still great, because service and your wisdom. Dear Annie: I’ve never writ- she steadfastly promotes opti- mism and assertively overcomes ten to an advice column, but here pessimism. America is still great, goes nothing. I have to envy because she indefatigably pro- “Too Fast for Me,” who has so motes inspiration and consis- many close couple friends. My husband and I really don’t have tently defeats alienation. I firmly believe that most any. The last time a couple asked Americans want what is best for “just us” over was more than four our fellow citizens and our coun- years ago. We moved to our current try: fairness, opportunity, respon- sibility, education, respect, equal- town for school several years ago THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. and then stayed for work. We’re now in our 60s and seem to be ignored by everyone. The peo- ple I worked with were 20 years younger and now I don’t hear from them. My church mem- bers live 15 miles away and sev- eral have rebuffed my efforts at friendship. We have only a lit- tle money for entertainment. I’m also a part-time freelance writer, an isolating, frustrating occupa- tion. Sometimes I feel downright lonesome. — Lonely in Virginia Dear Lonely in Virginia: Making friends is hard for most of us. People are generally so wrapped up in their own lives that it doesn’t occur to them to reach out. Don’t think this is a reflection of some defect you have. It’s just human nature. Double your efforts. Check out Meetup, a website that con- nects local people around shared interests — hiking, reading, knit- ting and thousands of other activ- ities. Volunteer somewhere. Do anything that gets you out of the house and socializing and taking a break from a seemingly soli- tary life. And to that last point: I know how isolating the work of a writer can be. You might feel lonely, but you’re not alone. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your strengths are powerful, so don’t obsess over your weakness- es. Manage them instead. Find a workaround for whatever gets in the way of your excellence. Your trajectory will be a slow upward climb. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re highly moti- vated by the intrinsic satisfaction of accom- plishing your work, and the ancillary prizes, while interesting, have little to do with that drive of yours. You’re an emotional asset to the group and a moneymaker too. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). So you’ve killed a few plants. That doesn’t make you a plant killer. There are those who think in extremes. Think more reasonable than they. One example is never a big enough sample pool to make a rule out of. CANCER (June 22-July 22). What do you do when the cream of the crop turns out to be skimmed milk? Just keep cooking. Anyway, this no-frills version of the recipe will be a lot healthier for you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you put more effort into creating and nurturing a relation- ship, love will be abundantly (but perhaps not immediately) there for you. These things take time to grow. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People want the inside story from you, if you’re willing to share it. Your personal experience is much more valuable than anything that can be looked up on the internet. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You see how beautiful people are when they cannot seem to see it in themselves. Your role will be to give them a clue but not to try and convince them. That won’t work. People have to go at their own pace. 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). When you get what you’re pursuing you’re going to feel the same way about yourself as you do now. This is why it’s important to get on great terms with yourself. Check in. What would improve the you-to-you relationship today? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your ideas about who you are and where you’re going will be consistently in line with the group’s. There’s a shared set of values here, along with common goals and similar methods for getting there. You’ll get there together. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you’re giving love that can’t be felt and is instead turned back on you, this is not your fault. Those who do not love themselves will find something wrong with anyone who loves them. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s a day to set personal boundaries, if only to prove that you can. Without boundaries you’ll agree to do things that you don’t want to do and then be unhappily looking for opportunities to get back at the one who “put” you in that position. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If it doesn’t have the potential for a little pain, it’s not really a risk. But no risk means no thrill. Anyway, you’d much rather do something new and mess it up than repeat part of the mildly satisfying past. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 3). This solar return sees you become a master. The talent that’s necessary to be a master is one of attraction. The master is more attracted to the subject than others and is thus willing to try harder, make more attempts and expe- rience more failures. The way to mastery is persistence. Virgo and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 22, 28, 31 and 18.