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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 FEATURES Argument on front burner Dear Annie: I would like by the expression on her face that your opinion on a recent inci- she was. He then said I should dent that happened to me. I went not have turned the burner off, to my son’s house to go out to that “it was her stove.” I told him dinner with him and his family I was concerned the house might to celebrate his birthday. When catch on fire, and he said that the I arrived, the only person there house is her house and that if it had caught on fire, it would was my granddaughter. DEAR have been her concern. I My son was meeting us do not like family discord, at the restaurant, and my ANNIE and I don’t usually insert daughter-in-law, “Jean,” myself into their affairs, had been called into work but I think that was a fool- but intended to be back ish thing to do and I acted at the house shortly. She appropriately by turning still hadn’t returned by the stove off. What say the time my granddaugh- you? — Safety First ter and I had to head to the Lane Dear Safety First: It’s restaurant, and I noticed a Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. unsafe to leave a stove pot of soup boiling on the burning unattended. But if stove. I thought Jean had forgotten to turn the burner off, so you keep treating this as an argu- ment, things will get unnecessar- I turned it off. Well, I was wrong. We all hap- ily heated. Wait for things to sim- pened to return later at about the mer down before letting your son same time, and when Jean noticed know about the fire safety issue, the burner was off, she asked, and erase all traces of “I told you “Who turned the stove off?” I told so” from your tone. When the hol- her I had. She looked very upset idays roll around, consider buying and said, “The soup was supposed them a slow cooker — much safer to cook for 12 hours.” I said, “Well, to leave on for hours at a time. Dear Annie: I love, love, love it is better to be safe than sorry.” Later, I asked my son whether your column. I especially love that Jean was still upset with me, and you listen to your readers and are he said she had not been upset willing to add to your answers with me. I told him I could tell and even alter your advice when given new information. My com- ment is about your response to “Missing Life and Happiness,” who has been married for over 25 years to a man who turns his back on her in every way possible, basically treating her as a disgust- ing part of his life. I agree that she should focus on herself, enrich her life and improve her self-esteem. However, I believe she needs to do more than discuss issues with her husband. She has put up with this for too long. I don’t believe she should waste even one more second allowing that evil person in her life. From her description, it doesn’t sound possible for him to change how he treats her. It’s time to remove him and move on! — Jane G. Dear Jane: You’re not the only reader who thought I should have told “Missing Life and Hap- piness” that enough was enough. I wanted to let her reach her own decision about her marriage, and I was trying to encourage her to get into a good headspace for eval- uating things. Perhaps I should have worded my response more strongly, as I agree with you: The way her husband has been treating her is unacceptable. Thank you for writing. 3C TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). One solid person who is on your side is better than a dozen wishy-washy ones. Character matters more than numbers. Do not underestimate the differ- ence that one person can make, especially if that person is you. anything else. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you define your- self by your ability to cope with the thorny bits of life, you are likely to feel personally defeated when things go unresolved for too long. It’s just a situation. If you can’t unravel it, eventually it will work itself out. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). There was a time in the evolution of the tribes of humanity when strangers were more likely to be killed than welcomed. Approaching strangers is still scary today, but relax: You’ll be warmly received. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’re friendly, and so people let their guards down around you. For this reason, you’ll learn more than you want to know. But some of this will be useful later. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The cosmic call is for quick reflexes. It will help if you stay aware as you walk through your life. As the saying goes, if you stay ready then you won’t have to get ready. CANCER (June 22-July 22). People think that they’d like a wider range of choices, but in fact more options will suck the joy out of decision-making today. To go easy on your audience, present them with between three and five options. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You will fear boredom more than usual today, which is why you are loath to do certain very mundane tasks without something good to listen to or someone inter- esting to join you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Logically you know that you don’t need to impress anyone, and yet there are some people who, as soon as you get around them, seem to make you act in ways you weren’t counting on. Weird — but human. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You gain your own respect when you follow through on the project that’s been on your mind. Your chances of finishing before the end of the month are strong, as long as you do it before you start 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). In regards to the current project, chances are you just don’t have time to learn the hard way. Flatten out that learning curve with key tips and tricks from someone who knows the ropes. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you’re won- dering whether you might have some latent talents that could be put to use, it’s pretty much guaranteed. If you’re wondering if their applica- tions might also be lucrative for you, the answer is yes — if you put in the time. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Because our world is round, we can never arrive at the horizon. We declare and travel toward a distant landmark, but once we come to the marker the horizon will be farther still, unreachable. There’s a strange peace in this today. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 23). As you focus on creating fun scenarios and joyful rela- tionships, everything falls into place. Go on and promote yourself. It will pay off in unexpected ways at the end of 2017. Your friend circle grows and this will energize you. Less stress, more harmony and much healing will take place in 2018. Virgo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 22, 28 and 13.
