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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2017 FEATURES Taker in form of a giver Dear Annie: My brother-in- lawyer. My husband is 15 years law, “Tom,” is 70 years old and older than Tom and not well, a totally disabled Navy veteran. either. He has been duped by a con We closed Tom’s account man, “Mack.” and opened another one, put- Mack lived upstairs from ting cash in it for him and try- Tom in an apartment build- ing to pay down some of his ing. Mack started a bills to keep him from DEAR friendship with Tom, losing utilities. We doing errands for him are sick and frustrated ANNIE and otherwise helping about this. Should we him. Tom trusted Mack go to the police if Tom with his debit card, and won’t cooperate? He Mack would go to the doesn’t understand grocery for him and pay what has happened and some of Tom’s bills. may deny what “friend Well, a year and a Mack” has done to him. Lane half later, we found out Annie — Frustrated Family Creators Syndicate Inc. that Mack had robbed in Florida Tom of all his sav- Dear Frustrated ings, leaving him penniless. In Family: Tom’s soft heart has that time, Mack had moved in landed him in a tough situa- to another apartment complex. tion. Because Tom knowingly Tom was paying for Mack’s has been giving Mack access to rent, gas, groceries, utilities, his accounts, your options for dates at restaurants and big recourse are limited. Addition- TV set, because Mack would ally, it doesn’t even sound as if take large sums of cash out of he’s too interested in recourse. Tom’s account. What do we do? If he’s not of sound mind, you The problem is that Tom would might be able to make a case agree he gave Mack the debit that Mack is exploiting him and card and knew about paying this is a form of elder abuse. some of Mack’s bills. Tom is Call Adult Protective Services softhearted and really not think- (800-962-2873 in Florida) for ing clearly. We can’t afford a guidance. Dear Annie: I think you were so right to tell 13-year- old “Greg” that he should hand the issue of dealing with his mean biological father over to his parents. I’d like to add that Greg should consider handing his letter to his good stepfather, “Derek.” I can pretty well guar- antee that Derek would put that letter in his billfold and pull it out and reread it so many times that it would become ragged and illegible, which wouldn’t matter because he’d have mem- orized it by then. The best peo- ple don’t realize how good they are, which is why it’s so import- ant to tell them. And speaking of that, Greg needs to hear what a good kid he is, too. His let- ter is full of empathy and intel- ligence and conscientiousness. And if the friend helped write it, gold stars for the friend but also for Greg, because good people have good friends and recog- nize good advice. — I’d Love to Be His Grandma Dear Love to Be His Grandma: I love your letter. I am printing it as a reminder to tell the good people in our lives just how much we appreciate them. 3C TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Creativity hap- pens in a state of overflow. You’ll make some- thing beautiful out of an emotion that is flowing over, even if that emotion isn’t particularly lovely in and of itself. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It is often the case that beautiful things don’t ask for attention yet attention is lavished on them. Put your en- ergy into making something beautiful and you won’t have to advertise it all that much. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If everyone can have it, you’re not sure it’s worth wanting. Plus, you’re searching for meaning, and that’s very personal. It’s why you’re focused on getting something that is catered only to you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You keep adapting to your circumstances and becoming more skilled. When you get totally out of your element, it will seem like you’re suddenly bad at everything. But go for it anyway; it’s part of the learning curve. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Shakespeare once wrote: “Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.” You definitely love some — maybe most. But it won’t be easy for you to love all. The second hardest part of this equation will be knowing who to trust. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Eye contact is more intimate that words. Keep this in mind when someone won’t look you in the eye. Also, think about what it means to the one who lovingly returns your gaze. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Considering that thoughts are just electrical impulses sent from one part of your brain to another, they really needn’t be given free run of your experience. When your thoughts aren’t helpful, put them to the test or ignore them. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Often, who you meet is a matter of timing. But these days, you really want to meet someone, so you’ll make it hap- pen instead of waiting for destiny to stick the two of you together. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The best thing a loved one could give you today is the space to have a guilt-free time to do the things you find enjoyable. Drop a few hints! Such a gift could very well be afforded to you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Of course you can’t be expected to get it right all, or even most, of the time. You’re learning, just like everyone else, only you’re doing it from the helm of the operation. 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 AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). It’s ridiculous to want people to know things about you automatically, through some kind of magical osmosis, but that is something we all do. Tell people what you want them to know. Or, better yet, show them. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If there are no landmarks, it’s hard to know which way is forward. You’ve come to a part of a project that is rather featureless and disorienting. But if you keep putting one foot in front of the other, you’ll get somewhere. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 18). You’ll be content, yet you won’t stop improving yourself. Your winning smile will open doors and melt hearts. However, it’s what you do after that counts. Follow-through is your middle name in 2018. It’s why you have to be super careful about what you say you’ll do and what you’ll make a goal. Capricorn and Aquarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 20, 1, 22 and 35.