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.