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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 FEATURES He’s regretting retirement Dear Annie: I am a 67-year- — how excited and scared you old man who has extreme sell- were. Why not find something er’s remorse and have slipped new that you can start, without into depression from selling risking your retirement money? my business two years ago. The Even if it is on a small scale, reason I am writing is to cau- you will be so much happier tion the 10,000 baby boom- if you get excited about a new ers a day who are turn- business or project and DEAR ing 65. After retiring, dive into it wholeheart- edly. You did a great I was caught com- ANNIE pletely off guard by job building a business the fact that my entire and selling it, so stop identity was my busi- feeling sorry for your- self and get back to ness. I have also dis- covered how quickly work, if only part time. the many business I’m glad you are get- ting counseling, which friends you have start Lane can help immeasurably drifting away. Out of Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. as you try to figure out sight, out of mind. Two the next exciting phase years after retirement, I have gone through some of the of your life. Dear Annie: This is in stages of grieving and am still struggling to find my new iden- response to “Adopt or Shop.” tity and fill my days with mean- Our first dog was an American ingful activities. I have entered Eskimo spitz puppy, who died counseling to help me make when she was only 2 1/2 years the adjustment. This is a huge old from myriad congenital dis- adjustment and should be taken orders resulting from a puppy very seriously. In the next three mill. We have had many doggy years, there will be 10 million baby boomers retiring. — Still children since then, all mixed- Grieving breed and healthy — living lon- Dear Still Grieving: Try to ger, happier lives than our first remember what it felt like when one. One of these dogs was you first started your business a Siberian husky/Australian 3C TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. shepherd mix. She was the most laid-back and friendliest dog we have ever had, even with children and other pets, includ- ing cats. She always seemed to just go along with whatever came her way — friendly and always happy. We rescued her from our veterinarian. She was left behind and near death as the runt of the litter. Once he was sure she was going to survive, our kind vet contacted us, as he was certain she was just what we needed at that time. She was so small and scared when I brought her home, but soon, she grew and played and became a true joy to my husband and me for 12 years. — Happy Dogs in Indiana Dear Happy Dogs: I’m glad you’ve provided a happy home for so many dogs. The story of your American Eskimo puppy is sad but, sadly, not uncom- mon. Puppy mills often cause serious health and behavioral problems for dogs, even if the problems aren’t immediately apparent. For further informa- tion, I encourage readers to visit the ASPCA webpage on the issue, at https://www.aspca.org/ animal-cruelty/puppy-mills. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Why does it have to make sense to be valid? It doesn’t! “Making sense” isn’t a universal law like gravity or mo- tion. In fact, much of what works won’t make sense today, and much of what makes sense won’t work. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In the way that big moves require the packing and transfer of many small boxes, big projects will have you working in a world of details. By the day’s end, you’ll have “packed” about a hundred “boxes.” GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The omens say your energy increases as you trust your inner light. The more practical voices are pretty sure it’s dark inside of your body, as it should be, but you can get your energy going with exer- cise under the outside light. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have a gift for discerning between what’s necessary and what’s not. This will be valuable to you and perhaps even more valuable to others who are struggling with focusing on the wrong things. Don’t hesitate to help them out. need to do to become your next version? Don’t worry. You’ll become it. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are amaz- ing talents around you and here’s hoping you’ll use them as inspiration instead of comparison. You are quite capable of your own kind of greatness, and that’s a very good place to put your focus. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). And your picture of life won’t look anything like your neighbor’s because even though you connect- ed the very same dots, you didn’t do it in the very same order. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Respect lasts longer than attention. Those who make a grab for the spotlight without delivering something of real value soon lose their audience and their credibility with you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Anyone exert- ing pressure on you to make the best choice (most likely you’re the guilty party here) simply doesn’t realize that there is no best choice. Many are good. All will lead to the future. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Success is not an achievement. Success is a feeling. If you don’t allow yourself to feel successful until a certain metric has been met, that’s a choice and not a fact based on the rules of success. Feelings don’t follow rules. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It’s said that you can never be overeducated, and yet you wonder if you’d be better off not knowing some things. What’s there to do is to learn even more about it. Because the wider picture will be somehow more palatable. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your life could take many different directions from here. As you entertain possibilities (even just in your imag- ination) you’ll be joined by flashes of memory and ghost guides from the past. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 17). Love will have a daily impact on your life. You’ll make sacrifices for your people and your interests will get served, too. Being redirected will bring wonderful results in the spring, so respect obstacles and take detours. There’s a payout in May. What you spend to get business going will come back to you. Virgo and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 8, 44, 28 and 11. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t have to believe in reincarnation to understand that you’ve already lived many lives in this lifetime and you will live many more. So what do you 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
