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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Do people prefer being lied to? Dear Annie: From the time your letter, I get the impression you are born, your parents and that you recently told someone elders tell you to always tell the something that you simply consid- truth. When you go to school, ered a fact and the person reacted your teachers tell you the same. poorly, and I also get the impres- And then when you enter the real sion this wasn’t the first time. If world, you find that if you tell the you’re somebody who’s found himself saying “What? truth, you are labeled a DEAR I’m just telling it like it — well, a word too rude is!” throughout your life, to print in the newspaper. ANNIE you may be confusing You are considered rude criticism with honesty. and opinionated. That’s There is a difference. A because nobody actually good general rule is not likes the truth. We would to offer your opinion on rather be lied to. Every- body lies on a daily basis, other people’s business and we are OK with it. unless they ask for it. Lane So why don’t we teach Annie Dear Annie: Most Creators Syndicate Inc. our children to lie, keep people say they care about secrets and play political our planet and the humans games right from the start? That and animals living on it. So what way, by the time they enter the real can you do to make the biggest world, they would be experts at it positive impact? The answer may and fit right in. I would really like surprise some readers: Switch to a to hear your thoughts on this. — plant-based diet. Not to discount True Lies the value of biking to work, recy- Dear True Lies: We should cling or buying less plastic, but not teach our children to be mini here are just a few key facts: Machiavellis. Manipulators might Producing 1 pound of beef slither to some “success,” but they requires 1,799 gallons of water, forfeit personal integrity, honor whereas producing 1 pound of and the chance to have any mean- soybeans requires 216 gallons of ingful relationships. No one truly water. Many other vegetables and respects a phony. grains require even less. Reading between the lines of It takes 27 times more fossil fuel to deliver a calorie’s worth of beef to your plate than it takes to deliver a calorie’s worth of beans. Because most chickens are fac- tory farmed (and approximately 9 billion chickens are killed each year in the United States alone), our environment is contaminated by microbial pathogens, feed additives and manure production, affecting both human and animal health. This type of information — and much more — has been reported in major media outlets, such as CNN, the Los Angeles Times and National Geographic, and can be found in science and ecology journals. Many people seem to think that becoming a vegetarian is still some sort of fringe choice for gra- nola crunchers or that it’s too dif- ficult to get your kids or your parents to eat new foods. If you cannot imagine giving up meat or dairy, just try doing so for one day per week. Then try two. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing, as even some reduction in consumption will help. — Earthling Who Cares Dear Earthling Who Cares: Though this didn’t arrive in time for Earth Day, the information is still valuable. 5A By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). To display riches and titles with pride leads to downfall. But letting people know what you do isn’t about pride now, it’s about making a sale. Ultimately you want to improve lives, which you can’t do if you don’t get the sale. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Be comfortable and happy. The losses are temporary — so are the gains. If you rise high enough above the situation, you’ll notice that even the most permanent-seeming losses and gains are relatively insignificant. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will have ab- solutely no problem coming up with a new idea. The hardest part will be believing this, which you must. Otherwise it will be impossible to pry your mind from the old idea. Just let it go. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’d love to exceed expectations in all areas of life, but this is not only an unreasonable thing to ask of yourself, if you were to achieve it you’d annoy all around you. Success comes from choosing one area to master. appreciate when you finally make it to your goal. That’s the same reason it will be effective SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You know what’s universally liked? Noting and no one. If it’s great, it’s attracting attention both positive and negative. So don’t read the comment section until you’ve executed your vision your way. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Before you extend a topic of conversation or post on a sub- ject, you ask yourself how it’s going to impact others. Quite simply, if they’re not going to feel or be better for it, you’ll find another direction. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). This isn’t right for every day, but the best way to deal with stress today is to avoid it entirely. Consider building your day differently from the ground up so that you really don’t even have to participate in that stressful situation. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll really enjoy imagining a fantasy future in vivid detail — the one you want, of course, not the one you don’t. Why would you make that mistake? Many do, but not you. Not today! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Once you find what works, you have to ask yourself if you really need to keep all the rest. You tell yourself that you’ll use it from time to time, but will you really? You’re extremely efficient, after all. Maybe you should liberate the excess. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). With all the choices out there, it would be wrong to assume others have the same influences as you. People who seem to have similar tastes and interests will surprise you with how varied their taste can be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There are doors in your mind that open into places you really don’t need to go, maybe ever, but certainly not today. So if you find yourself standing on the threshold, your hand resting nonchalantly on the knob, think better of it. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (MAY 11). There will be glamour and excitement to boast of, but that’s not the good part. Your willingness to offer up compassion, steer clear of gossip, and par- ticipate in efforts that focus on the highest and best resonance of humanity that will elevate you. Life changing commitment in September. Sagittarius and Capricorn adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 30, 4, 8, 11 and 26. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Make your goal public. This will be scary, mainly because it sets up some accountability that you’ll probably only 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
