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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Um, excuse you Dear Annie: I’m a woman in to be honest: It grosses me out. my mid-20s. About a month ago, — Unexcused I started seeing “Vern.” He was Dear Unexcused: If Vern’s my first date through an online been an otherwise polite per- dating site, so I was nervous and son, I’m guessing he didn’t say then pleasantly surprised when “excuse me” because it’s become he turned out to be charming, so commonplace he hardly notices it or because he was pray- sincere, witty and just as DEAR ing you didn’t. There’s good-looking in person. most likely an underlying We share a lot of the same ANNIE medical reason for the interests and even, it turns excessive belching. He out, have some mutual may have acid reflux or acquaintances. The issue I’m writing stomach ulcers. Encour- age him to talk to his doc- about also started on our tor, more for his benefit first date. Vern and I were than yours. Chronic acid enjoying a nice stroll on Lane exposure in the esoph- our city’s river walk after Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. agus can cause serious dinner, when all of a sud- den, he belched. One time health problems down the and I wouldn’t have even thought line. anything of it, but a few minutes Dear Annie: Recently, you later, it happened again. For the printed a letter about a co-work- rest of the night, he was belch- er’s odor. In the last sentence of ing once every five minutes. He your reply, you said, “To anyone didn’t say “excuse me” but just thinking of skipping that pre-work continued to talk as if nothing had shower, please don’t.” happened. Our world faces serious prob- We’ve been on a few dates lems from global warming. If since, and this has happened a Americans shower almost every few more times but not every day and do so in hot water, they time. How do I bring this up? Or give rise to significant amounts of do I even bring it up? I’m not try- carbon emissions. Although less ing to let this ruin a potentially harmful energy sources, such as great relationship, but still, I have wind and solar power, are becom- 5A By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ing increasingly available, they may never be able to handle all our needs. As for nuclear power, it has disadvantages of a different kind. I shower about twice a week and shower only in cold water during about half the weeks of the year. Granted, I am retired and do not need to be very often with other people in close quarters. Another measure I take to limit my carbon footprint is to set my home thermostat at 62 degrees in winter and 76 degrees in summer. Also, because I live near virtually all my frequent destinations, I can reach them by bicycle or on foot most of the time. I am hoping that before you suggest any particular routines or behaviors, you will pause to consider their implications with regard to global warming. — Cleaner Climate Dear Cleaner Climate: You are right. My response was meant to be a general plea for personal hygiene, not a prescription for everyone to shower every day. By all means, folks should shower or bathe just as often as they need to in order to stay fresh. Thanks for raising the issue. ARIES (March 21-April 19). The shortcut will be obvious — someone will point to it with a shiny sign. The long and viable path won’t be obvious, but if you’re internally quiet, then you’ll probably sense it. You’ll have to clear some brush to get started. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Being able to control your state of mind will be huge. To determine the state that would be most suited to the job and then have the self-mastery to move your head there ... well, that pretty much guarantees success today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In your mind, it’s not enough for you to just show up. You want to show up and know that they feel you there. You want to show up in such a way as to make sure that people will miss you when you don’t. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The least powerful people are the ones who believe they are small. They’ll show this by being nasty to underlings. Truly important people treat everyone with respect. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Efficiency is partly about good planning and mostly about deal- ing well with people. When people feel part of the team, they’ll place a high priority on what needs to be accomplished for the win. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The situa- tion you’re in today is not a zero-sum game. People need what you’re offering just as much as they need what others are offering. You’re in direct competition with no one. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have some- one powerful on your side, rooting for you to do whatever it takes for maximum vitality — and that someone is you. All success will spring from taking excellent care of yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There will be those who look at everything as a “you” prob- lem or a “me” problem. Those are the hardest ones to deal with. If you can create a team mentality, then everything will turn into “we,” and you’ll all get a lot accomplished. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Should you knock yourself out to try and win over the very skep- tical powers that be, or should you run the other direction from what’s clearly a no-win situation? Choose the action that will make you feel the best about yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). People don’t want to be told what to do. They don’t even want to be told what other people did to create success. People just want acknowl- edgement today. That’s all. Share a kind word, and they’ll be all ears. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The magic and momentum will begin when your goals match up nicely with the goals of another. If this isn’t happening, it’s not you; it’s the situation. Keep moving and looking for a match. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (May 16). Much of your story is outside of your control, but when you take charge of what you can, you’ll create an improved and truly customized fu- ture for yourself. Three key allies will help you. Recognize who’s on your side and who’s not. Mostly this is about feeling supported. June and September bring easy money. Pisces and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 40, 33, 8 and 45. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your sensitivity to diet is turned up today, and you’ll be more af- fected than usual by the foods you eat. Make a plan and stick to it no matter what. This will bring you peace and optimum results. 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
