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Sending seductive pix
Dear Annie: I’m a 50-some- never OK — not on the street, not
thing woman who’s been married on the internet and (especially) not
for 35 years. About a year ago, to in your husband’s office. And even
spice up our marriage, I started if his co-workers seem to enjoy it,
sending my husband seductive they’re his co-workers. It’s inap-
pictures of myself during the day. propriate. Your husband could lose
his job. There’s nothing
He really loved them and
DEAR
wrong with trying to spice
wanted more. Over time,
up your sex life, but I sug-
the pictures I sent him
ANNIE
gest you try a more savory
got more daring. One of
seasoning. And if you
his co-workers acciden-
tally saw one of the pic-
feel this habit has become
tures and commented to
addictive, it’s certainly
my husband about it. My
worth seeing a counselor.
husband told me, and at
Dear Annie: I have a
first I was embarrassed by
gripe with smokers who
Lane
it. But after thinking about Annie
drop their butts on the
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
it, I began to really like
ground. It’s a common
the thought of strange men
practice, but I find it sim-
seeing me. I started sending my ply inexcusable. Today, while trav-
husband more and more risqué pic- eling on errands near my home, I
tures. I couldn’t wait for my hus- witnessed it yet again. I watched as
band to come home from work so I one woman got out of her car in the
could hear what the guys had said parking lot of a store, took a long
about me.
drag on her cig and then dropped
I know this isn’t right, but I it on the pavement and walked
can’t seem to stop. I think I’m into the store, passing a handy butt
addicted to this. But seeing as I’m receptacle standing right at the
not really hurting anyone and I entrance. Not five minutes later,
think I’m putting smiles on some as I waited behind a truck at a red
faces, do I need to seek help to stop light, the driver lowered his win-
dow and threw the remains of his
this? — Exposed
Dear Exposed: Exposing one- cigarette into the adjacent lane.
self to nonconsenting witnesses is Look along the curb of any city
street and you will find cigarette
butts by the hundreds. They are
even scattered along the berm of
my own small country road. Some
jerks even empty entire ashtrays
into the street!
Cigarette butts are litter of
the worst kind. They are slow to
decompose, full of nicotine and
other toxic elements, and contami-
nated by saliva. If it didn’t fall from
a tree or grow from the ground,
then it has no place in nature. I dare
even one smoker to write back and
explain what justifies this dirty,
lazy, inconsiderate practice. And I
challenge all smokers to stop lit-
tering the ground with what is
essentially their drug parapherna-
lia. Your right to pollute your body
and your home does not give you
the right to pollute public areas, so
knock it off! — I Like It Clean and
Green
Dear Clean and Green: As if
smoking weren’t already a nasty
enough habit. A cigarette butt can
take anywhere from 18 months to
10 years to decompose. I second
your plea to smokers: If you can’t
quit smoking for your own health,
at least be cognizant of the Earth’s
health and properly dispose of your
butts.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 16, 2018
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The word
“spoiled” describes what happens when the
airflow of humanity is blocked by a cushion.
You’re willing to recognize the ways in which
you’ve been cushioned by life and are better
off for that recognition.
all of the time. Try not to take or give offense.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Sleep. It’s such a
simple fix that many overlook it. But it’s better
than any synthetic fix or natural remedy. Rest
can resolve physical ailment, emotional stress
or mental fatigue. Try it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Don’t say
“maybe” and keep people wondering. Say
“no” and say it fast so people can process the
information and move on. This is the cleanest
and best way for all.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The songbird isn’t
singing out solutions, witticisms or entertain-
ing stories. The songbird is just expressing
whatever comes naturally and the resulting
song lands lovely on every open ear. You’ll be
such a bird today.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). While the
cynic grumbles about the pointlessness of
trying to please people, the optimist accepts
that relationships are frustration. Celebrate
whatever good comes of them as the miracle
that it is.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Being weary
and overworked has an ill effect on anything
you take on, so you owe it to everyone around
you to have some fun, relax, ask for help
when you need it and generally take good
care of yourself.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Playing it
cool won’t work today. Anyway, it takes more
confidence to show some emotion. Revealing
your feelings, or at least a glimpse of them,
lets people know who you are and what you
care about.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you see the full
array of choices you have, the one you actu-
ally make becomes more meaningful to you
than if you had just taken the default option
without thinking about it.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Don’t jump ship
just because it’s sitting a bit low in the water.
Show a little faith in your vessel. Get a cup
and start bailing. The same goes for your idea,
project or relationship.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you don’t feel
like celebrating yourself, or even being your-
self, that’s fine. It’s natural for people in flux.
Each day is a new opportunity. Each hour,
each moment — you can always become a
better version of yourself.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (July 17). Fol-
lowing a shining inspiration, you’ll see different
parts of the world this year. Humanitarian
instincts will have you doing what you can to
help others get the same rights and freedoms
you enjoy. This leads to important alliances.
Your life will become infused with love and ten-
derness. You’ll be awarded in November. Libra
and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 9, 40, 5, 33 and 14.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Like clouds that
pass in front of the sun, the shade people give
one another can pass in a moment if you let it.
We’re all human. No one says the perfect thing
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
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Open up and
share your feelings. Otherwise they won’t
know what you’re going through. Also, they
won’t know to reach out to you for help when
they are going through the same thing.