FEATURES
6A
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
Dispirited Da Vinci
Dear Annie: I recently with these various subjects but
turned 27 and feel as if life they haven’t led me anywhere.
is just passing me by. I try so It hasn’t gotten me anything
many different things to find or anybody. There’s got to
career opportunities and to be more to life than being the
meet other people but noth- wrong person in the wrong time
ing leads to anything, and I am and place. — Lonely Renais-
sance Man in Training
always stuck back at
DEAR
Dear Renaissance
square one.
It seems like nobody
Man: Be kinder to your-
ANNIE
self. You are young and
ever gives me a chance
have so much life ahead
(social and economic).
of you. When read-
Is there a way to move
ing your question, all I
on in life without sac-
rificing your identity?
could hear was some-
one who believes that
Right now, I’m terri-
bly alone. Outside of a
he will always come
Lane
few family members, I Annie
out the loser, when I
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
have no social life, no
see someone who has
love life and no career
a great deal to be proud
opportunities. It wouldn’t be of. Leonardo Da Vinci, one of
so bad if I could just have one the giants of the Renaissance,
of those pillars. I’m stuck in was an artist, architect, sci-
a small town where I haven’t entist, philosopher and many
met anyone my age since high other professions. Knowing a
lot about different subjects is
school.
I’ve participated in and a great thing — so long as you
studied politics, history, the- know a lot about yourself. I
ater, film, acting, writing, lit- would encourage you to speak
erature, journalism, econom- with a therapist. One of my
ics, music, songwriting, music absolute favorite quotes came
business, building inspection, to mind as I was considering
psychology, the Bible, athletics your letter:
and general business. I’m a bet-
“The most interesting people
ter person for being involved I know didn’t know at 22 what
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
they wanted to do with their
lives; some of the most inter-
esting 40-year-olds I know still
don’t. Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees; you’ll
miss them when they’re gone.
Maybe you’ll marry, maybe
you won’t; maybe you’ll have
children, maybe you won’t;
maybe you’ll divorce at 40, and
maybe you’ll dance the funky
chicken on your 75th wedding
anniversary. Whatever you do,
don’t congratulate yourself too
much or berate yourself either
— your choices are half chance,
so are everybody else’s. Enjoy
your body; use it every way
you can. Don’t be afraid of it,
or what other people think of
it; it’s the greatest instrument
you’ll ever own. Dance, even
if you have nowhere to do it,
but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you
don’t follow them. Do not read
beauty magazines; they will
only make you feel ugly. Get to
know your parents; you never
know when they’ll be gone for
good. Be nice to your siblings;
they are the best link to your
past and the people most likely
to stick with you in the future.”
— Mary Schmich
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Wanting certain
aspects of life to be different will come with
the territory today, as does ambitious striving.
Temper the intensity of this with contentment
about something — anything. You have much to
choose from.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ve friends
who animate the day with big emotions, living
a life of excitement and urgency. You’ll enjoy
connecting with them for a time; then you’ll
seek a more peaceful, measured tone for the
remainder of the day.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Life is complex
and layered. To find peace and poise within
this will require you to tolerate some mixed
emotions. Take courage, and move through the
feelings.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Once you
fantasized that someone with secret knowledge
and super abilities would swoop in and save the
day. Now you will save your own day. After all,
you’re the expert on being you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Self-doubt comes
disguised in the costume of responsibility,
“urgent” needs that really aren’t and other
distractions. Call it what it is — resistance to
growth — then ignore it and do what your soul
knows you must.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The day
provides a steady stream of necessary assess-
ments. Will this activity be worth my time? Will
this person do as promised? Will this job net me
the next one? By day’s end you’ll have made
dozens of determinations.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). It may seem that
forces beyond your control are attacking your
biography. But what if they are not infringements
on your plotline, and are instead the very ele-
ments that make it a good story? What then?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What seems to
be an arduous task will also make the hours
pass in what will later seem to be a blink. It’s as
though you were built for this type of work. What
you do is sorely needed.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Willpower and self-dis-
cipline won’t be enough to accomplish the goal.
That’s good news because it means you’ll have
to add the architecture that will make getting
there a whole lot easier.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Because you
are so honest with yourself, you are able to
see the frailties of others. You see them hiding
behind a facade; you witness their struggles for
acceptance. Your tender heart will be a gift to
the world.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Maybe the human
mind has no mechanism for comprehending the
vastness of the universe, and yet you still look
up and let your piece of sky absorb you into
as much infinity as you can bear. A meditation
most divine!
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Fear of failure or
fear of success is not a good enough reason for
inaction. So jump. Leap to the imperfect action.
There won’t be a better time. You’ll never be
ready. You’ll only be doing it or not doing it.
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
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 9). You’ll be
publicly praised for what you do this solar re-
turn, but it’s your personal definition of success
that will matter most. In the next five weeks
you’ll earn favor from those who are difficult
to impress. November brings luck for finance.
Priorities will shift in 2019. A personal mission
will inspire travel and connections. Aries and
Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 7, 1,
10, 20 and 18.