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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Ask before tossing another person’s things Dear Annie: You recently wrote or her items without asking is wrong, that an adult daughter was wrong to plain and simple. It doesn’t matter if discard her mother’s pantry food with- that person is your husband, wife, out asking her first — even food that boyfriend or girlfriend — or any- had expired. What do you think about one else with whom you feel close the current trend of girlfriends and enough to take such decisions into wives discarding their boyfriends’ and your own hands. In fact, respecting boundaries becomes more important husbands’ outdated clothes? I read an article in a major the closer the relationship is. DEAR newspaper by a fashionista We can try offering our advising women to throw or significant others some fash- ANNIE give away their male signif- ion feedback, but that’s about icant others’ unfashionable the extent of it. Loving some- clothes — without consult- one means loving him or her ing them first. An example as is, extra pockets and all. given was cargo shorts. Then (By the way, according to I saw this happen on a popu- Harper’s Bazaar and sev- lar television show. The wife eral other fashion news out- Lane attempted secretly to discard Annie lets, cargo shorts are one of Creators Syndicate Inc. her husband’s beloved but 2018’s hottest fashion trends. unfashionable shorts. It was Go figure.) Dear Annie: I support “Oregon meant to be funny. What do you think of this practice, Reader,” who takes offense to such Annie? What if a boyfriend or hus- words as elderly, senior and aging, band did the same (to his girlfriend’s which seem to be the favorite descrip- or wife’s clothes)? What if a fashion tions of many writers. Can’t we just writer advocated such? I think there say “older” if anything has to be said? would be an outcry. Why is it OK for I cringe every time I see the word women then? Isn’t this a double stan- elderly. I despise it. It conjures up dard? You’re an influential person; images of people who no longer take please speak to this trend. — Worried care of themselves. And that does Cargo Shorts Owner not include me. I am 86, and anyone Dear Worried Cargo Shorts who knows me knows better than to Owner: If this is indeed a trend, no describe me as elderly. Thank you, one is wearing it well. Going through “Oregon Reader,” for saying it much someone’s closet and discarding his better than I could. I so agree with your feelings. — Florida Reader Dear Florida Reader: That let- ter unleashed a dichotomous deluge in my inbox — letters from read- ers who concur with you and “Ore- gon Reader” and letters from others who don’t. Here’s the flip side from another Florida reader. Dear Annie: I feel compelled to make a remark in response to “Ore- gon Reader,” who, for some reason, feels that using the terms elderly, senior and aging is inappropriate and negative. I’m an active senior citizen living in a senior community, and I don’t find these terms offensive at all. Nor do I find them hurtful or insult- ing. I endured a lifetime of adventures, good and bad, to reach this age and am proud of it. Maybe this person has a fear of getting older and is taking these terms too personally. I love liv- ing the senior lifestyle in this senior community. There is no need for you to apologize for using these terms to describe our golden years! — A Flor- ida Villages Resident Dear Florida Villages Resident: I’ve now heard from people on both sides of this issue, and the main take- away for me is that there are plenty of people out there enjoying retirement and living with zest well into their 80s. It’s inspiring to hear. Keep soak- ing up all the sunshine your retire- ment has to offer. 5A By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). What you want is not as out of reach as you think. What seems ridiculous to expect may actually be just a little bit out of the normal pattern, and all it will take is an extra push to make it so. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If the events knock you off course, take it as a cue to expand your perception and grow your influence. With a bigger worldview you will be unfazed by life’s little irritations. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). When you don’t know what to do next, concentrate your efforts on just being the best you. Keeping yourself sharp and strong will ready you for the opportunities around the bend. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). To protect yourself against the thievery of time, demand that time leave you something in return for what it takes. This is most easily accomplished by working toward meaning- ful treasures. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll hear many versions of the truth. Avoid trusting powerful people over honest people. As Groucho Marx once said: Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). It’s waste- ful to wish you were anywhere else, with anyone else, doing anything else than what you’re doing. Guard against this immaturity by fully joining the moment you’re in. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll pick your goal almost arbitrarily, and that’s fine for today. The purpose is to give you a rea- son to take every step along the way. You’ll commit to the journey, not the destination. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll get the win, but winners be warned: Arrogance and pride are terrible, dangerous hitch- hikers on the road to a great win. Do not pick them up. Arrogance and pride are the failures of success. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). If you were a cast member on “Survivor,” you might conspire to handle today’s challenge. Thankfully, you live in the untelevised version of reality where it is better to be kind than to drum up the drama. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Between people whose history includes great love, there will always be explosive topics, buried like land mines in the field of conversation. They are usually best avoided. If you acci- dentally step on one, turn and run. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Thankfulness is the seed that all good things blossom from today. What you’re most appreciative of is not material, rather it’s the attention, help and lessons you gather. 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 PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re think- ing creatively, and because of this, you will see how there are wonderful experiences to be had for very little or no money. They’ll take planning though. This is a lucky day for making plans. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 31). You place yourself in service to humanity. “Humanity” is not always an easy customer, and the obstacles that ensue will contribute to your spiritual might. Truly, you gain the most from your own selflessness. You’ll bank on it in October, and there’s another windfall in December. Travel and romance come in mid-2019. Gemini and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 40, 1, 22 and 15.