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TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
When the going gets rough ...
Dear Annie: I started dating text. He said, “No, sweetie, it’s
this wonderful man. It was a per- not like that.” He said he had
fect courtship, with the excep- much bigger issues to deal with.
tion of some minor troubled-teen
I recently wrote him a loving
issues in his life — we both have letter, saying that I understand he
teenagers — that he was working is going through some issues and
on but didn’t tell me much about. leaving the door open for him to
We dated happily with
return if he wants to. He
DEAR
no issues whatsoever for
texted me to say he hopes
three months. Then one
we can connect soon, but
ANNIE
day, just after he took me
I don’t feel any hope
to meet his entire family
whatsoever.
and told me how happy
Do you think this is
he was with me in his
normal for a man who
life, he texted me that
seemed to be in love to
there had been a huge
just leave and break it
blowup on the teen front
off, not attempting to
Lane
and he might be MIA for Annie
keep his partner in his
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
a few weeks to deal with
life at all? If so, should
the issue. He wouldn’t tell
I wait or hope for him to
me what happened, other than come back to me? — Put on the
that his son was getting kicked Back Burner
out of school. He also said there
Dear Put on the Back
was some court issue, as well. I Burner: It sounds as if the hon-
knew that his 17-year-old son had eymoon is over. His true col-
been in trouble with the law once ors are shining through, and they
don’t look very bright. If you are
already.
In his next text, he told me planning to wait for this man, it’s
that he was sorry he had started a pretty safe bet that you will be
our relationship and was not able waiting a long time. Even if he
to finish it. He said that he had to does come back into your life,
“put it on the back burner” and why would you want him?
that I should not wait for him. I
Life is always going to have
texted back that I couldn’t believe ups and downs, and what I am
he would break up with me via a hearing from him is that during
difficult times, he does not want
to share them with you and would
rather put you on the back burner.
That’s not how a healthy, loving,
supportive relationship works.
Save your energy for a man
who appreciates your love and
wants to keep your relationship
on the front burner during good
times and bad. That is my hope
for you.
Dear Annie: I was appalled
reading the letter from “Help,”
the woman whose neighbor said
he would be putting his dog’s
waste in a compost pile bordering
her property. What a no-no from a
nitwit. Anyone who uses compost
knows you don’t put cat or dog
excrement in it. You wouldn’t
want it used on your veggies, nor
would you want to touch it with
your bare hands. The spread of
cytomegalovirus, among other
nasties, should be avoided. He
was just being lazy or annoying.
If it continues, the health depart-
ment should also be notified. —
Veggie and Coffee Ground Com-
post Creator
Dear Compost Creator: That
takes the situation from disgust-
ing to dangerous. I’m printing
your letter in the service of pub-
lic health.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2018
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll do a sort
of mental training. You’ll steer your thoughts
in such a way that creates a peaceful state.
It will be easy this time, and you’ll be able to
build on this positive experience later when
circumstances make it harder.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The task
requires your emotional involvement. It re-
quires you to relate to others, see it their way
and lean into the unknown of interactions.
A computer couldn’t pull it off. The labor is a
celebration of your humanity.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The people you
cherish will know it. They sense it in the ten-
derness of your eyes, the thoughtfulness of
your words and the warmth of your being. You
and your loved ones are rewarded equally in
the exchange.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The
cleanest, most direct and most effective way
to get your goal is through sacrifice. It gets
the unpleasantness out of the way upfront. It
will be harder. But there’s something instantly
gratifying about doing hard things.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). To get faster at a
thing takes training. Put yourself through the
paces. Repeat the processes until you can
do them more automatically, until the friction
points wear smooth. Doing a thing well will be
its own reward.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Capricorn
is a sea goat who climbs mountains while
remembering where he came from -- the sea.
You’ll be recognized in your community yet
stay connected to your emotional and spiritual
source.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Thoughts
will seem to bump up against one another,
creating confusion and division within your
own mind. Instead of taking on each clash as
a battle to be sorted, get into some exercise
and breathing. All will calm down.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Because you
will accomplish what you believe you can,
it will be very effective to spend more time
visualizing your desired outcome and hyping
yourself up.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You listen well. Do
they? This matters today. Make it known that
you have an expectation regarding the quality
of attention you receive from others. You de-
serve this, and there’s a classy way to do it.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s an effect
you’re going for -- a reaction you’d like to get
from others. You’re not even aware of it, until
you realize that it’s not happening. Take it as
an opportunity to fulfill an elusive need.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t let it get
complicated. It doesn’t have to be. Kindness is
the way. Kindness is the choice through which
all the other choices will be made clear.
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 driven
to become better at what you do. However,
you’re not ready to handle a lot of attention
just yet. Play it low-key. Keep learning. Tonight
features a moment of accidental good luck.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 2). You
deserve to be appreciated by those who can,
want to and need to have you in their lives.
That’s the shuffle of the next three months.
You figure out how you fit in and what has to
happen to make it more effectively so. You’re
going places together, which is why you need
to choose your people very carefully. Aries
and Taurus adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 4, 44, 3, 20 and 16.