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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2018 FEATURES TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE Unemployed and sluggish Dear Annie: I have read I don’t know why. Am I just columns like yours since I was lazy? — Sitting Around a child in the 1980s and always Dear Sitting Around: First figured, “Yeah, I have prob- off, taking antidepressants lems, but I can handle them.” doesn’t mean depression is no I guess not. longer a problem for you. Let I am in my mid-40s and have your doctor know what you’re two kids and a husband experiencing to see DEAR who keeps a roof over my whether he or she head. I am unemployed, needs to adjust your ANNIE recently losing my job treatment. Also, with family because the medication is most business closed. I have effective when sup- plemented with a head injury from being therapy, so consider hit by a car when I was asking your doc- 16, and since losing the tor to refer you to a family job, I have been Lane therapist. finding it difficult to find Annie Creators Syndicate Inc. Know that another, not able enough what you’re going for work outside of a fam- ily business yet not disabled through is perfectly normal. enough for government help. I No matter the reasons for a job have been rejected two times. loss, adjusting to unemploy- That’s the back story. My ment is rarely easy, especially problem is that though I have for someone who has been been taking my antidepres- working for years. It’s natural sants (so that’s not it), I can- to feel a combination of rest- not seem to get motivated to lessness and sluggishness. You do anything anymore. I go to are not lazy; you are bored and have coffee with my friends could possibly use some more each weekday. And then I structure to your days. come home and don’t want So look for other sources of to do anything. My husband stimulation and routine, such says, “Why didn’t you (what- as social clubs, hobby-ori- ever); you were home all day.” ented groups and volunteer 5A By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. opportunities. Don’t be afraid to try activities that are a lit- tle outside your comfort zone. That’s where great things hap- pen. Most importantly, stay in touch with yourself, your fam- ily and your doctors about how you’re feeling. In time, you’ll get back your get-up-and-go. Dear Annie: In reference to the writer asking about whether to tip on the gross amount or to tip on the pre- tax amount, I agree that one should not feel obligated to tip on the gross amount. Many places of business now have precalculated tip options — e.g., 15, 18 and 20 per- cent — at the touch of a but- ton. This is always figured on the gross check (after tax has been applied). If you wish to tip 20 percent but only want it figured on the pretax amount, choose 18 percent. Because most sales tax rates are about 9 percent, you will find that this comes out to within pennies of the pretax 20 percent figure. — Kansas Accountant Dear Kansas Accountant: Thank you for the expert tip! Always happy to learn more helpful little tricks such as this. ARIES (March 21-April 19). To distinguish a face from all of the other faces is a human talent that goes back to our more primitive days. If only names were as easy to remember! That memorization will take effort and will pay off handsomely today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though it certainly will help to believe you can do something before you embark, it isn’t necessary. So if you’re having a crisis of faith, just ignore it and take the next step anyway. It’s the steps that get you there, not the faith. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Love what you do, and you’ll do great work effortlessly. That’s good for you and good for the world. If you don’t love it, you’ll force yourself to do great work anyway. That’s how character is built, which is also a benefit to both you and the world. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You know what it’s like to want something that isn’t a good fit for you. Seeing someone else with what you once wanted will be an eye-opening experience that makes you glad for the way things turned out. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re naturally influ- ential today. Even your most mild-mannered expressions will be powerful enough to get peo- ple to go with your ideas, follow your lead and generally give you the room to do as you please. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The more you want to accomplish something, the less it will feel like work. The struggle ceases to be a struggle; it’s just what needs to happen to get where you want to go. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Find out who has the power to greenlight your project before you waste your time pitching to the wrong person. Also, “Never allow a person to tell you no that doesn’t have the power to say yes.” — Eleanor 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 Roosevelt SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). “It takes one to know one” applies all over the place today. For instance, you’d almost have to slip into an unkind state to decide that someone else is being unkind. Also, you know when you’re loved because you’re loving. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’re brave. You stay awake to what you’re doing instead of burying your head in the sand like the ostrich myth. Maybe you can’t always control your behavior, but you’re aware of it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When you feel emotionally out on a limb, don’t ask anyone else to join you there. The branch could break. Make your way to the trunk, shimmy down and touch the roots. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Hearing the words “I love you” from one you hold dear may or may not give you a sense of security. The thing to work on is loving yourself — a much more dependable source of security. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No stone gets polished smooth without friction. It’s the rub that makes things shine. You’ll put some muscle into that today, maybe physical or maybe emotional. Push through resistance to knock off the grime and get to the luster. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 2). You’ll add seven meaningful achievements to your life list before your next birthday. It won’t be because you’re driven to impress anyone or to receive validation for your work. It will be because you are genuinely curious and/or so moved by certain events that you can’t help but throw yourself into the mission. Sagittarius and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 8, 35, 2, 30 and 15.
