THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018
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TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
Sister not the same after accident
Dear Annie: Nearly a year ery or peaceful ending, and
ago, my sister was in a devas- focus your prayers on your sis-
tating accident. She had been ter’s not being in pain anymore.
drinking heavily. Thank good-
Dear Annie: I just read your
ness, no one else was involved. response to the gal who wants
She has a massive brain injury her wedding guests to be dressed
and will never be the same. properly at her wedding. While
Throughout the years,
I agree that she should
DEAR
we used to discuss the
state her wishes, I think
idea of living in such
you should know that
ANNIE
a condition. She and I
there are many people
both expressed the feel-
in the West and Mid-
ing that we would rather
west who wear jeans to
die than live in such a
everything and do not
negatively altered state.
mean to be disrespect-
ful. Even the groom and
I find myself praying
groomsmen often wear
that she will die. I feel
Lane
jeans for wedding cer-
terrible having these Annie
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
emonies. Our neigh-
feelings. Am I a terrible
bor and his groomsmen
person? — Heartbroken
Sibling
wore bib overalls at his wed-
Dear Heartbroken Sibling: ding. People who knew them
No, you are not a terrible per- said it wouldn’t have been right
son, but you need to reframe to see them dressed in tuxedos.
your prayer. Rather than pray — Ranchin’ in SD
for your sister’s death, pray for
Dear Ranchin’: I stand cor-
the death of the condition that rected. When I said that I didn’t
your sister is in. You are a won- believe anyone would wear
derful sibling who is under- jeans to a wedding, I didn’t
standably having a difficult time realize that this is a custom in
seeing her sister with a massive the Midwest. I appreciate your
brain injury. You must feel very bringing that to my attention,
torn about the fact that you both and I’m sorry for my igno-
previously discussed this possi- rance. In that case, if the bride
bility. Keep praying for a recov- really wants to be sure that no
one wears jeans to her wedding,
she might want to specifically
say “No jeans, please” on the
invitation.
Dear Annie: I read
with interest the letter from
“Gift-Giving Guru.” I think that
perhaps the importance is not in
the actual gift but in the intent.
The most romantic gift
I ever received was a dish-
washer! During our first few
married years, I was a stay-at-
home bread-maker — till my
best bread board was used to
cover the stopped-up kitchen
sink for almost a year, at which
point it and the multicolored
mold on it were trashed. My
husband promised to replace it
“someday.” Fast-forward to our
25th anniversary. I came home
from work to find, complete
with a big ribbon, a dishwasher
with a carving board top in the
kitchen. My honey had remem-
bered his promise! It doesn’t
hurt that I haven’t ever had to
load it, either. He still does it, 20
years later. He was definitely a
keeper! — Susan
Dear Susan: A keeper
indeed. Thanks for making me
smile, and congratulations on 45
years of happy marriage.
3C
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You can love
like a child, a parent, a concerned citizen, an
adolescent. None of these is right or wrong,
but it’s somehow helpful to be aware of what
characterization you’re inside.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your exciting life
is too involving to let trivial matters interrupt
the flow. Even so, small pleasures aren’t trivi-
al matters. The distinction will be key today.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Close relation-
ships sometimes become close by accident.
But they can only stay close through delib-
erate decisions to do so. Good relationships
involve honoring the commitment and choos-
ing the work, time and again.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). A person who
doesn’t seem to be paying attention is actu-
ally paying quite a lot of attention, just not to
the thing you’d prefer. Figure out where the
attention is going. Is this a loop of self-ab-
sorption? If so, run, don’t walk, away.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Feelings will burble
up, asking to be tended to, however incon-
venient that may seem. Be brave. Take the
emotional plunge. See what’s there. Yes, a
little pain goes with it, but it’s over quickly.
And then the healing begins.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Good news for
all Virgos: Planning leads to happiness. And
today you’re in just the mood to set your
sites on the future, plunk down cash and
dream through the days that lead up to the
fun.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you were a
cartoon character with an angel on one
shoulder and a devil on the other, your angel
would get a lot more screen time today. Re-
moving temptation from your field of vision
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
gives the devil little to talk about.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There are a
great number of people who think along
similar lines as you, enjoy the same music,
love the same food. They just don’t happen
to be in your immediate family. Branch out to
the other seven and a half billion.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Due to
life’s interruptions and temporary complica-
tions, there are personal rituals that have
fallen to the wayside. Consider bringing them
back. You now have the space to commit.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Maybe it
sounds flippant, but the phrase “who cares?”
can also be liberating. Given that you’re not
in charge of the entire world, it will feel right
to limit your caring to the things you actually
care about.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll have
the choice of whether to purchase a thing or
an event. While material possessions age
and decay, memories age and solidify under
the strong varnish of nostalgia.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Put learning
to learn on the agenda. Also, thinking about
thinking belongs there. If you know how to
think about a thing, the action that follows
will be an organic extension.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 24). At first it’s
slow progress toward your concrete goal,
and then momentum picks up, with different
and better results than intended. Build on it
by investing more effort and rallying more
people. You’ll capture magic, share with a
group and start a creative sideline. The wind-
falls will be in February and May. Gemini and
Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10,
2, 28, 37 and 17.