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FEATURES
TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
Uncomfortable with his guest
Dear Annie: I was recently at a restaurant and not your house,
out of town for a long week- you should tell him. You were
end with some girlfriends. When unable to tell him because the real
I returned home, I opened the issue is that you were gone for a
refrigerator and commented to my girls weekend and only commu-
husband of 30 years that based on nicated with your husband via
the leftovers, he must have pre- text. Marriage is about intimacy
pared a nice meal for him-
and
communication.
DEAR
self. He responded that
Had you or he picked up
he had invited my best
the phone, you probably
ANNIE
friend, who is single, over
would have been more
to have dinner and watch
reassured to hear his
a football game. He had
voice, and he most likely
not mentioned this to me
would have mentioned to
during our text corre-
you that your friend was
spondence over the week-
coming over to the house.
end. They are also good
At that point, you could
Lane
friends. I would not have Annie
have said you really
Creators
Syndicate Inc.
minded if they had gone
would prefer that they go
to a public place for a
to a restaurant. Relation-
meal or a game, but I feel that the ships are all about verbal com-
intimacy of their having dinner in munication, and we invite trouble
our home was inappropriate. My when we expect our partners to be
husband said it did not occur to mind readers.
Dear Annie: I am interpret-
him that anything was wrong with
what he did. I know nothing inti- ing the situation described by
mate happened between them. My “Steamed in Connecticut” differ-
girlfriend and I have been best ently than you did. I am think-
friends for 25 years. Am I being ing that the former co-worker
really wanted to have “Steamed
too sensitive? — Surprised
Dear Surprised: Yes, you in Connecticut” and her husband
probably are being a little too sen- as guests at his son’s wedding. I
sitive about where your husband think the former co-worker and
and best friend had dinner. But if his wife were being very consid-
your wish is that he have dinner erate by uninviting them. They
knew that “Steamed in Connecti-
cut’s” husband was not working,
and they most likely were trying
to be sensitive to their financial
situation and take the pressure off
them. — Gloria P.
Dear Gloria: That’s a brighter
take on their behavior, and I
appreciate your looking for the
good. Maybe they really were just
trying to be considerate. Even so,
rescinding a wedding invitation
after the fact is poor form and lia-
ble to hurt feelings. I wouldn’t
recommend it.
Dear Annie: I’m replying
to “Sleepless in SoCal,” whose
new apartment has lots of noise.
I wear earplugs to sleep because
my spouse snores. I don’t miss my
alarm. It could be that my body
sort of knows when to wake up,
but I can still hear the alarm with
my earplugs in, and I wear the
ones with the highest noise reduc-
tion rating. Perhaps “Sleepless in
SoCal” could try earplugs on a
weekend, set the alarm as usual
and see what happens. She might
be surprised. — Monica
Dear Monica: Wearing ear-
plugs on the weekend to test
whether she can still hear her
alarm is a great idea. Thanks for
the tip.
THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2018
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). There was a time
when even your very favorite people were
complete strangers to you. Actually, this is such
a time as well. You’ll soon meet someone who
will be very important to your future.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). What unfolds will
confirm it for you; there’s room in your head
for many different kinds of ideas and affinities,
beliefs and preferences, systems and skills. You
can trust in all that’s been established and still
learn more.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You know that you
own a lot more than you care to think about.
That’s why you need to, every once in a while,
physically lay your hands on what you own.
It helps you remember and keeps you from
buying things you don’t need.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). The best way
to keep yourself motivated is to choose a task
you know you can successfully finish over the
course of this day. A win such as this will keep
you sailing far into next week.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When you’re around
people who appreciate you and see you for
who you are, you don’t have to actively seek
reasons to feel good about yourself. But you’re
not always around such people. So do what you
can to support yourself.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Peace within brings
peace without. But how do you find peace for
something you’re not OK with? It’s a little like
reconciling the books. Look inside, figure out
what’s not adding up, and do what you can to
make it work.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There are many
factors to consider before you embark on an
endeavor, but your age should not be one of
them. You will be the same age whether you do
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
it or not. Take a risk.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re a person
who must walk your talk. It’s one of the basic
rules you have for yourself. Today, as you walk
your talk, you may wonder why you talked so
much! It’s tricky now, but you’re better off for the
ambition.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Seek delight.
Because if you know how to move yourself from
one state to a higher one, you know how to lift
others, too. And one of the best things you can
do for the world today is raise the mood.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Dreams of
hope aren’t just for the exiled and obviously
oppressed. Everyone needs the power of hope.
But the better off a person is, the more specific
that hope must be to maintain a charge. So
what’s your hope?
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Books can be
wonderful friends. They can be counted on for
constancy, are completely nonjudgmental, and
usually bring forth a deeper and brighter mind-
set than you’d run across on a typical day.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Start a project.
It doesn’t have to be a big, important deal.
Anything halfway interesting to you will do; it’s
just something to help you through a transition,
out of your head and onto a new way of thinking
about life.
TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 7). You’ve
wanted to give your complete trust to someone
who knows you inside and out and loves every
bit of you. That is part of the package this year
because you’re willing to do the work to recip-
rocate. Other highlights include a formal educa-
tional experience, a mysterious message and
an inheritance. Libra and Capricorn adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 9, 28, 1, 16 and 36.