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A6 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, DEcEMbER 10, 2018 No booze, please Dear Annie: The adults be mindful of nondrinking in our family, all of whom friends and family during are blessed with the neces- all holiday festivities, not sities of life, have enjoyed just gift exchanges. For a “shake the dice/give one, this time of year can and take” holi- be a difficult time DEAR day gift exchange for anyone trying ANNIE for many years. to stay sober. For Often gourmet another, it’s just food items and good hospitality to good wines and consider all guests’ such are included. needs, not just My daughter drinkers’, when reminded me this hosting a party. Be year that we have ANNIE LANE sure to have non- Creators alcoholic bever- family members Syndicate Inc. ages — other than who don’t con- sume alcohol for plain water — on various reasons, so for hand, such as sparkling them to end up with a bot- water, coffee, tea and even tle of wine would be awk- fun alcohol-free cocktails. ward and inconsiderate. As a bonus, having such Ban the booze for holiday options on display might gift exchanges! — Judy in encourage even drinkers to Minnesota heed their better angels and Dear Judy: I’m so glad reach for a sparkling water you wrote in about this instead of another beer. issue. I agree that we ought Dear Annie: I’m writ- to ban booze from gift ing because your good- exchanges. Even if all the sense column reaches participants do drink, peo- so many people. I just ple need another excuse to lost a dear friend, and it drink during the holiday shouldn’t have happened. season like they need a bad She was beautiful, funny, hangover. It’s important to witty, clever and tough. By the end, we had found out just how tough. I have some survi- vor’s guilt. About 20 years ago, I was bleeding when I shouldn’t have been. I went to my doctor and said, “This isn’t right, and it’s sapping my energy.” She was a good doctor, and she hooked me up with a sur- geon, and I had a hysterec- tomy. When I had my fol- low-up appointment with the surgeon, she said, “It was so big and ugly I sent it in for a biopsy. It was neg- ative. You’re good.” End of episode. Had I waited, how long till the biopsy would have been positive? Ladies, if you have symp- toms, get them checked out. Please. — Crying Won’t Bring Her Back Dear Crying Won’t Bring Her Back: I am very sorry for the loss of your friend. She sounded like a wonderful person. Thank you for this very important reminder that you should always get symptoms checked out sooner rather than later. TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. ARIES (March 21-April 19). You are creative and will have ideas about new things to try. You’re also, unlike many in your group, bold enough to pitch them. You’ll start the ball rolling. Others will come forward after you do. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Make it brief. Then you’ll be listened to. They may not understand it, because the spirit of brevity leaves much unexplained, but it’s better to have attention and questions than to have no audience. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t fuss or hesitate over today’s opportunities. They will be like fresh toast. Get it while it’s hot. Otherwise, it will harden as it cools, making each bite a crumbly mess. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Imagine a world in which you spend your days very differently than you’re spending them now. This thought exercise holds a drop of enlightenment if you go deep enough into it. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll be lucky today, al- though don’t expect to think so until weeks later when you look back on the events of Dec. 10 and realize their role in landing you in a position of good fortune. CANCER (June 22-July 22). The day’s work will be a little like putting a stylish outfit together. It starts with wearing everything you think will work. Then you’ll change out of different elements. And finally, you’ll strip away everything superfluous. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The same force of attraction that shapes the swirling universe at large is at the heart of all you create in your personal realm. Careful, though, as attraction can also cause greed and jealou- sy. Monitor your attractions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The situation today is something like a marching band in which more than half the players are on key and in time. The ones who are off sort of make it a messy show, but it still, more or less, sounds like music. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You don’t want the same thing as the others, and for this reason, you’ll find life a lot easier to manage. No lines, no inflated costs — you just go straight to the source and plunk down the money. 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 CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Maybe it takes a degree of education to bandy about high-flown statements, but everyone knows that education is not intelligence. Today’s best reason will come plain- clothed. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Instead of thinking of your failed projects as mistakes, think of them as school projects in the classroom of life. Generosity abounds from the standpoint of learning. Surely, you’ve earned many an A. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re feeling sort of qui- et, observant and reflective today. It’s comfortable for you, as well as being a good look for you. One caution: People will project their hopes and wishes into the space you’re holding. TOMORROW’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 10). One of your many talents this solar return is for bringing people together and bathing in their resulting concentration of joy. Here comes a change in routine that has happy effects on your health and relationships. Also in 2019: an adorable animal encounter, the opening of a ven- ture and an international passport. Scorpio and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 7, 8, 33 and 20.
