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THE ASTORIAN • TuESdAy, JANuARy 21, 2020
BLONDIE
DAY AFTER TOMORROW’S
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
B.C.
DILBERT
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
Your capacity for self-direct-
edness is strong and getting
stronger every time you do what
you tell yourself to do. You’re
always fortifying one side or the
other — the commander or the
rebellion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If
you don’t have one, then this
is the day to establish one (and
only one) spot for your keys,
wallet and phone. Firm rules for
yourself in this regard and others
will have you winning over the
cosmic inclinations of the day.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Good people don’t need other
people to say they’re good
in order to embody the label.
It’s self-given, self-upheld and
self-defined. Stand-up people
often stand alone.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’re not afraid of hard
work. Historically, the mental
buildup is typically worse than
the reality. Besides, you like
what happens after the hard
work — satisfaction, respect and
sometimes even glory!
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
There are many ways to capture
in your heart the life inside of
life — admiring a vase of flowers
in the sun, a book that pulls you
into a different world, the intox-
ication of dancing, a highway
drive to nowhere in particular,
etc.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
You’re a fountain of solutions,
for yourself, your loved ones and
the world. Focus on the solu-
tions that are for you. Of course,
those are the only ones you have
the full power to apply.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The hab-
it of collecting your thoughts
isn’t just for moments of anger
or passion or for times when
you’re going to be in the spot-
light. You’re at your best after
you’ve checked in with your
thoughts, so do it often.
BIZARRO
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You
like the way it feels to scheme,
dream, plot and plan, but it’s
nothing like the elation that
comes from getting into action
and seeing what works and
what doesn’t.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You
could use more excitement. The
simple act of buying tickets to
an event that’s weeks away will
give you a boost that lasts until
the date arrives.
NON SEQUITUR
WIZARD OF ID
ROSE IS ROSE
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You wouldn’t help a person
training for a marathon by
giving them a ride to the end of
the run. The best assistance is
accountability and encourage-
ment, not a free pass.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
People lie when they are afraid.
Think about what could be
frightening to them. What are
the possible reasons here? If you
can address and reduce the fear,
you just may get to the truth.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
It’s a new day. Feelings change.
Maybe you’ll be negotiating or
renegotiating the rules. And
maybe you’ll be tearing up the
rulebook and relying on some-
thing beyond social condition-
ing and yesterday’s ideas about
fairness.
THURSDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan.
23). A poem for your solar
return: You will issue commands
to you/ to quit something you
like to do/ put muscle, heart
and mind into/ and then collect
the prizes due/ none of which
compares unto/ the pride that’s
born of follow-through. Also:
There will be a reunion and a
second chance at a childhood
wish. Cancer and Taurus adore
you. Your lucky numbers are: 17,
11, 24, 38 and 50.