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THE ASTORIAN • TuESdAy, AuguST 3, 2021
BLONDIE
DAY AFTER TOMORROW’S
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
ARIES (March 21-April 19). One
way to conquer fear is to learn
all you can about what you are
afraid of. Look at it; get involved
with it; figure out its mechanics
and preferences, what it needs
and, most importantly, what it’s
afraid of.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
How you feel around people will
make a huge difference. Ideally,
you have people around you
who help you stay loose, cre-
ative and solution-oriented.
B.C.
DILBERT
BIZARRO
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Don’t leave yourself an out. Go
for the hike, not the treadmill,
which can be abandoned on a
whim at any moment. Once you
commit to the hike, however far
in you get, that’s the distance
you’ll have to go to get back.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
Praise is like food. A certain
amount is required. The more
nutrient-dense, the better. But
praise too sweet, empty or over-
abundant may be gratifyingly
useless or even treacherous. Be
disciplined in your give and take.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). One
simple principle will organize
the rest. Decide what and who
is important, and spend all your
yeses there. Everything else is
a no that you don’t even have
to say. Everyone will see you’re
busy!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
You’ll see examples of ugly enti-
tlement, an effective deterrent.
How will you keep yourself from
being spoiled? Humility, grati-
tude, charity, duty ... no need to
choose one. Take a teaspoon of
each virtue, and mix it into your
day.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). If you
start comparing yourself to oth-
ers, where will you stop? There
are well over 7 billion people in
the world, many of them with
social media accounts. Minding
NON SEQUITUR
WIZARD OF ID
ROSE IS ROSE
your own business will pay off in
healthy and productive ways.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
There is no way to learn less.
You can forget the lesson,
rebel against it or even adopt its
opposite belief, but the learning
still happened, and you’re still
changed by it.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You’ll be challenged to
difficult tasks, instructionless or
unpopular, cryptically laid out,
requiring of your courage and
ingenuity. In other words, it’s
just another day at the office.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Steer away from the over-glori-
fication of the intangible magic
you wield. Stick with the nuts
and bolts of the job. All charmed
outcomes will come together
through the proficient execution
of tasks.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). Your big heart cannot be
contained. It will pump joy into
everything you do, beat faster
for someone special and stay in
perfect rhythm with your highly
choreographed world.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Everyone is great in a different
way. With each person you meet,
you make a habit of finding
out just what kind of greatness
you’re dealing with so you can
feature and enjoy it.
THURSDAY’S BIRTHDAY
(Aug. 5). You’re needed! Not
so much that you feel pres-
sure, but enough to where you
understand the difference you
make. Helping others will be
your pleasure and happiness.
You become self-sufficient in
new ways, too, which gives you
freedoms you’ve been craving.
A financial gain will allow you to
explore a new interest. Cancer
and Scorpio adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 30, 33, 21
and 18.