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THE ASTORIAN • SATuRdAy, AuguST 21, 2021
BLONDIE
DAY AFTER TOMORROW’S
HOROSCOPE
MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
In-person meetings are the best
way to go if you can swing it.
What happens face to face will
be completely different from
anything that could transpire
otherwise.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The
truth about any moment or state
is that it is impermanent. Any
sense you have of yourself inside
that moment is equally ephem-
eral, so ruminating is essentially
useless.
B.C.
DILBERT
BIZARRO
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
While it’s true the world
wouldn’t run right without give
and take, the onus to compro-
mise shouldn’t always have to
fall on you. What would really
happen if you more often dared
to do what you wanted?
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
There’s safety and security in
feeling you belong and are
more or less like the others in
the group. However, the ways
you are different will not set you
apart; they will instead be cause
for fascination.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your
talent for persuasion and nego-
tiation gets stronger every time
you use it. You’re still learning
what buttons to push. Though
this changes with every deal,
your intuition on the matter gets
keener with practice.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The
word “yes” — being just what
you wanted to hear — will make
you smile. This affirmation is
cause for relief, relaxation and
celebration. It’s also a signal. The
real work begins.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t
tell all you know or show all
you have. A glimpse is more
interesting than a reveal, which
should be saved until the very
last moment for the audience
who has earned it. And for the
rest — never.
NON SEQUITUR
WIZARD OF ID
ROSE IS ROSE
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
As the sign of transformation,
you welcome the fascinating
evolution of your own nature,
which often occurs without your
control or interference. However,
the change is solely your inven-
tion today.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Expectation has a way of
blinding people to the possi-
bilities outside of what they
anticipate. Don’t let this happen
to you. Drop your preconceived
notions and open up to more
mysterious realities.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You are used to obeying the
driving force of your ambition.
It benefits you to change it up.
Give that ambition a rest and it
will still be there when you come
back to it. Settle into a process.
Let that be enough.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Because you don’t expect peo-
ple to behave like you would,
you’ll see their unique gifts and
earn the reciprocal attention
ignited by the tender power of
your quiet observation.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It
feels like you’re giving absolute-
ly everything to love. But if you
stop to consider the real-life
limits and practicalities, the
feeling changes. So don’t stop. If
you can’t romanticize love, what
can you romanticize?
MONDAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug.
23). Relationships take unex-
pected turns — especially ones
tied to your livelihood. You’re in
for a ride. What you receive will
be different and more than what
you ever thought you would
take away from a situation.
Tweaks to your routine lift your
vitality. Someone new helps
you get unstuck from what held
you back before. Leo and Taurus
adore you. Your lucky numbers
are: 8, 4, 22, 28 and 13.