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East Oregonian
PEANUTS
COFFEE BREAK
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
DEAR ABBY
BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ
Wife in sexless marriage
is tempted by outside offer
FOR BETTER OR WORSE
BY LYNN JOHNSTON
B.C.
BY JOHNNY HART
PICKLES
BY BRIAN CRANE
Dear Abby: I’ve been in a
His ofice building is right next to
committed relationship for 19 years,
mine, which is how we met. During
and have been married for three years.
work hours I’m extremely busy and
My husband is wonderful, except he
don’t generally have time to hang out
has absolutely no sex drive. And of
or take breaks. If I do, it may be to
course, in the true nature of opposi-
run a quick errand or grab a sandwich
with a co- worker.
tion, mine is off the charts.
Abby, I have worked here for eight
I have met another man who is
years, and I don’t invite ANYONE to
in a loveless marriage. He says they
Jeanne
don’t have intimate relations, and Phillips socialize during work hours. He texts
me that he’s outside my building, or
she knows he has had “lings” over
Advice
he says he just dropped by to say “hi”
the years. He has asked me to be his
or “bye.” If he sees me pull in at my
newest “friend with beneits.” He’s
attractive, employed, and wants only a phys- ofice, he will wave me down or jog over to
ical relationship. (I suspect their marriage is walk me to work.
My professional life has always been
tied to his business, but I’m not sure.)
I’m honestly tempted, because I’m lonely separate from my personal life. I need my
in that regard. No marriage is perfect, by any work hours to myself, and I have told him
means, but am I biting off more than I can this numerous times. I have asked him not to
chew even if I get my husband’s permission come by and explained that my 9-to-5 is for
(which he would likely give), and assuming work. He just doesn’t get it.
I don’t want to end my relationship over
this man is telling the truth about his wife?
this, but I love my job. It is important that I be
What to do? — Desperate In The North
Dear Desperate: While some open focused at work. I don’t think it’s appropriate
marriages have been known to work if the to be hugging, kissing and embracing in front
husband and wife are willing, I hesitate of my ofice. We see each other after work
to recommend it. You describe yourself every day. Please give me a solution, because
as desperate. You MUST be desperate to I am at my wits’ end! — Wants To Work
Alone
consider becoming someone’s latest “ling.”
Dear Wants To Work Alone: Because
Did your husband’s low sex drive exist
before your marriage, or is it something new? you have told this man repeatedly that you
If it is recent, there may be medical help for aren’t comfortable with him dropping by
his problem — if he is willing to talk to his during work hours or engaging in public
doctor about it. Please suggest it before you displays of affection where you can be
observed, it’s time to “up the ante.” The
do anything else.
Dear Abby: I am in a new relationship next time it happens, tell him you think he’s
(six months) with a man who treats me like terriic, but if he can’t respect your work ethic
gold. He’s kind, affectionate and a great man, and your boundaries, it might jeopardize your
relationship.
except for one thing.
DAYS GONE BY
BEETLE BAILEY
GARFIELD
BLONDIE
BY MORT WALKER
BY JIM DAVIS
BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE
100 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 28, 1916
“So good has been the grass on the
Umatilla forest reserve that the lambs now
look larger than the ewes,” says F.B. Kellough
of the forest service who has returned from a
trip over the reserve. Mr. Kellough says the
deer are also in good physical shape and their
condition is attributed to the theory that during
the deep snow last winter the game animals
were able to reach moss on trees generally
inaccessible to them. With the irst of October
practically at hand the movement of sheep
from the mountain ranges to the private winter
ranges is starting. The forest rules require that
all sheep leave the summer ranges by October
15. It is known that many sheepmen are taking
warning from last winter’s experience and are
laying in larger supplies of feed than usual.
They are taking note of the possibility of
another hard winter, as predicted by Indians,
and do not wish to get caught.
50 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 28, 1966
A Pendleton woman was arrested Monday
because the Umatilla County Library says
she refuses to return or pay for three overdue
books. Lizabeth Anne Dorman, 39, a medical
secretary, posted $100 bail on the charge
of willful detention of library property.
The charge is a misdemeanor that carries a
maximum penalty of six months in jail and
a ine of $5-$25. The books, three Spanish
texts, were due July 1. The borrower had been
warned with a series of postcards, a letter from
the library, and, inally, a letter from the district
attorney, said Umatilla County Librarian
Richard Joder. He said today that suits may be
iled against several other borrowers, too, to
force the return of long overdue books.
25 Years Ago
From the East Oregonian
Sept. 28, 1991
Enquiring minds are learning about
Condon. The National Enquirer, one of the
country’s most popular and controversial
supermarket tabloids, recently ran a story on
Condon’s livability. The story by a freelance
writer who visited Condon mentioned the
community’s good schools, recreation oppor-
tunities, affordable housing and low crime. As
a result Condon Recorder Cris Kennedy spent
much of her days the past week answering
telephone inquiries from around the country
asking for more information. “Eighty percent
of the calls are coming from California,” said
Condon Mayor Boyd Harris. “And 80 to 90
percent of the calls are from retirees.” Calls
also have been received from Arizona, New
York and Florida.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
DILBERT
THE WIZARD OF ID
LUANN
ZITS
BY SCOTT ADAMS
BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART
BY GREG EVANS
BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN
Today is the 272nd day of
2016. There are 94 days left
in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Sept. 28, 1066,
William the Conqueror
invaded England to claim the
English throne.
On this date:
In 1542, Portuguese navi-
gator Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
arrived at present-day San
Diego.
In 1787, the Congress
of the Confederation voted
to send the just-completed
Constitution of the United
States to state legislatures for
their approval.
In 1850, logging was
abolished as a form of
punishment in the U.S. Navy.
In 1914, the First Battle of
the Aisne during World War I
ended inconclusively.
In 1928, Scottish medical
researcher Alexander Fleming
discovered penicillin, the irst
effective antibiotic.
In 1939, during World
War II, Nazi Germany and
the Soviet Union signed a
treaty calling for the parti-
tioning of Poland, which the
two countries had invaded.
In 1958, voters in the
African country of Guinea
overwhelmingly
favored
independence from France.
In 1976, Muhammad Ali
kept his world heavyweight
boxing championship with a
close 15-round decision over
Ken Norton at New York’s
Yankee Stadium.
In 1991, jazz great Miles
Davis died in Santa Monica,
California, at age 65.
In 1995, Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin and
PLO chairman Yasser Arafat
signed an accord at the
White House ending Israel’s
military occupation of West
Bank cities and laying the
foundation for a Palestinian
state.
Today’s
Birthdays:
Actress Brigitte Bardot is
82. Actor Joel Higgins is 73.
Actress-comedian Janeane
Garofalo is 52. TV person-
ality/singer Moon Zappa is
49. Actress Naomi Watts is
48. Country singer Karen
Fairchild (Little Big Town)
is 47. Rapper Young Jeezy
is 39. Writer-producer-di-
rector-actor Bam Margera
is 37. Pop-rock singer
St. Vincent is 34. Rock
musician Daniel Platzman
(Imagine Dragons) is 30.
Actress Hilary Duff is 29.
Thought for Today:
“Sometimes I think we
Americans are the loneliest
people in the world. To be
sure, we hunger for the power
of affection, the self-accep-
tance that gives life. It is the
oldest and strongest hunger
in the world. But hungering
is not enough.” — Sherwood
Anderson, American author
and poet (1876-1941).
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN
BY DANA SIMPSON
BIG NATE
BY LINCOLN PEIRCE