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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, February 22, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Daughter’s identity as asexual is not welcomed by her mom FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I have recently started father tried to strangle me in a disclosing to close friends and family drunken rage one night, I took her that I am asexual (someone who expe- and left. Years later, we are on good riences no sexual attraction to any terms. I have legal custody. He sends person). For the most part they have financial support and visits about been supportive, but my mother and once a month. My finances, however, one of my friends are having trouble are not great. accepting it. I have told them I do not Because we are not in touch with want children and that I am repulsed his extended family, I was surprised Jeanne by the thought of sexual intercourse, Phillips when he told me his sister wants but my mother acts like if I don’t have Jenna to be a flower girl in her desti- Advice children, I won’t be as welcome. She nation wedding. I’m not comfortable even suggested that I could marry a sending her alone with her father gay man, so sex wouldn’t be an issue. And my because of his history of alcohol abuse (which friend continues to pressure me into dating, his sister is unaware of). I am not financially saying I “just haven’t met the right one yet.” able to take her myself. Abby, I have no clue how to maintain Is there a solution I’m overlooking? Am contact with them, as they seem unwilling to I callous for thinking she just wants a cute let my sexual identity be my business. — An child as an accessory to her wedding party? Ace In A Hole — Mother Of The Flower Girl Dear Ace: Your sexual identity became Dear Mother: Without knowing your their business the minute you told them former partner’s sister, it would be unfair you were asexual. The problem is that your of me to guess her reason for wanting your friend and your mother do not understand daughter in her wedding. However, if your what asexuality is — and many people don’t. ex is still drinking, you are absolutely right Please tell your mother for me that marrying that Jenna should not be traveling with him. a gay man is not the answer because HE may Perhaps he would be willing to pay for both want a sex life, something to which he is of you to be there. entitled, by the way. As to your friend, she’s Dear Abby: I have an interesting question well-meaning I’m sure, but misguided. for you. Is it sexual harassment if a female You are who you are. You’re not going supervisor at work calls a male employee to change, and you should not be punished “Honey”? — Peter In South Carolina for it. Please try not to be defensive because Dear Peter: If that’s all there is to it, I this is your chance to educate. Answer their doubt it would be considered sexual harass- questions with patience and kindness and ment. However, if you are the employee do not let yourself be bullied or emotionally being called “Honey,” because it bothers you, blackmailed into doing anything you are not tell your employer privately that it makes comfortable with. you uncomfortable and you prefer being Dear Abby: After my daughter Jenna’s addressed by your given name. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Feb. 22, 1917 That spring is yet a thing somewhat distant was evidenced by a heavy snow which started yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock and continued for several hours. Snow fell this morning and there was no indication of a let up. The barometer of Major Lee Moorhouse read as low as 28.26 which foresages a continued storm. Farmers were in the midst of plowing and will be forced to discontinue operations for some time. Stockmen are reported to be laying in a supply of fodder. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Feb. 22, 1967 The Harlem Globetrotters put on their court show before a packed house at the Pendleton National Guard Armory last night with accompanying vaudeville acts including a juggling act, a trampoline exhibition, table tennis exhibition, a high wire act and a plate balancing act. The one act that didn’t make it was the one the crowd was looking for, espe- cially with so many little leaguers in atten- dance. Leroy (Satchel) Paige, the legendary baseball pitcher, was unable to appear. He had to leave town earlier in the afternoon because of an illness in his family. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Feb. 22, 1992 For Edna “Hootie” McClintock a simple coffee cup can mean wondrous things — shapes, designs and, most importantly, colors. Hootie is blind. The last time Hootie actually saw colors she was in her early 20s. “I was looking at a calendar with a train on it and I saw this flash of light. I lost my sight after that.” Her coffee cup collection is spread throughout her home on shelves, cupboards and an elaborate cup tree. When she gets a cup, she has a person describe it and then she files it away in a place where she can remember. The collection that was started on a whim in 1973 does not sit idle. Every day she uses a different cup. And she has other home occupations that keep her busy. She muses that it would be nice to live in Portland again for no other reason but to have her 200 channel scanner working at full capacity in a busy city. BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 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 53rd day of 2017. There are 312 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 22, 1732 (New Style date), the first president of the United States, George Washington, was born in Westmoreland County in the Virginia Colony. On this date: In 1862, Jefferson Davis, already the provisional president of the Confed- eracy, was inaugurated for a six-year term following his election in Nov. 1861. In 1892, “Lady Wind- ermere’s Fan” by Oscar Wilde was first performed at London’s St. James’ Theater. In 1909, the Great White Fleet, a naval task force sent on a round-the-world voyage by President Theo- dore Roosevelt, returned after more than a year at sea. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first radio broadcast from the White House as he addressed the country over 42 stations. In 1935, it became illegal for airplanes to fly over the White House. In 1940, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was enthroned at age four in Lhasa, Tibet. In 1959, the inaugural Daytona 500 race was held; although Johnny Beau- champ was initially declared the winner, the victory was later awarded to Lee Petty. In 1980, the “Miracle on Ice” took place in Lake Placid, New York, as the United States Olympic hockey team upset the Soviets, 4-3. (The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal.) In 1987, pop artist Andy Warhol died at a New York City hospital at age 58. In 1997, scientists in Scotland announced they had succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named “Dolly.” (Dolly, however, was later put down after a short life marred by premature aging and disease.) Today’s Birthdays: Actor Paul Dooley is 89. Actor James Hong is 88. Movie director Jonathan Demme is 73. Actor John Ashton is 69. Actress Miou-Miou is 67. Actress Julie Walters is 67. Basketball Hall of Famer Julius Erving is 67. Actress Ellen Greene is 66. Former Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is 65. Former White House adviser David Axelrod is 62. Actor Kyle MacLachlan is 58. World Golf Hall of Famer Vijay Singh is 54. Actress-co- median Rachel Dratch is 51. Actor Paul Lieberstein is 50. Actress Jeri Ryan is 49. Actor Thomas Jane is 48. TV host Clinton Kelly is 48. Actress Tamara Mello is 47. Actress- singer Lea Salonga is 46. Actor Jose Solano is 46. Inter- national Tennis Hall-of-Famer Michael Chang is 45. Singer James Blunt is 43. Actress Drew Barrymore is 42. Thought for Today: “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.” — Pres- ident George Washington (1732-1799). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE