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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, August 24, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Evenings at home fall silent as wife embraces cellphone FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: A large portion of might solve it in the short term. conversation in our home has been Dear Abby: I am a gay man. My replaced with the time my wife spends boyfriend, “James,” and I have been on her cellphone. Not that she is together for nine years with a few talking on it. It’s games and Facebook time-outs. I’m 59; he’s 57. In many that absorb hours of her time. ways we have a great relationship We used to spend evenings and care deeply for each other. Our working on special projects together, problem? We are in the same field of but that is the exception now and no employment but work for different Jeanne longer the rule. If I ask a question or Phillips companies. He works full-time in a make a comment, she answers, but we highly stressful position, while I work Advice sit mostly in silence. 20 hours a week and have a great time Must I accept this as the new norm doing it. that seems to have swept up everyone and James earns twice what I do. I have no wait for her to tire of this activity? I have money put away for retirement because I gently mentioned my dismay, but when I don’t earn enough to save. James doesn’t did she became defensive and said it is HER like it. He wants someone who is his equal in time. Do you have any advice on how to cope saving money. with this? — Mattering Less In Missouri Obviously, our story isn’t as simple as it Dear Mattering: Facebook and gaming sounds. His therapist supports his feelings. can be so absorbing that when members sign Mine says: “In 2008, when everyone lost on for “just a minute,” the next thing they their pensions, you didn’t see a bunch of know, two hours have flown by. I say this people filing for divorce, did you? There are because it has happened to me. more important things than money.” Discuss this again with your wife, and this I don’t know what to do. I want to grow time tell her you miss the closeness you had old with James. — Money Woes In San when the two of you could share activities Francisco and that you are lonely. If she doesn’t realize Dear Money: You two need a different that it is a red flag, the two of you may need kind of mediation than two shrinks and an professional mediation to reach a compro- advice columnist. From where I sit, you mise, such as a scheduled date night. would benefit from consulting a financial If that doesn’t satisfy you, look for projects planner who can help you figure out if there’s or hobbies you can share with other people a way to put away some money for a rainy with similar interests. You are not alone in day. If you include James when you do, it having this problem. Taking evening classes might also give him some insight. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 24, 1917 Complaint was laid before the council last evening that, with many employers hereabouts howling for help, many idle men sit placidly on the curbstones and listen with indifference to offers for their services. If these men were without visible means of support, they could be hauled into court as vagrants, but every mother’s son of them has money in his pockets, and Judge Fee, new city attorney, advised the council that there is no law that can compel a man to work if he has means of support. “If there were such a law,” he said, “it might be used against Councilman Taylor here.” 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 24, 1967 Climaxing the Walla Walla College summer session commencement exercises Sunday was the conferral of an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Clyde H. Harris, Pendleton. In the citation Dr. William H. Shephard honored Harris as “a recognized philanthropist, an able administrator, a wise and judicious member of the board of trustees, and friend and Christian gentleman whose balanced Christian life and sincere interest in people have been blessing to many.” Beginning with a small box factory in Milton-Freewater in 1913, Harris moved his interests to Pendleton in 1939, adding a lumber division, and in 1945 a furniture division. In 1952 the businessman made an outright gift of Harris Pine Mills, worth several million dollars, to the General Confer- ence of Seventh-day Adventists, remaining as president until 1957 when he retired. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Aug. 24, 1992 Fred Hodgen and Chris Piper have learned a sobering lesson in recent weeks: Skunk odor can overpower just about any air freshener or cleaning product on the market. They know, because they’ve tried most of them in a battle to overcome the dreaded scent left by skunks that took a liking to their garage and the cat food inside. Once you’ve been sprayed by a skunk, Pepe Le Pew cartoons will never be quite as funny again, Hodgen and Piper agreed. But after capturing a daddy skunk this weekend that appeared to be every bit of 20 pounds, the couple hope they’ve won the war with the pesky varmints. The battle to get rid of that distinctive skunk aroma continues, however. 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 236th day of 2017. There are 129 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 24, 1992, Hurricane Andrew smashed into Florida, causing $30 billion in damage; 43 U.S. deaths were blamed on the storm. On this date: In A.D. 79, long-dormant Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in volcanic ash; an estimated 20,000 people died. In 1572, the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of French Protes- tants at the hands of Catholics began in Paris. In 1814, during the War of 1812, British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to the Capitol (which was still under construction) and the White House, as well as other public buildings. In 1912, Congress passed a measure creating the Alaska Territory. Congress approved legislation establishing Parcel Post delivery by the U.S. Post Office Department, slated to begin on January 1, 1913. In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, making her the first woman to fly solo, non-stop, from coast to coast. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty came into force. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States. In 1967, a group of demonstrators led by Abbie Hoffman caused a disrup- tion at the New York Stock Exchange by tossing dollar bills onto the trading floor. In 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced in New York to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. (Chapman remains imprisoned.) In 2006, the Interna- tional Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a full-fledged planet, demoting it to the status of a “dwarf planet.” Today’s Birthdays: Composer-musician Mason Williams is 79. Rhythm- and-blues singer Marshall Thompson (The Chi-Lites) is 75. Rock musician Ken Hensley is 72. Actress Anne Archer is 70. Actor Joe Regalbuto is 68. Actor Kevin Dunn is 62. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is 62. Actor-writer Stephen Fry is 60. Actor Steve Guttenberg is 59. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. is 57. Actor Jared Harris is 56. Talk show host Craig Kilborn is 55. CBS News correspondent Major Garrett is 55. Rock singer John Bush is 54. Actress Marlee Matlin is 52. Basketball Hall of Famer Reggie Miller is 52. Broad- cast journalist David Gregory is 47. Country singer Kristyn Osborn (SHeDaisy) is 47. Actor-comedian Dave Chap- pelle is 44. Actor Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter” films) is 29. Thought for Today: “Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end.” — Marcelene Cox, American writer. PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE