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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, May 8, 2018 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Couple disagrees on etiquette of curating their bathroom art FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I’m a married a print of long-stemmed flowers. If woman in my 30s. My husband and you know there’s a possibility some- one will be offended while using a I own a home, which I have deco- rated to our taste with the exception room that’s a “necessity,” the polite thing to do would be to listen to your of “my” bathroom. My husband and husband. I use separate bathrooms. Mine is the Dear Abby: We invited friends one on the main floor, which is also over for dinner. Because they have used by our guests. toddlers who like to eat early, we A few months ago, I purchased a Jeanne large piece of art to hang in my bath- Phillips started meal preparations accord- ingly. One hour before they were room. Admittedly, it is a bit provoca- Advice tive, but I don’t consider it to be over to arrive, the wife canceled because her daughter was “cranky.” She said the top. My husband said he didn’t care that I hung it, but when his father came she wanted to reschedule for two days later. to visit recently, he took it down and hid it. Since the food was already prepared, we I didn’t say anything, but I now feel he is now have leftovers that will last for days. I don’t want to go shopping again because embarrassed by my taste. I’m hosting a couples baby shower in a I feel like she already stood us up, and I few weeks, and one of the guests is very reli- know she can’t host us for now because she gious. My husband suggests I hang the art- lives with her parents. What’s proper notice work somewhere else or hide it for the party. when canceling a dinner date? How should I don’t feel I should have to redecorate a we as hosts handle her request to come over room in my own home. Am I being unrea- a different day, especially so close to the sonable, or should I find a less provocative event? — Miffed After Dinner piece of art to hang for our more conserva- Dear Miffed: Because she lives with tive guests? — Fine Art Lover her parents, your guest could have left her Dear Fine Art Lover: While your home cranky daughter with “Nana” and “Poppy.” is your castle, surely you want your friends Barring illness, the “proper” time to cancel and family to be comfortable in it while they would have been before you bought gro- ceries for the dinner. However, with small visit you. Years ago, I bought an original work of art children, things do happen, so be forgiving. by Patrick Oliphant titled “Naked Nixon,” Because she’s a good friend, put the food which I hung over the toilet in my powder you prepared in the fridge for two days and room. While entertaining guests I knew were serve it when she shows up. (It may taste politically conservative, I switched it out for better after the flavors meld.) DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 7-8, 1918 Next Tuesday will make the official open- ing of the Helix flour mill. In the afternoon, the mill will be open to public inspection, and Manager H.C. Caywood will explain the operation of the plant. In the evening the first sack of “Silver Shield” Helix-made flour will be auctioned off, a free lunch will be served, and dancing will finish up the affair. Saw- yer’s orchestra of Pendleton will play for the dancing. All the proceeds of the opening are for the Helix Red Cross auxiliary. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 7-8, 1968 Ham and eggs — and cocktails for break- fast? Yes, that combination is on the menu for the lucky person who won a trip to Reno, Nev., in a city merchants’ contest Monday night. Perhaps even ham and eggs — and peas — will be on the menu. Peas because the contest was part of the Milton-Freewa- ter pea festival that opened Monday night with coronation ceremony and a talent show at the Mac Hi auditorium. Many in the audi- ence thought the sweetest little pea was Deb- bie Artz, the little four-year-old gal acrobat who flopped and twisted all over the stage to the song “Moon River.” The big trophy she won was about all she could carry for win- ning in division one for youngsters five to nine years old. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian May 7-8, 1993 The last of three men convicted of exe- cuting Brian David Smith last November was sentenced Thursday to spend the next 17 years and four months in prison. Nathan- iel Miller, a 21-year-old from Umatilla, was convicted of intentional murder and conspir- acy to commit murder in a jury trial March 23. In addition to a 12-year-and-four-month sentence for murder, as outlined in the state’s sentencing guidelines, Miller was sentenced to two five-year concurrent terms, to run consecutively with the murder sentence, for violating probation. It was the same 148- month sentence given to Don C. Ball, 22, of Hermiston, who fired the shotgun that killed Smith near Cold Springs Reservoir east of Hermiston on Nov. 11, 1992. 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 On May 8, 1978, David R. Berkowitz pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to murder, attempted mur- der and assault in connec- tion with the “Son of Sam” shootings that claimed six lives and terrified New Yorkers. (Berkowitz was sentenced to six consecu- tive life prison terms.) In 1429, the Siege of Orleans during the Hundred Years’ War ended as English troops withdrew after being defeated by French forces under Joan of Arc. In 1794, Antoine Lavois- ier, the father of modern chemistry, was executed on the guillotine during France’s Reign of Terror. In 1884, the 33rd pres- ident of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was born in Lamar, Missouri. In 1921, Sweden’s Par- liament voted to abolish the death penalty. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi Germany’s forces had surrendered, and that “the flags of freedom fly all over Europe.” In 1958, Vice President Richard Nixon was shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by anti-American protesters in Lima, Peru. In 1962, the musical comedy “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” opened on Broadway. In 1973, militant Amer- ican Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for ten weeks surrendered. In 1984, the Soviet Union announced it would boycott the upcoming Sum- mer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for blacks and whites. Ten years ago: During the 2008 race for the White House, Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner’s wel- come back at the U.S. Cap- itol, where he was sur- rounded on the House floor by well-wishers calling him “Mr. President” and reach- ing out to pat him on the back or shake his hand. Five years ago: A jury in Phoenix convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree mur- der in the 2008 death of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander (Arias was later sentenced to life in prison). Today’s Birthdays: Nat- uralist Sir David Attenbor- ough is 92. Actor James Mitchum is 77. Singer Philip Bailey is 67. Rock musician Alex Van Halen is 65. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is 57. Singer Enrique Iglesias is 43. Thought for Today: “The biggest big business in America is not steel, auto- mobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxi- ety.” — Eric Sevareid, news commentator (1912-1992). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE