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B6 East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Tuesday, January 21, 2020 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Man’s low ambition casts shadow on couple’s future FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE BEETLE BAILEY BY MORT WALKER GARFIELD BLONDIE BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE Dear Abby: I have been dating a It appears that while the two of great guy for a year and a half. He’s you care for each other, he simply funny, smart, and when he comes to cannot summon up the motivation my house, he washes my dishes and to make the effort to better himself plays with my son. He is attentive, financially. Could you accept this in and he cooks for me. He is always the long run? Is the status quo what buying me little things like a desk you want forever? Bear in mind, if coffee heater because he knows I this man moves in, it will prevent J eanne love hot coffee, or smart bulbs that you from finding a partner who is P hilliPs your equal in all ways. create cool colors in the living room. ADVICE Dear Abby: My son got mar- He’s a super fun guy, and he often ried eight months ago. I recently leaves sweet little notes around the found out he and his wife haven’t house for me. sent thank-you notes to anyone. Some of our The downside is, he has zero ambition, friends and family took time off work, trav- zero motivation and no life goals. We are in eled across the country, spent a lot of money our early 30s, and I’m a professional with my on airfare, hotels, meals, as well as wedding own home. He lives in a small room in a house gifts. I am mortified. with two housemates. His job pays very little, Abby, there were only 60 guests, so there but although he has few responsibilities, he were fewer than 30 thank-you notes to send. has been very slow to look for other jobs. When I asked my son about it last week, he Abby, I have talked to him about our said they hadn’t sent them because so much future. We both want to be together, but I told time had passed and it was too late. I told him him I am not going to support him. We want it was inexcusable, and they need to get those to move in together, but he needs to be more notes written now because this is definitely a financially stable. He needs to be my equal. case of better late than never. When we spoke, he agreed with me and If they don’t do it within the next week, the fact that he can do better. He promised I intend to contact my friends and family he would be looking, but I have been waiting and thank them myself and apologize for months to see a change in him and — noth- ing. Should I wait for him? Should I talk to their rudeness. My son was not raised to be him again? I want so much more, and I am ungrateful and rude. What do you think? — Furious in Arizona not sure he can deliver. I don’t want to stay Dear Furious: What you have in mind just because my son loves him so much. What may be well-intentioned, but it won’t make should I do? — Hopelessly Vexed up for your son and daughter-in-law’s lack of Dear Hopelessly: I understand your posi- tion. You seem to want the whole package, courtesy. If they fail to contact the guests who and from what you have written, this person made such an effort to attend their wedding, is not it. You should not have to support him, do not speak up on their behalf because it will only make them look worse. and he shouldn’t expect it. DAYS GONE BY 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1920 The sheriff last night captured five gallons of red wine at the residence of Albert Lacoti. This wine was securely placed under the floor, as if it had been a string of pearls of great price. The sheriff and his posse, however, have become experts at finding the ruby-col- ored liquor. No divining rod ever held by a water-witch ducked more promptly toward water that the official wand ducks toward the wine. It is a matter of $150 with the judge. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1970 The Republic of South Africa man-handled Pendleton High School for a 9-0 wrestling win Tuesday night. Grappling before about 300 fans in the Pendleton Armory the South Afri- cans set the trend when Johnnie Van Der Walt, who wrestled twice, measured the Bucks’ Pat Murphy 8-1. The only pin of the match went to South Africa’s Jannie Tajaard, 109 pounds, against Bill Mayberry at 2:15 of the second round. Diminutive Henry Aslett set the fans hollering with his display of strength in his 117-pound bout with Pendleton’s Scott Hud- son. Aslett gained a 12-0 decision. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Jan. 21, 1995 Students will have longer classes next year as Pendleton High School slices class time into 85-minute blocks instead of 48-minute blips. The proposed block schedule gives students nearly an hour and a half in each class, but classes meet only half as often. Like many local schools, Pendleton is try- ing out longer class periods as part of Ore- gon’s Educational Act for the 21st Century. Although the act does not mandate stretching class time by alternating days, it has become popular in recent years as a way to accom- modate an in-depth emphasis on education. Block schedules are of particular benefit to lab classes such as science and shop. More difficult is math. TODAY 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 Jan. 21, 1861, Jef- ferson Davis of Mississippi and four other Southerners whose states had seceded from the Union resigned from the U.S. Senate. In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine. In 1924, Russian revolu- tionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53. In 1950, former State Department official Alger Hiss, accused of being part of a Communist spy ring, was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss, who proclaimed his innocence, served less than four years in prison.) In 1977, on his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. In 1982, con- vict-turned-author Jack Henry Abbott was found guilty in New York of first-degree manslaugh- ter in the stabbing death of waiter Richard Adan in 1981. (Abbott was later sen- tenced to 15 years to life in prison; he committed suicide in 2002.) In 1994, a jury in Manas- sas, Virginia, found Lorena Bobbitt not guilty by rea- son of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding her husband John, whom she’d accused of sexually assault- ing her. In 1997, Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for the first time in history to discipline its leader for ethi- cal misconduct. In 2007, Lovie Smith became the first black head coach to make it to the Super Bowl when his Chicago Bears won the NFC cham- pionship, beating the New Orleans Saints 39-14; Tony Dungy became the second when his Indianapolis Colts took the AFC title over the New England Patriots, 38-34. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Jill Eikenberry is 73. Actor-director Robby Ben- son is 64. Actress Geena Davis is 64. Sen. Kevin Cra- mer, R-N.D., is 59. Basketball Hall of Famer Hakeem Ola- juwon is 57. Actress Char- lotte Ross is 52. R-and-B singer Marc Gay is 51. Actor John Ducey is 51. Actress Karina Lombard is 51. Sing- er-songwriter Cat Power is 48. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 44. Actor Jerry Trainor is 43. Actress Izabella Miko is 39. Actor Luke Grimes is 36. Actress Feliz Ramirez is 28. Thought for Today: “I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a suc- cess at something you hate.” — George Burns, American comedian (1896-1996). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
