8A FEATURES THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2016 How to keep night-owl friend? Tomorrow’s horoscope By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc. Dear Annie: I am a widow in died otherwise. At the hospital, my 70s. My husband and I had no he received several transfusions ARIES (March 21-April 19). Should you SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Power won’t Annie’s seek support, or is that the costly, lazy, com- be granted, and you won’t have to steal it. It’s children and not much of a social and had esophageal surgery. He plicated way of solving the problem? If you more of a summoning process. Direct your life. When he died a few years Mailbox was told he had cirrhosis of the can afford to try it out with little stress to your energy. Channel chaotic nervousness into Creators ago, I was desolate. I took on a liver and would die if he con- resources, you’ll know straightaway. If not, one focused stream; (SET ITAL) that’s (END Syndicate Inc. part-time job and met a divorced tinued to drink. Amazingly, he you’ll be fine (brilliant, even) on your own. ITAL) powerful! woman close to my age and we Kathy stopped cold turkey. It was a TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Everyone SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Com- have become good friends. It has Mitchell and blessing. is too busy forming complaints to listen to bine your bright ideas with the luminous in- been wonderful, as I have never Unfortunately, it wasn’t soon the complaints of others. The trick is to get sights of another, and then run and get your Marcy Sugar very busy with something better than being sunglasses — because together, you’ll be had a close friend before. enough. He developed liver can- disgruntled. Do this and you’ll stand out as dangerously brilliant. I really like “Jeanette,” and cer, which we knew was a pos- remarkable. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your she has introduced me to a lot of a service like Uber or Lyft. But sibility. He’s undergoing chemo GEMINI (May 21-June 21). What starts main concern has to do with handling busi- other women who have become you also can be irm without los- now. The trips to the hospital, out as a dilemma could turn into a contest, ness, not making friends. However, it is my friends. I love to go to lunch, ing a friendship. When Jeanette the overnight stays and the fol- game or reason to survey dozens of people. precisely because you behave in such a to musicals and on day trips with wants you to drive at night, it’s low-ups can be overwhelming Your curious mind will turn this puzzle into professional way that you attract social op- my female friends. perfectly OK to say, “Sorry, my physically and emotionally, not social amusement. portunities. The problem is, Jeanette likes vision isn’t good enough. I’ll only for him, but for our children CANCER (June 22-July 22). Normally AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You con- you would sprinkle some fun in with your sider yourself to be a kind of host of today’s to go out at night to dinner, con- miss you, but I hope we can get and me. We’re hoping he will be disciplined approach to work. Today you’ll situation, and you’ll mingle breezily, making certs, etc. I do not have good together another time.” Then eligible for a transplant before he be more successful sprinkling your disci- sure everyone around you is having fun. nighttime vision and am not com- invite her to a Sunday matinee dies from the cancer. plined approach to work into your fun. Thanks to you, anyone who is capable of a fortable driving past sundown. she might enjoy. To anyone who drinks and LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The inner and good time will be having one. I have explained this to her, but Dear Annie: My husband is believes, “Well, I have to die outer realities aren’t meshing — how stress- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your time she thinks that I am being unnec- an alcoholic. He drank at least a eventually,” or “I can handle my ful! A dramatic expression will be cathartic, has been valuable all along, though extra essarily fearful. Any suggestions case of beer a day, plus shots of drinking,” or “That will never although best endeavored alone. You don’t work and a stiff deadline makes every sec- need witnesses in order to feel better. ond seem to count even more. Discourage on how I can handle this? — scotch or whatever was on hand happen to me,” please listen. It VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Things that interruptions. Ask for the abbreviated ver- Fearful of Losing a Friend in the evenings. I tried counsel- can happen to you or someone come too easily to a person will have very sion of every story. Dear Fearful: Being cautious ing and a family intervention, you love. It is an expensive emo- little value to that person, regardless of how THURSDAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 19). Your about driving at night when your to no avail. I attended Al-Anon tional roller coaster and a painful high the public appraisal may be. This is just attention will jump-start something new in vision is poor is smart, common meetings and so did he (briely), journey. — Loving Wife one more reason you need to stop giving August. This will be a year when friendships sense. But it probably sounds to but neither of us found them Dear Wife: Our hearts go your services away for free. get stronger, business ties grow more lucra- Jeanette as if you are “too old” helpful. So I gave up. out to you and your family. We LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Sometimes tive and romance inspires you. A remarkable and she doesn’t like it one bit. Eight years ago, I found him greatly appreciate that you have it’s more trouble than it’s worth to take on accomplishment in July will raise your status strong-willed people, so you acquiesce to a and allow you to care for you and yours at There are ways around this — on the bathroom loor covered in taken the time to warn others and role you never meant to play. Bottom line: If a new level. September brings leisure and perhaps someone can pick you blood. It was fortunate that I was try to help them. Please know you don’t like what they call you, stop an- luxury. Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your up or you can take a cab or use home, because he would have that you are in our thoughts. swering to it. lucky numbers are: 8, 11, 14, 21 and 9. FRANK AND ERNEST

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