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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are a very inquisitive person by nature. Expect an upswing in your curiosity. You just can’t seem to get enough answers. You could meet a younger person or a potential new friend in your meanderings. Tonight: You might need to talk a child or loved one down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You have given a lot of time and thought to a future purchase, and you might decide that today is the right day for you to make it happen. Be sure to clue in a partner on your plan, and weigh some last-minute details. Tonight: Spend money only on what has been planned. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You have a way with words that has become renowned. Your softer side emerges, and it becomes apparent that many people around you appreciate this side of you. It would serve you well to make an extra effort to get past an immediate issue.
Tonight: Time for some fun. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Understand that you have been dominant as of late. An event occurs that could urge you to slow down. Recognize that you might have missed a major facet of an idea or project. Honor a request from a loved one. Give this person what he or she wants. Tonight: Your treat. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You’ll sense a major swing or change in what is happening. You have been more cautious than you have been in a long time. As a result, when you decide to toss caution to the wind, you will feel a great sense of relief. Realize that you only can go forward. Tonight: It is your call. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Use the daylight hours to further any project. You will gain the support you want, but you still might have much to consider regarding your direction and choices. Listen to some of the seemingly irrelevant chatter around you. Tonight: At a ballgame or some other favorite pastime. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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You might feel like a fish swimming upstream. Listen to someone’s comments and suggestions. Know that you don’t always need to take the hard road. New information helps you deal with what is going on. You are where it counts. Tonight: Where the crowds are. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Seek out different perspectives. In the process, you might find that you are extremely reactive. Ask yourself what is going on. If you can’t put out the flames, detach. By doing this, you finally will be able to see the big picture. Tonight: Togetherness is the theme. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Deal with one person at a time. Listen to a discussion, and give each person some say. Someone you can trust helps you and others pull a project together. Diversity will add to its strength. Others will continue to give you feedback. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might want to rethink a personal matter. You are grounded
and together as far as knowing which way to go. If you tap into your creativity, solutions will come forward. Others give you feedback. Even if you find it irrelevant, be gracious. Tonight: Spend time with a friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Defer to others, and let them see the results of their actions. You can’t predict the outcome of a project any more than they can. The experience will add to their abilities. Your creativity surges when you can relax. Tonight: Pretend that it is Friday night. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagination leads, and your mind follows. Nevertheless, you might want to present your ideas in an intellectual manner. You can do it all. Listen to feedback, and understand how important it is to keep a family member in the loop. Tonight: Take a walk after dinner. BORN TODAY Film producer Ahmet Zappa (1974), author L. Frank Baum (1856), first female U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright (1937)
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Annie’s Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am finally divorced. My ex and I have a minor child together. He has met my new partner, and they get along great while at our son’s sporting events. I thought it would be healthy for our son to see us as friends. I also thought it would be nice to meet my ex’s new girlfriend since they’ve been a couple as long as I’ve been with my guy. I made several requests to introduce myself, but she refuses to meet me. I find this odd, because she helps take care of my son when he’s in my ex’s home. It seems to be a control tactic on her part. My ex never stands up to this woman about her treatment of me, and although I’ve never said a nasty word to her, she sends me ranting emails regularly. She once mailed a fourpage hate letter about my parenting skills. I feel bullied. For the record, my ex is kind to me when she is not around. But when he’s on the phone with me and she’s nearby, he becomes rude and hostile. I’m sure he’s putting on a show for her. I’ve always promoted my child’s father in a positive light, but I am tired of this infantile behavior. It’s exhausting. Requests, questions and messages about school activities often go unanswered, or I get one-word responses from him. Then he accuses me of not keeping him informed. My family has suggested that I stop communicating with him altogether. What do you think? -- Texas Dear Texas: If you have an opportunity to talk privately with your ex, calmly explain that it is difficult for you to deal with his inappropriate behavior on the phone, and you would appreciate it if he would be civil in your interactions. Otherwise, you will expect him to get his information through the school, and you will instruct the office to include him. His girlfriend seems abusive to you, and it’s a shame your ex doesn’t have the backbone to stand up to her. (She may be abusive to him, as well.) We trust she does not take this out on your child, but please keep an eye on that. Dear Annie, I just left my dermatologist’s office after waiting an hour to see him, and I’m furious. Don’t doctors realize that their patients’ time is also valuable? Another doctor left me sitting in his office for two hours, and I was the second appointment of the day. When I asked the receptionist why the long wait, she told me the doctor likes to flirt with the nurses at the hospital. This same doctor charged me for a hospital visit after he popped his head into my room to say he was running late and didn’t have time to see me. If doctors know they are likely to run late, why don’t they stretch the time between appointments? I’m sick and tired of physicians expecting their patients to finance their fancy homes and golf memberships while they treat us so poorly. -- Fed Up in Louisville Dear Fed Up: Some doctors cannot help running late if they have emergencies. And others are working to schedule less crowded appointments or to phone patients when they are behind. But your most effective policy is to find doctors who are more accommodating to your schedule. If you consistently wait more than an hour for a regular appointment because the doctor is “flirting,” tell the doctor (not the receptionist) that you will be looking for another physician and why. Dear Annie: You have printed letters about adoptees searching for their biological families, but I think people ought to look at this in a different manner. If you don’t know your biological family, you also won’t know whether the person you fall in love with is a sibling. Everyone needs to know who his or her family is. -- Just a Thought Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2013 CREATORS.COM