ADVICE 2E www.hpe.com SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009 THE HIGH POINT ENTERPRISE
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Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Will Harris, 23; Sara Lumholdt, 25; Tracy Nelson, 46; Helen Reddy, 68 HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Emotional matters will cause you some grief. Separate your work from your personal problems. Don’t allow anyone to derail your plans. If you prove how talented, skillful and able you are, you will receive rewards far beyond your expectations. It’s important to take seriously everything you do and say. Your numbers are 2, 6, 13, 24, 29, 32, 44 ARIES (March 21April 19): Don’t push the wrong people. Stick to friends, not the people who will judge your every move. Your personal life and the partnerships you form now will be what will mold your direction in the future. ★★★★ TAURUS (April 20May 20): Refrain from dealing with people who want to take from you. A deal that is on the table may appear to be good but the fine print will not favor you. Read between the lines before you end up angry, upset and outof-pocket. ★★ GEMINI (May 21June 20): You can make some good decisions regarding your future plans. Look into the possibilities that exist and incorporate your skills and talents into a resume specific to the company, place or industry that interests you. Romance will highlight your evening hours. ★★★★★ CANCER (June 21July 22): You need to experience something unique and different. A short trip or attending an event that deals with different cultures, hobbies or pastimes will all help you bring some uplifting changes to your life. Don’t let someone’s negativity stop you. ★★★
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Communication will help you work out any of the kinks that an important relationship may be suffering and allow you to get much closer to a happy and stable home life. Don’t let someone else’s outlook or attitude upset you. ★★★ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make some interesting moves that will help you financially, legally or physically. There is a lot you can do to improve your life, yourself and your future. Children can play an important role if you listen. ★★★★★ LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful what you say and how you handle the ones you love. Not everyone will support what you are trying to do. You must include everyone in your plans if you want to be successful. Compromise and compassion will lead to victory. ★★ SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21): Take a break from your everyday routine and try something altogether different. The experience you have will motivate you to do things a little differently. You will have to face someone who has been holding back information. Push for the truth so you don’t waste any more time trying to achieve the impossible. ★★★★ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Romance is skyrocketing and if you incorporate a little excitement, travel and love into your day, you
will reach new highs and develop an important relationship. Take care of your responsibilities early to avoid unnecessary complaints. ★★★ CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Stay calm and avoid any controversial topics. A change in your financial plan can lead to greater stability. Someone who is geographically distanced from you will compromise your current position. ★★★ AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Don’t mix emotions with financial, legal or medical decisions. Don’t get involved in a scam because someone you know and trust is taking a risk. Uncertainty regarding a partnership will be upsetting. Let the situation develop naturally. ★★★ PISCES (Feb. 19March 20): You will gain far more by keeping your current personal situation a secret until you are fully integrated into what’s going on around you. Finances will lead to emotional ups and downs. Letting someone cost you will cause tension and ruin your plans. ★★★ ONE STAR: It’s best to avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes or read a good book. Two stars: You can accomplish but don’t rely on others for help. Three stars: If you focus, you will reach your goals. Four stars: You can pretty much do as you please, a good time to start new projects. Five stars: Nothing can stop you now. Go for the gold.
Halloween haters say, ‘Boo Humbug!’ BY CARYN BROOKS FOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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arlee Smith is hardly in the no-fun category. She hosts a monthly girls’ night out at a bar in Portland, Ore., and co-runs a plus-size vintage boutique called Fat Fancy. But there’s one thing that brings out the hate in her. Smith, 33, is among a contrarian contingent that takes a boo humbug approach to Halloween. “As a kid I remember always sort of dreading finding a costume,” she says. “I’m not knocking it for other people, but I’m just not into the spectacle and pressure of it. I don’t like tacky costumes. I like when people dress up for no reason.” Halloween haters aren’t as easy to categorize as that odd old lady on the block who always pretends that she’s not home on Oct. 31, or people who protest the day on religious grounds. The new Halloween Hater is young, loud and proud. Online T-shirt retailer Zazzle.com has a whole line of anti-Halloween offerings that speak for the movement. Slogans include the saucy “I don’t do costumes. But I might do you,” and the simple and effective “I
hate Halloween,” among more than 340 options. Some Halloween haters say they’ve felt that way since childhood. “I distinctly remember putting on one of my dance recital costumes, grabbing my pumpkin bucket, walking up to the door and bursting into tears,” says Alejandra Owens, 27, of Washington, D.C. She has hated Halloween since she was 5. “I felt like the moment I walked out the door everyone would be pointing at me and laughing – and not in a good way.” Does she consider herself a curmudgeon? “Maybe in college a little, but now all my good friends know how I feel about Halloween so it’s more like a running joke,” she says. “One thing I DO like about Halloween: Now that I live in D.C. people
are incredibly creative and smart about their costumes. It’s not just gorilla suits and sexy nurses. People in this town really get into their politically themed costumes.” If Halloween hating is born of childhood bad experiences, does that make it more of a phobia than a matter of taste? The scientific name for extreme fear of Halloween is “samhainophobia,” named for the ancient Pagan festival of the dead Samain. Jerilyn Ross, president of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, says actual phobias take things way beyond just a dislike or anxiety. “To have a Halloween phobia, you avoid it all cost,” she says. The fear in a phobia, she says, is excessive and irrational and the person knows it.
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