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Married woman rekindles desire for childhood lover Annie’s Mailbox

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell anniesmailbox@comcast.net

But we are both slowly giving in to our desire for each other. Our marriages are at a crossroads. Neither of us is intimate with our spouse. My family is completely unaware that I am in love with my childhood sweetheart. Do I follow my head and stay in a safe, stale marriage? I love my husband, but I am not in love with him and haven’t been for years. I would, of course, wait for my sons to go off to college before changing my life. Do you have

A Victorian version of a classic count Would Vlad the Impaler drive a Prius? The new “Dracula” (9 p.m., NBC) seems to think so. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (”The Tudors”) stars as the ancient undead count in this handsome reinvention of the ofttold horror classic. Here, he’s reawakened in the late Victorian era and brought to London, where he poses as a brash, rich American upstart. To the public, he’s an inventor and tycoon hoping to revolutionize industry and domestic life with a new form of electricity. Based loosely on the theories of Nikola Tesla, he promises to transmit energy through the air without need for wiring. His real mission is to destroy the fledgling oil industry, the source of money and power for an evil cabal that has existed for centuries and is responsible for burning Dracula’s beloved at the stake and locking him in a casket for several hundred years. Jessica De Gouw stars as the fetching Mina Murray, a spitting image of Dracula’s old flame. The plot to “Dracula” is overstuffed with ideas and obvious metaphors. We have the myth of Tesla; oil monopolies as a symbol of world-devouring evil; legions of vampires, vampire hunters and vampire “seers”; and conspiracies galore, tales of ancient guilds seeking to maintain total control as a new illuminated age takes shape. Even the Jack the Ripper story shows up, tossed off as a cover story to hide the existence of vampire activity. Tonight’s Other Highlights

The juvenile cooks tackle

fine dining on “MasterChef Junior” (7 p.m., Fox).

Young boys discover they are part of an ancient order in the 2013 fantasy “The Hunters” (7 p.m., Hallmark).

Aspiring designers let musicians become their muses in the new series “Styled to Rock” (7 p.m., Bravo), produced by Rihanna.

The past seven days reviewed on “Charlie Rose: The Week” (7:30 p.m., PBS).

Carrie enjoys her summer in Manhattan on the second season premiere of “The Carrie Diaries” (8 p.m., CW).

A routine patrol goes awry on “Hawaii Five-0” (8 p.m., CBS).

Fans discuss the importance of an artist’s work in the 2013 documentary “Springsteen & I” (8 p.m., Showtime).

A hero and a washout join forces in the six-part adventure “Strike Back: Origins” (9 p.m., Cinemax). Sex. Explosions. Rinse. Repeat.

Danny doubts a mother’s kidnapping alibi on “Blue Bloods” (9 p.m., CBS).

BIRTHDAYS Basketball Hall of Famer Bobby Knight is 73. Rock musician Chad Smith is 52. Actor Adam Goldberg is 43. Actor-singer Adam Pascal is 43. Actor Craig Robinson is 42. Actor Ben Gould is 33. Actor Josh Henderson is 32.

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10/25

any advice for me? — In Dear Annie: Could Love With Another Man you please educate people about the dangers of Dear In Love: Imag- tossing their babies and ine your husband re- toddlers up in the air? — connecting with an old Father of Five flame and deciding to leave you because you Dear Dad: Forcearen’t exciting anymore. ful or violent shaking, Wouldn’t you want the bouncing and tossing opportunity to discuss can cause brain or spinal it? To point out how it damage in infants. This would hurt the children? is known as shaken baby To help him understand syndrome. However, that 21 years together very gentle tossing (less should mean something? than a foot in the air) is We can assure you that usually safe, provided six months of playing you don’t drop the child kissy-face is not the same or hit his head on the as a day-to-day marriage. ceiling or a light fixture, It’s easy to put effort which happens more and romance into a fling often than you might and believe it’s going to think. Pediatricians are be like that forever. We divided on what age is understand that you are OK, but the more conUniversal Crossword bored, but this is disre- servative say to wait unspectful to your marriage til the child is at least 2 Edited by Timothy E. Parker October 25, 2013 and your husband. Get years old. ACROSS 12 Entertainer’s 39 memory counseling. See whether 1 Tricky past advocate 43 Like venison’s you can fix what’s making participle 13 Griller’s 43 flavor — Send questions to you unhappy before you 5 Edward’s grabbers 44 Seeks water, anniesmailbox@comcast.net, make a mess of several love in 21 Suffix with 44 in a way or Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box lives, including your own. “Twilight” “press” 45 46 Traffic tie-up

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Friday, Oct. 25 This year opportunities come to you through work, from people you know in your community and from your own efforts. If you are single, you might meet someone very different from you. If you are attached, the two of you will grow through a unique encounter with someone new. The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) You could be taken aback by everything that happens. Your optimism helps you get through a difficult situation. Tonight: At home. Taurus (April 20-May 20) You might want to address an issue early on if it is causing distance between you and someone else. Your imagination goes haywire at what might be ailing this person. Tonight: With friends. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Curb a need to want more from a situation than someone is willing to give. Recognize what is happening between you and this party. Tonight: Enjoy what is offered. Cancer (June 21-July 22) A loved one could be withdrawn. You can’t force this person to open up, so remain positive. Tonight: Just do not be alone. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) How you frame a situation could change the outcome. Use care, as you might want to allow the cards to fall as they may. Tonight: Read between the lines. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Where your friends are is where you want to be. Be aware

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today. Others requested that you do this or that for them in order that they might leave work on time. Tonight: Once you’re done, hook up with friends. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Tap into your spontaneity and use good sense. Your ideas have a uniquely anchored quality. Do not hesitate to express some of them to a group that often plays devil’s advocate with you. Tonight: Follow the music.

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

10/24

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

HOVSE

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

SOREIR FLUBIA

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Dear Annie: I am a 44-year-old woman in a quandary. I have been married for 21 years to a good man who is nine years my senior. He is supportive and affectionate. Most women would be satisfied. He plays the lottery more often than we can afford, but other than that, he’s a kind man. He is also a terrific, loving father to our two teenage boys. Here’s my problem: Six months ago, I got in touch with my first young love through Facebook. We became comfortable chatting and texting. We eventually met face to face, and there was an instant attraction. We now text daily and talk on the phone at least once a week. We also get together once a month to go hiking. We have hugged and kissed, but haven’t had sex. He feels that would be crossing a line that could never be erased.

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

A: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: BRICK LAUGH NATIVE BETRAY Answer: The non-smokers met with the smokers to — CLEAR THE AIR

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