PNET NONI NE ETO ‘The Castlegar Sun Ww Wednesday, January 2, 1991 nay Kitchen _ Nancy Lingley whipped cream And that Resolved? ‘The start of a New Year and a time for resolutions. a Now I gave up on resolutions years ago realizing that, a) no matter what, I will always be so for behind I think I'm modem technology or Mom Nature will ever, ever make a double dip hot fudge sundae smothered in whipped cream and covered in roasted pecans that still tastes like a double dip hot fudge sundae smothered in and covered in roasted pecans but won't make my hips look like I've been scarfing double dip hot fudge sundaes smoth- ered in whipped cream and covered in roasted pecans, So, you sec, there was just no sense in making unrealistic resolutions, : However, this year circumstances dictated that I ‘make ‘at least one < first; and, b) neither New Year's change households, furniture, a throw rug, reason whatsoever.” Jonger an option. prematurely. easily tackled and disposed of. Possibly for one. 1-1/2 Ibs. ground beef 1/4c. ketchup envelope dry onion soup mix 1 tbsp. parsley 1/4 tsp. pepper legg 1 tbsp. water Combine ground beef, ketchup, relocate, or in any way pick up a single piece of or even that ugly little stool that sits in front of the treadle sewing machine, and place it in a new residence for any This comes as the direct result of five, count ‘em five, moves in the past 14 months. Now it’s a known fact that people who make their liv- ing in the media business are mobile, but this is tidiculous. For the most part, these moves have been pretty manageable. But this last one, hot on the heels of the onc before it just six weeks prior, was the sttaw that snapped the delicate balance of that part of what's left of my brain that copes with these things. It all started off well enough. I neatly packed and labelled boxes. “Master bedroom, exira shoes,” read products from below the sink,” proclaimed another. After all, I’d had enough experience at this lately to get really, really good.at it.” Then I started running out of enough of the same thing, or even things in the same category, to fill a whole box. _ “Extra spices, winter gloves, photo albums, and teddy bears,’ just about covered the contents of one box. Couldn't remember what was on the bottom by the time I got to the top and was ready to label it though. Then the man in my life— the strong, capable, but very rarely silent type— went totally MALE on me and lost patience with the completely orderly and logical (ie. female) way the packing was pro- ceeding. No more fooling around here, was his attitude, let’s just get this job done, Not now, right now. And be suddenly began snatching full, partially full, and some still practically empty boxes right out of my grasping fingertips, Labelling, even questionable labelling, was no Into the truck went these boxes of mystery and off to the new house. Fortunately for him I could not locate the box labelled “Cau- tion. Sharp kitchen knives.” Or maybe that was the box I had intended to label “Caution. Sharp Kitchen knives,” before he relieved me-of it ‘He did make an attempt to redeem himself, though, by unpacking a great many boxes, Those:boxes that were neatly labelled and therefore “I'm still looking for,!!Caution. sharp kitchen knives.” ‘When I find it, I'll be able to cook more than hamburger. oon Yorkshire Meatballs ‘Who says you need roast beef to make Yorkshire pudding? and water. Mix well. Form mixture into 24 meatballs and place in six rows of four meatballs each in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Beat four eggs until foamy. Beat in milk and melted butter. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to egg and milk mixture and beat with a rotary beater until smooth. Pour over meatballs in pan. Bake at 350 F. for 45-55 minutes. Serve at once. Makes eight servings. is, .“I resolve not to one. “Kitchen shelves, cleaning 4eggs 1-1/2, milk 3 tusp. melted butter 1-1/2 c. flour 1-1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt dry soup mix, parsley, one egg, ver Dear Ann Landers: Four years ago, after 11 years of mar- ” Hage and two children, I leammed “of my husband’s six-month affair with his secretary. She was 26, in. ‘her third marriage and had a 2- year-old son. : Since then, I have divorced my shusband,,been able to support my two children.and become engaged to a wonderful, caring mab. The secretary's third husband divorced her, She married my ex- husband and now my children are with them every other weekend. I despise this home wrecker. She has no morals, no. conscience and no sense of decency. Her record proves that she is a no-good tramp. So far I have. successfully - avoided meeting the trollop but I. mow that eventually my luck will mun out and we will come face-to- face. Here’s where I need your. advice, Should I ignore her when that time comes? I would like to handle the situation tactfully, ‘gracefully and with real dignity. But I can’t imagine myself treating ber with kindness after what she did to me and my children. Please advise. —- Jacksonville, Fla. Dear Jacksonville: Rest assured this woman is less eager to meet you than you are to meet her. If you really want to handle the sit- uation with class, be a lady. Show no trace of hostility. Do it for the children. They’ve had enough tur- moil and ambivalence in their lives. They don’t need any more. : P.S. Cheated on-wives invari- ably label the other woman “scum,” What do they, call their husbands? iat Wt Dear Ann Landers; I come. from a very large, middlé-class, Oriental family. We emigrated from Vietnam 10 years ago. As a result of that le war, permitted to. have any close’ friends, male or female. Conse-': quently, I have become a loner. You'd be amazed how many, Oriental children are in the.same position. please don't suggest family counseling because that is Should | ignore home wrecker? | int * il gentlemen .will offer his seat. If. that approach doesn't work, I theniio : announce that I am not moving tbe. bus until’ somebody shows thoi! ; decency to make that small sacri! ‘fice. I then sit ied salt ntl thet}! : person in need of a seat x odated. I always thank the the desperation for freedom, being a refugee living in a foreign coun- out of the qi Thank you for being a true friend in who I can.confide. Signed me d d and try with a different culture (Cana- da) and facing an uncertain future, + Jam mature beyond my years — “yet 1 am treated like a child. All my life I have been an obe- dient, dutiful daughter. Being the youngest girl in the family has its benefits, but there are also may drawbacks, To explain: I am.a straight-A student, but I am not allowed to have any dates even though I am now 22. I cannot go anywhere without my mother’s permission. I must finish college, have a job, build a career and be what my family expects mé to be. Ann, I feel like a prisoner. Being raised in an Oriental family will always assure obedient and dutiful children. My mother is very strict and domineering. I was trained to be an achiever. I am not — 0 Depressed in Vancouver, BC. : Dear Vancouver: With all due respect to your cultural heritage, a woman of 22 should be‘free to. have friends, both male and female, so that she can develop culturally ‘and emotionally as well as intellectually. urge you to discuss this prob- lem with a professor at your school, Your mother’s life has been a very hard one and she deserves respect, but you are enti- tled to a life of your own and I urge you to assert yourself. Dear Ann Landers: A while back I read a letter in your column » ‘from Sally P, in Toronto. She wrote about public transportation and how bus and subway passen- gers no longer offer their seats to the sick, elderly or handicapped. I drive a public transit bus in Edmonton, Alberta. On a subway, the operator has no contact with the passengers, so they’re on their own. But on my bus, if I have a standing load, and a person boards who should sit for any rea-' son (pregnant, handicapped, elderly), I'll ask if one of the kind ‘kind soul for being so generou! and away we go. : My longest waiting periods ara. after I pick up a bunch of high school and university studentsaut They are the last to give up a seat, 1!T T guess a person's true colors t? show when asked to give up'a tte" peed”? Page 7B “IQ: Wo hei that: Seorge familton hag finally decided to. give up his tan and Tet alr'go gray. What's going On? — PS Pe ‘A: Hold on a minute. Yes, its true . that for a fime — and what a grueling time. It, was; the pei fan Hamilton. way, bereft .of. his, facial color and his slick black halr. But it was strictly. In the line. ‘of duty. Hamilton plays a sleazy mob lawyer In the “The Part "ARIES « March 21/April 20 You. are very this week, we iter Jan 6th-12th i certainly strengthen your chance of but: make sure’you're not putting a great deal of cffort into Poything unrealistic, Things improve around the 11th. There is more activity on the home front now, and ‘also some HI” movie. The part called for a pallid complexion and white hair. George dutifully complied, shelved. the. sun- lamp and let the dyeing go forward. That was a while ago. My LA. spy to improye your mate- rial security. The Tath could be espe- slally exciting romantically... TAURUS - April 21/May 21 | > Stars highlight a tendency for you to be somewhat extravagant. You don’t spotted . ina lly recently, and his hair was tle bit of comfort for a a ‘This is probable the same all over" the world. — Bus Driver in mentary from the driver's seat. Sorry, to hear that the high school and university students in! Edmonton need extra prodding tov» behave in a compassionate man-“!! ner, I would never have suspected“ this from the letters they write. ie Frankly, I’m puzzled. iq Drugs are everywhere. They're, ,,, easy to get, easy to use and even... easier to get hooked on. If you ,,; have questions about drugs, yous: need Ann Landers’ booklet, The’ Lowdown on Dope” Send a self-"» white only at the temples and his face was, again, radiantly tanned. | ‘> : Veer pminsl hse Q: Is” Frances ‘Bergen, Candice’s mother, a professional. actress? I recently saw: “Eating”: and. she ‘was outstanding in the film. — EZ, .:,,. A: After spending a lifetime being known first as Edgar's.wife (ventrilo- quist Edgar Bergen) and more recen- tly.as Candice’s.mother, Frances has at Jast been given the opportunity to display the acting and singing talent she had originally. -hoped ‘would provide a career for herself. Off.to a Promising start, the great beauty was sidetracked -at’ age -'20 -when she married Bergen and for the most part abandoned ‘her ‘own. career. plans. Over the years she. has- ‘worked have. your usual judgément over finhncial. and should exercise more’ caution:..at. ‘this | time. and the chance to cam more in the future. Akers SCORPIO - October 24/Nov 22 Watch out that other people‘aren’t trying to talk you into investing moncy with schemes which'are prob- ably not very’sound, especially if you are trying to save money for a special stip. Socially, life should be ve promising, and you are'ce: of. exciting ideas sround the 9th. Something lucky is going to happen. SAGITTARIUS - Nov BS Early this week, you seem’ to be thrown into the midst’of some and i the 11th is lucky, January 12th and 13th are also éxcellent for getting on espe- cially well with partners, either busi- ness or romantic, GEMINI - May 22/June 21 very ii both at work and with partners, and misund: ; BABY BLUES By Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott ’. standings could arise for no appar- ent reason, But this is only a passing hase. Romantically the 8th should be a super day! Joint finances and s, to you these days, and you certainly shouldn't be short of admirers! But try to’stay out of disagreements at home. You should manage'to get through both work and domestic extremely well, and there could \ce for you to cam more money. CANCER - June 22/July 22 Mars and Jupiter are bound to enhance your energy and vitality. You may have to face up to a few disappointments over some current plans in the early days of this week, and ing related to your job d, long, ry ize envelope and a check or money'* order for $3.65 (this includes, postage and handling) to: Lo down, c/o Ann Landers, P.O. Box, 11562, Chicago, Ill. .60611-.,, 0562.(in Canada, send $4.45.) «. news:of.t he current compilation of the most iar thi people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. - In October, Mary Mead, the Republican candidate for gover- nor in Wyoming, wrote a letter of apology to a group of county offi- cials in Casper for having given them what she called a. “boring” speech. “Even before I left,” she said, “I knew that my remarks had not served me well. Some days are great, and some aren't.” THE LITIGIOUS SOCIETY — Utah prison inmate Robert LeRoy Ele, serving 10 to 15 years for sexual abuse of a child, filed a $6 million lawsuit against Ed McMahon and Publishers Clear- inghouse in February for their fail- ure to send him sweepstakes entry blanks. (A Publishers Clearing- house lawyer said it was the pris- ons fault for not permitting bulk’ mail to be delivered to inmates.) — Daniel Johnson, serving a life sentence in Texas’ Huntsville prison for a 1977 rape, filed a $50,000 lawsuit against the prison in August to force officials to curb excessive noise from late-night TV in prison lounges. Johnson claimed “deprivations of needed rest and sleep, nervous tension, severe anxiety, feelings of depres- sion dejection, fatigue, emotional torment, (and) — In July, a New court upheld Cele:;tino Lucas’ 1983 trial court verdict against the - New York Transit Authority. Lucas had leaped onto the subway tracks and lay. spread-eagled across them briefly but then tried to get up as a train entered the sta- tion. He sued the Transit Authority because the engineer was not able ‘to stop the train in time, resulting in Lucas’ losing both legs below the knee. Under the trial court’s formula, Lucas would win $600,000 August in bis lawsuit for wrong- ful discharge from work. He had claimed he was unfairly fired from his job as a grave digger in a small town because he had become depressed at the growing number of his friends that he bad to bury. —. Evelyn Sharpe filed a$750,000 lawsuit in Knoxville, Tenn., in July against hairdresser Ruth Coatney, who had accused Sharge of having a case of “dog mumps”..when she came in for her appointment. Further, Coat- ney allegedly sarcastically “barked” at Sharpe causing ber to flee, to trip-and fall, and to break ber hip... ‘Among: the-name-change York appeals.,,.. proceedings ‘listed for Santa Clara, Calif, in July was the peti- tion by a young boy, originally named Pitbull Shotgun Collier, to change his name to Peter Collier. WELL PUT : . — The assistant district ator ney general in Nashville, Floyd Price, summing up the case in August against Barbara Trapp, convicted of the murder of her newborn son: “You can't just go around throwing babies down trash chutes, putting them in garbage cans, and flushing them down aa F the ee tor in Virginia Beach, VA., dropped charges against Aimee Ashton, 17, for holding ber drip- ping ice-cream cone outside her car window. The p said it des. That is not ap behavior in this. society.” — Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi, in a July letter replying to a Philadelphia police officer who had ined of seeing drunks, was a “close” decision to drop the case because a “large amount” of ice cream was involved. — The Idaho Supreme Court tuled against Thomas Sweltzer in drugs.and prostitutes on his recent vacation in Honolulu: “You are entitled to your opinions, but as far as Iam you can go to Hell! ‘Take your complaints, and Bt shove them up your big, fat nose.”" "0 — High school baseball coach :+! David Moskovitz, charged with H soliciting a prostitute in Daytora “'* Beach, Fla., in August, denied the charge and tried to point out a log- e ical gap in the government’s case. After the police decoy testified .., that she asked: Moskovitz and his ,:1A friend if they wanted sex and that both men then nodded their heads, ' Moskovitz countered, “She’s say: ‘ing we.implied an answer by the nod of our heads.” ‘ — From the corrections col- |, umn in a July Fresno (Calif.) Bee: |... “An item in Thursday's (issue) _.,,, about the Massachusetts budget ji. crisis made reference to new taxes 430 that. will help put Massachusetts on ‘back in the African-American.’s1A The item should have said, ‘back ‘tw in the black."”” 2M — Bobby Pringle, in his “last “1 words” before sentencing by a Prince George’s County, Md. judge in July (having been con- ,.,,, victed of killing his disabled ,,,, mother by stabbing ber more than. 70 times), said whatever sentence » he got wouldn’t matter to him «lit “because I lost my mother.” q — Guardian Angels national ‘1* director Lisa Sliwa, asked in June *" whether she married Angels ‘7 founder Curtis Sliwa “for love,” "”" said: “Absolutely not. You've seen .,.55 him. Look at him. I mean, he needs to be thrown in front of a couple of , open fire hydrants and deloused. , ,,,; There's no way it would be love. It ; 4 was for the organization. 4 a Send your Weird News ¢ Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141 Washington, D.C. 20037.) After 43 years touching is en Q. My wife and I have been married for 43 years, most of them happy ones indeed. We had a great sex life until she decided we should give it up a few years ago. I don’t understand why. She still loves caressing and touching my naked body. I enjoy this very much, but I also want sex. We are both healthy, active people, If we can still play golf and walk a mile a day, why can't we have sex? I've put it to her this way, but she brushes me off with a joke. It's not a joke to me. If one of us had a heart condition or something, I'd under- stand her caution. Why is she deter- mined to eliminate ‘sex from our lives? And what can I do about it? A, Many women find their bodies do’ not produce. sufficient lubrication after menopause. to make sex a id together for several months before marrying. Suddenly things changed. Now he rushes through sex. He says Ym not satisfied unless it lasts 45 minutes, but that is an exaggeration on his part. He has become a selfish lover, and I am losing all interest in sex. Don't tell me to communicate my needs because I have! He’s ignoring them. Besides, he knew how to please me before the wedding. Why should it be different now? What else can I do? Does marriage have to make men sexually selfish? My first husband was the same way. A.No, marriage does not make men {or women) sexually selfish: If this has happened to your twice, you need to find the behavior pattern causing it. You.can talk to a. counselor — a ant activity. Perhaps your wife experienced dis- comfort .or pain during” sex and decided, “I can live without this!” She + might have decided the pain was nature's way of telling her to stop having sex. That problem can be easily. remed- ied. You don’t need a prescription to buy a vaginal lubricant. Just go to the © drugstore! Buy a lubricant and keep it under your pillow. The next time you sare lying side by side caressing, get it out. If this doesn’t solve your. prob- lem, ask her why she is so “deter- mined to eliminate sex.” Q. Before I married my husband, he was a wonderful Jover. We are both in our 30s, marri each before we met.’Also, we lived ed and: divorced once’ social worker, minister, priest.or rabbi trained in marital counseling. I suspect the problem is not sexual. Something is wrong between the two of you. He may be angry or disap- pointed in you In‘some way. Instead of telling you. what's really wrong, he’s taking his anger into the bed- before it does more damage to your sex: life and ultimately to the mar- riage. Good. luck! Q. Recently. you told a! woman’ reader she shouldn't be upset her husband occasionally reads askin: | magazine. I: applaud: you for; saying e: ,that. As a man, Iam gratified to hear you say it's normal: for: us’ to enjoy looking at, and becoming aroused by, room. You “must get this resolved” the photos of nude women. In fact, sometimes I glance at these maga- zines before initiating sex with my wife because they help me get aroused. At 650, arousal isn’t as automatic as it once was. Also, I sometimes use the fantasies of these photo layouts to keep me going during lovemaking when I fag. When she complains about me buying such magazines, should I tell her how helpful they are:to our sex life? A. No! She would be offended. Iam Ask Dr. Ruth | By Dr. Ruth Westheimer. “CAUTION > THE. FOLLOWING COLUMN CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL WHICH: MAY. NOT: BE SUITABLE FOR . ALL sure she would say, “What! I am not enough to arouse you anymore?” Keep your mouth shut. If you must. say. something to justify your purch- ases, tell her that sometimes looking through the magazines helps you make the shift from the stress of the workday to the evening when you can relax and become erotic with her. Let her think they are nothing more than aids for setting the mood, just as a bubble bath or a candlelight dinner might be for her. Q. Ours sounds like a simple problem, but it’s causing havoc in our Marriage. My: husband Is a night person. I am a morning person, up at 6. a.m. ahd ready to pass out before 10 p.m.. He doesn't get going, in the : sexual-sense of the word, until a little after 11— p.m., of course. : As you can imagine, we don't get together very much. And our marriage is suffering from the lack of sex. We‘ are snappy with each other. I don't feel close to him. He complains of frustration. Yesterday he told me he doesn’t think a marriage can survive con as little sex as ours is getting. Help! A. Your letter is interesting because your situation is the reverse of what I often hear from couples. In your. household, the. woman is the sexual morning person. Normally,the man wakes ready for sex because the male testosterone leve) is highest in the. morning. But it: doesn’t. matter who , wants what time, the solution Is the same for’ you" as other couples: Compromise! unt Ifyou have to take a nap after work a + so you can wake up later for sex, do so at least one night a week. And ifhe has to go to bed early so he can wake in time for sex, he should do that once a week. Then, leave weekend after- noons free for lovemaking. Isn't your sex life worth compromising your sleep habits one day a week? Q.Two years ago Imeta ough for her . 1 when the rest of your life does. Good ,,., luck! Let me know how you are doing -:1 _in cix months. a Q. My wife and I are happy together and our sex life is good. We are both in our early 40s, and I need more to arouse me and keep me going now than I did 10 years ago. I guess this is “““ more or less normal. But’ I am‘‘”’ man. Both in our late 20s, we reveled in our open sexual appreciation of each other. We did everything, including bondage, whipped d cream and baby oi, and garter belts and . stockings. After we'd been together a few months, I was offered a great Job in another city. I decided to take ‘It when he said he'd move along with me. Now he's the one who's been transferred to a new city and I'm the one who's moved along. , 3 Suddenly our sex life isn't what is used to be, and I‘need to know why it's lost the luster. He hasn't used the handcuffs in‘ four months. Is it d too,much about Ido, 14! fantasize sometimes about my, wife nt having sex with another man while we are making love. This gets me very" aroused and can sometimes bring me’”* to ejaculation when I am ready to do! '* ay Oo 50. * I feel a little guilty about the fantasy. Would telling her make,me feel better about it? Or would she think I really want her to do it? I'd like‘'\4 to ‘share this and other fantasies but "7 T'm afraid they might offend her. 1! A. When a person says, “I'm afraid this might offend my partner,” I say,” “Keep your mouth shut!” Your fanta-) ' -sies are‘normal. And you are right in’ we de too soon? OF is It because I'm not happy in this new Job and city? Or is this what happens after two years? > A. Sex doesn’t lose its “luster” after ini two years! And there Is no such thing as experimenting too much, too soon leading to too little, too tame. I think you are bringing your unhappiness * with: the. new job into the bedroom. Why don't’ you: begin looking for another job? Also, look for things to like’ about. your new, city. ' Pr ably you need to.make some, friends. Try joining a group or taking 5 class, am betting your: sex life ‘will: improve it is also normal for a man‘!!! your age to. require. more, and more’?” kinds of, stimulation both to’ arouse “2% him and to keep him aroused during”! ‘ Stop feeling guilty!’ Use the fanta-/ sles ‘as-often:as you rieed them. But!!) don’t ‘tell “your” wife! She’ would! ay _to’them should tell. you. where she stands on the'subject. SEOY SS omen ero tly. on her daughter's hit television serles “Murphy Brown.” . su Sees ‘eee Q: We're big fans of Alan Rachins, the actor who plays attorney Douglas Brackman on “L.A; Law.” Can you tell us something about him? — O.P, A: The 48-year-old Rachins, a Massachusetts:native, has done a lot of TV and stage work over.a. fairly lengthy career.He's been married for the last 13 years to Joanna Frank; the couple has an 8-year-old son, Robbie. Alan is a fairly quiet fellow. When people first meet him, they think he's reserved. His personal heroes are James Dean and Lenny Bruce. If he could change about himself, Alan says he'd be “less anxious.” coe Q: The late Mary Martin is often credited with originating the role of Peter Pan. Is this claim accurate? — WE. : : A: Though frequently printed, it's totally wrong. The first famous actress to play Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up, was: Maude Adams, who ‘played’ the role’ back--in: 1906. Other: well-known - actresses’ who've while, rumors were flying that Michael Jackson saw himself in the , part, but that hasn’t come to fruition. eee Q: Since Joanne Woodward makes her home (with husband Paul New- man) in Connecticut, does she keep up with the film industry by seeing most of the new movies? — H.O, - A: Woodward avoids most -of the films coming out ‘of Hollywood, preferring instead the more obscure and less commercial art films, such as the dark and tragic. film, “The Music Teacher,” which is one of: her favo- rites. She admits that. when she recently screened a villeo of “When Harry Met Sally..." she loved it. vee Q: Is Bruce Willis really making a movie with a female ‘porno star?.— A: A co-star In Bruce's latest flick is a Dutch-born actress by the name of Maruschka Detmers. She is slim, very attractive, and has performed in the altogether in several flicks. But these were art movies, often the ‘work of world-class directors: No triple X's, thank you. But one movie, a 1986 remake ‘of the classic French film, “Devil in the Flesh,” caused a stir. In it, Detmers appeared to perform an oral sex act with her co-star. The co-star was not — repeat — ‘not Bruce Willis, who remains ‘happily married to his now blond wife, Demi Moore. an ets 5 ‘ eee : ON THE QT: Among the best kept secrets in Hollywood is Steven Spiel- berg's presence in the editing room where director Francis Coppola is rushing to ready “The Godfather, Part TM" for release this. month. ine Z eee ‘Qi Is it true that Lauren Bacall’s sexy, low voice that has become such’ an Ic part of her i was originally much higher? —, V.A; A: Friends who recall Bacall-as an ambitious young actress ‘studying ‘st the American Academy of Dramatic ‘Arts in’ New York, claim’ her, vocal register was far higher t it-4s © today. When Lauren ; (then * Betty) , Bacall first met Howard Hawks, the famed producer/director who had her "flown to, the cdast, he ‘told her, her voice .was too high ‘and, nasal. The ; Have Not,” helmed by Hawks. the stories cl at the ‘that Bacall could be rather confusing. There may be an exciting mecting with someone new. Financial investments can bring handsome returns. LEO - July 23/August 23._ By nature you are an extremely gen- ¢rous person, and you really dislike having to economize. But you can- not afford to overspend these days, so make sure people aren't trying to take advantage of you. One particu- lar relationship could take ‘a definite swing upward around the 10th or 11th—this is bound to delight you. VIRGO - August 24/Sept 22 At times you may feel rather disap- pointed because of setbacks you encounter at work, particularly before. Wednesday. There may also be one or two rather confusing days at home which you'll need to handle with great care and diplomacy Nevertheless, your social life becomes livelier. LIBRA - September 23/Oct 23 Jupiter, Mars and Venus all seem to indicate that a great deal of accent on People and places ignored this week—your instinct could help you to make more CAPRI CAPRICORN - Dec 24/Jan 20. Try not to be too disappointed because of tricky situations which might interfere with your personal life, You're not afraid of responsibil- ity, and things, should certainly improve after the 1 Your partner may have a few plans and ideas to suggest this week and these could be helpful ; AQUARIUS - January 21/Feb 18 You certainly cannot afford to let your heart rule your head over money matters. And you'd be wise not to listen to friends who are skep- tical about taking chances, However, there is some very encouraging-news at work. Recently married? An addi- tion to your family may not be far ol PISCES - February 19/March 20 Some matrimonial problems could arise in-the first few days of this period, primarily because of awk- ward situations with other members of the family, Even though they may have nothing at all to do with you, try to sort them out as best you can. Your birthday this week e next 12 months~ This past year has been everything but boring. Many changes have kept you on your feet and you have not had much time for personal matters. The new year of 1991 brings you some relaxing moments; there will be a lot of time spent with family and friends. In addition, this will be a good time to take up a new hobby. be. - ONE BIG HAPPY YOU PEOPLE CAlu THIs A BABY FoRTRarT??). ANID YOU ACTUALY, By Rick Detorie by Bill Watterson T walce Foe Mole (CHILD FoR UIGEKS ON END, [THAT'S A PICTURE OF “AMY, MY GIRLFRIEND. : mA BEFORE | MET low 38 Saturday: which are far away. 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Raines ~""6B How the West Was — 59 A — Inthe © Ule DOWN 1 U2 singer 4 Mr. Taylor 5 She's Amy 30 Kyser or Starr 33 Buzzi or Warwick 34 — — Big Gin Nt orse £ 8 Burgholf role t— 9 The — 36 Thing In law Maxweil 37 Yoko — Story 10 Climbing: plant. 11 Carson's predecessor 38 Lorenzo — 39 Tracey's ID 40 Young or Penn 19 Concern of NOW ‘ 21 Mr. Buttons 23 Edward 25 Go astray 6 She's 8 Zimmer 31 Lisa Peluso role 32 Affirmative 34 Two — Love 35 Louls BOG Boo alee] WEAKLEY 38 Lawrence — 39 Magnetic device - 41 Newsman James — * Newman 42 — and Allle Edmonds Spa coll y 52 Spanish gold Just imagine, however, if you went to Tokyo's biggest secondary school, Which has _ a 28-page rule book! Here Strict school rules School means different things to different people. Grown-ups usually say that school days are the best days of your life, although they might not always seem ¢ it! are some of the rules: * Long hair and curls are not allowed and any stu- dents with naturally curly hair must produce proof that they were bom that way. . « When a pupil is spoken to bya teacher of the oppo- the.* distance between them must be more than cight inches. site sex, THE FIRST vFrER oF EACH OBISECT TO SPELL ouT SOMETHING ALWAYS HEARD IN JANUARY. ¢ Girls must wear white underwear. * Pupils must march to assembly, with eyes turned on weigh wy None o The mystery of Easter Island Easter Island — named because it was dis- covered on Easter Sunday in 1722 — is a volcanic island in the South Pacific, and the site of a great mys- tery. More than 600 enor- mous stone heads, 2,000 _. years old, each carved from - a solid piece of rock and with identical faces, stand on the island. They rise from 10 to 40 feet above the ground and to 70 tons each. these heads has eyes and none is complete. Ancient people who lived island left tools scat- tered around the partly fin- \ so towards teachers. F + The length of toilet _ paper must net .exceed 11.8 inches. 2 + If a pupil wishes to talk with a friend of the opposite sex, he or she must fill out an application form.” x © The number of pleats in a girl's skirt must not exceed 24.'..0 | act * When standing to atten- tion, toes should be angled between 45 and 60 degrees and fingers should be extended straight with the i body. upright posture in a smooth manner. All these rules probably make your school rules seem a lot more lenient. ished figures, but archacolo- gists have no explanation why the work was stopped suddenly and why it was never continued. 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