Show C2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday July 24 2002 IKMby pomidhies By Ann Lenders Creators Syndicate Inc too Bnaurdl I"'1 FOR BETTER OR WORSE eHawMBuryw behavior despite-you- r objections you can be sure he is getting some sick satisfaction from ‘ hurting you Tell Rick he must go with you for counseling If he refuses please go without him In the meantime contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline and find out the best way to handle this situation The number is: ’ ukc fUVT v maexo they t 'i v ggjSJK ' DEAR ANN LANDERS: Please help me resolve an argument My husband “Rick” likes to tease me I don’t mind the' verbal teasing but he also pinches — hard If I try to retaliate and pinch him back he grabs my wrist and squeezes until it hurts Rick's pinches leave me black and blue although the mark is usually on my rear end where no one sees it I have asked Rick repeatedly to stop pinching me He laughs and says it “doesn't really hurt” I have explained that it DOES hurt and it is also humiliating I told him his behavior is disrespectful and abusive That made him angry He accused me of using buzzwords to make him sound like a perpetrator of domestic violence He says I am too sensitive and he refuses to take the blame for something that he thinks is my problem Am I making a mountain out of a molehill? If I am overreacting I will stop complaining and put up with the pinching However if you think Rick is being abusive please tell me how I can get him to admit it I don’t want to be married to someone who cannot respect how I feel — Black and Blue in Washington State DEAR WASHINGTON: This is the classic excuse of the abuser blaming the victim If the pinching is painful and you have asked Rick to stop he should STOP If he persists with this 1 0-799-SAFE - (TDD: i-- DEAR ANN: I have a lovefy patio and eqjoy spending time outside in my garden The problem Is my next-doneighbor His master bathroom faces our yard He never closes the shades when using the toilet or showering One can see his hairy naked torso quite clearly It’s easy to say “Don’t look at him” or “Put up a tall fence” but we do a lot of entertaining It would be impossible not to see him and a tall fence would destroy die open look of our beautiful yard We are not very dose to these neighbors and have barely spoken to them in the two years we have lived in this area Is there anything I can do to get him to draw the shades? — Seen Too Much in Illinois DEAR ILLINOIS: It is quite possible your neighbor has no idea he is exposing himself You would be doing him a kindness by informing him that his privacy is being compromised every time he uses the bathroom If that doesn’t do the trick consider planting some tall lovely foliage to block the view If done well it will enhance your garden and provide much better scenery DILBERT or THE GOVERNMENT IS HA HAI TAXPAYERS GIVING US A BAILOUT 300-pou- nd LOAN BECAUSE LJE HAVE EXCELLENT LOBBYISTS I ’ LULL GIVE US MONEY SO LJE CAN BUILD OVERPRICED PRODUCTS TO SELL TO TAXPAYERS I REMIND ME AGAIN UKY ANY OF THIS IS LEGAL ‘ ’ ARLO AND JANIS Firearms and safety in the home Pater H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association Commie leftists If you’re going to own a dum gun it oughtta be ready for action I believe that burglars in particular ought to be gunned down wiped out eliminated— even if the supposed “perp” is a delivery boy from Pizza Hut Whoowee! 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Keep those assault weapons primed and cocked ' Load up that shotgun with No 2 shot Keep your right under the pillow on the bed where it belongs in case some freak silently enters your house and confronts you in the bedroom demanding that you hand over your collection of baseball cards Hey seriously I keep two loaded pistols — a Colt 45 and a 357 magnum — hidden in my house But I have no children living at home So I don’t worry about the firearms being misused If children were present I’d take steps to safeguard the weapons — and I think under the circumstances so should others By DEAR DR GOTT I read the column in which you stated that when children are present in the home firearms should be kept locked or field- stripped I took your advice and disassembled my trusty Colt 43 have also framed your column and will show it to any burglar who breaks in I’ll request that he not harm me or the my family until I have weapon so I can blow his butt away I suggest that you don’t dabble in social issues DEAR READER: Good point I won’t I think that too many of us in the media are GRIZZWELLS TWEKE'fc WDi STUFF t Drtiun semi-automa- tic zrrs JNtrMNIK&iatOT Horoscope jbwgfiwhhl mutt wure mWONZVZXK 1R390FFHBSORANP w By Bernice Bede Osol Newspaper Enterprise Association careful about repeating hearsay information Passing a story onfo others that you don’t know for certain is true could cause you big trouble CAPRICORN (Dec 19) — Placing too much emphasis on things of a material nature could place a friendship in jeopardy ' ' For Wednesday July 24 2002 U‘ ScWE t&AUY IHTUIS WART 22-J- Your birthday The biggest problem you’ll encounter in the year ahead is an excess of opportunities rather than a dearth of them Evaluate each one care- fully so that you don’t waste time on the less propitious ones LEO (Jtjly 22) — It is impossible to be all things to all people so don’t try Taking a firm stance on an issue or situation could turn out to be the least complicated of your choices VIRGO (Aug 22) — No matter how difficult they are do not avoid those rnponsibilities or duties' today thaf demand immediate attention LIBRA (Sept 23) — Should you hear about a social involvement to which you were not invited do not let y our imagination run away with itself SCORPIO (Oct 22) — Just because you're not afraid to tackle more than one endeavor today doesn’t mean you should do so SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) — Be 1 ' vmvpr 7 awe VTBlk near an wt'SK OQHN ANfflHNft pvriWManHEtfN& VQOUFINGAN UNUCBTOICTPHK GOCPOWh mvT&mxmx! 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