Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday May 22 2004 — B5 ' FOR BETTER OR WORSE cams w ft aiwr 9 y THE Of IW--i — Talk to smoking friends By Kathy Mitchell & Marcy DEAR ANNIE: I am ' a male My problem is all of my friends smoke and I want them to stop I don’t want to report them to the authorities ' - just was wondering how to approach them about this I was thinking of starting a group called FAST (Friends Against Smoking Tobacco)1’ What do you think of this idea? — Southeast Nebraska DEAR NEBRASKA: We think if s a grpa( idea although it won’t be easy to get your friends to stop if they are already hooked They must want to quit You can get some ideas and ' help through the American Cancer Society (canccrorg) the Centers for Disease Control (cdcgovAobaccotips4youlhhtm) or the program at the American Lung Association ( or anything - " I ' ' A) ( MCIDSD TO CHOP yoowew We hope :800-586-487- 2) ' ' DILBERT HEY OIL BY DIL-BO- Y WELL THEN GUESS WE BOTH NEED A FAVOR - 'DILBO BAGGINSDILL DILLY-DALL- Y ' I PICKLE I ' 1 your idea catches on : tv KNOW rtOWMNDOFHM self-estee- m -T 1 eHK'sAacAoanjL WOMMLOb ' DEAR ANNIE: I read the letter from the woman who asked if she should invite her estranged husband back' home to live with her “as a friend" I lere's my advice: No do not ask him back For the sake of our two sons I stayed in a plakfnic relationship like that for 17 years Don’t think you’ll date while he’s living there What kind of man would get involved in-- V that kind of situation? Eventually you will grow to hate both him and yourself Eventual- : V1 ly it will destroy your When our children were teenagers 1 finally had enough and filed for divorce I met a won- - ' derful man everything I ever wanted and am sorry now for wasting all that time I did it for the children but now they are grown and ask ' “Why did you stay so long? You and Dad have in common’’ nothing’ " and ' Today I am friends with my the boys have a good relationship with him hiit ' 1 resent all those lost years — Been There in Los Angeles ' DEAR LA: Nothing speaks louder than the Voice of Experience Of course since all of : you have such a good relationship! and you found a wonderful man perhaps those years accomplished a little something worthwhile ( after all Thanks for writing Sugar Creators Syndicate Inc - MOCK-O- Ijpu k ) ' ARLO AND JANIS Communion cup unhygienic ’ Peter H Gott MD Newspaper Enterprise Association By ' ' ' V DEAR DR GOTT: Please give your opinion about the practice of people drinking wine from a common chaljce jit church Is the' small wipe with a white linen cloth enough to kill all y v the germs that must inhabit the lip of the vessel? Could the alco----hin the wine kill all ' ' ing the lip ofthechaliee pays little1 more than lip service in terms of eradicating harmful ' microorganisms Although I anij unaware of any definitive medical studies showing that a common coni:' mtinion cup has been the cause of infections clergy are concerned ehough about 'the practice to alter the tradition and use small individual cups much as some congregations ' tr y - ! Your' question is a good one and your con- cerns are reasonable- The common cold virus could certainly be spread by a common cup as l could a host of other viruses Twant to 'remind my readers that Tani not f ? addressing thisissueon theological grounds! Rather 1 choose to emphasie the potential physical hazards of a tradition that predated by C hundreds of years the discovery of infectious microorganisms n ypn today Ymedicril knowl-- v edge churches would be prudent responsible the microorganisms? I shudder to think of the' multitude of diseases that can be spread in this holy (or unholy) ditiori in the church DEAR READER: Drinking from a commu: mon cup as is common in many church ser- - vices certainly unhygienic- - at least in V nm' Mniui Kmae Ivf vrimicAr Anw ka cnranfl' irx "HAAT £ - tfa-y- : '' (QPI2ZWELLS ' oi ! : bd'fcE yKTCUlHfi1 V- '’ I ' ' MKlGAntlhlff (n VPuicA thic tanlPIll llrliltniY " For Saturday May 22 2004 your birthday yourself today because even in niatters of yv The year ahead is likely to bring about a v ' major significance yOur judgment can be relied V number of reciprocal fayorsrfrom thpse you’ve V upon- t: You SAGITTARIUS (Nov23-Pec2- l in the past accommodated j i have the ability todajr to take dormant projects GEMINI (May 21-and upgrade their usefulness into something of June 20)-Positive: v r true’ Value influences will still be CAPRICiORN (Dec : at work for you both time to timeeveryoneneeds words-oencQurtoday and tomorrow--V CANCER (June 21 : agemeht No'ohc is more capable today than a - you of giving those around you a boost! July 22- )- You will Protective mix especially well AQUARIUS (Jan?0-Ee- b I9) and custodial instincts are quite strong in you with your associ- today ' ates so it is in your t tpdayartd you’ll derive great pleasure from ''T interest to ‘best involve doing special little things fgj those you love or who are important in your life v yourself in some typeofsocial affair A ' PISCES (Feb 22)- -- It maybe adyis- LEO (July 20)— Social activi- ' tics will hold a special appeal for you today so able for you to focus your efforts today more make arrangements to get out and spend time' : on some kind of ambition you’ve been secretly ' with your favorite friends nurturing iand leave the frivolous activities for ' ARIES (March 2 l:April 19) — Lady Luek is ' later It’s where you’re luckiest — VIRGO (Aug likely to treat you in a more benign fashion 22) Convincing iban usual hui this time it may be where your others about the merits of your ideas should ' material needs arc concerned come easy for you today The timing couldn't TAURUS (April 20) — Others are victories be better for scoring big issues the more to is the LIBRA (Sept likely support 23) you re pToday oftime for you to begin to raise your sights and muting today because of your unique Way establish loftier goals Desires and objectives phrasing things - ’ -- - )-- Y'- - f :va-- - : y'-- GARFIELD v( u : T ’ “T - - 20-Mar- 23-A- ug ‘ '!'' 23-Se- pt 20-M- : - 23-O- ! ct I— OVM s zz ALLEY OOP : - Crossword May 22 2004 ACROSS working 46 Living-roo- m tools' piece 1 Subscription 23 “Bali—" 49 Sea fliers length 5 Beside 24 Family mem- 52 Dainty ! oneself 9 Friday 12 13 14 15 16 ber 27 Fracas eg Impulse Grant Z — carte Plaid garment Whipped P 17 Skipped town IS Ice cream server 20 Pluck 22 Leather- - 31 ornaments 55 Vive le — ! 56 Costello and Gossett - " Nocturnal flying mammal 34 Weight deduction 35 Radar blip 36 Territory 38 Wind indicator 40 RN employer 41 Plows into 42 Gondolier's home 44 Stashed FRANK AND ERNEST 58 Essayist — Wiese! 59 Sinbad's 60 Throat-clearin- bird g sound 61 Balcony sec- tion 62 Fern saint 63 Witticisms 64 Break DOWN 9 Singer Mklti — 10 Norse royal Aiwmt to Piwlous Rums 1 Laughs it up 2 Susan Lucci vamp 3 Radiant 4 Said again 5 Climax 6 Equipment 7 Not even 8 Thelma in 'Thelma 8k Louise” name 28 I in Berlin 29 Resistance unit 30 Also 31 Soap Square of glass purchase 19 Exam for HS 32 A Knute successor juniors 21 Dublin's land 33 Speaker pitf 11 23 Scavenger 25 Actor — Niven 37 Tennis 26 Mild 39 Maxwell or expletive stadium Lanchester Tvc $ 43 Alpine calls 45 Fakir's religion 47 Malefactor 48 Table's girlfriend 49 Messes up 50 Cheer on 51 Congenial 52 Twosome 53 Dogmas 54 Trickle 57 Exultant cry THE BORN LOSER |