European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Capture each moment for All that its Worth miss manners Erma Bombeck Universal press Syndicate i have i Friend who jives Hyt three word philosophy just pos. Silv she blight be the Wisest woman on this planet. Too Many people put off something that brings them Joy just because they Haven t thought about it. Done to have it on their a schedule did no to know it was coming or Are too a rigid to depart from the routine., �0 a 1 Goiti it thinking to gone Day Aho it All those women on the til Imie who passed up dessert a dinner that fateful night in an Effort to Quot Cut from then on in be tiled to be a Little More flexible. I w Omen put there will eat at Home because their husband suggested they go out to a a dinner after something had been thawed. 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The Days get Shorter and the list of promises to ourselves gels longer. One morning we awaken and All we have to show for our lives is a Litany of a i m going to Quot a i plan on Quot and a someday when things Are settled Down a bit.�?T. A when anyone Calls Iny a seize the moment. Friend she is open to adventure available Lor trips and keeps a open new ideas. Her. Enthusiasm for life is contagious. 1 you her for five minutes and you be ready to Trade your bad feel Lor a pair of roller. Blades and skip an elevator for a fungi lips have not touched ice Cream in 10 years. I love ice Cream. 1�?Ts just that i might As Well. Apply it directly to my hips w Ith a Spatula and eliminate the digestive process. A the Oiler Day i slopped the ear and bought a triple Deeker. If my car hit an iceberg on the Way Home. I d have died Happy. Judith Martin United feature Syndicate. miss manners what is the proper Way to cat a Black Olive non a a pitted in a restaurant of class a a Cenelle Reader miss manners is. Not As interested in what class of place you hang out As w Here the Olive hangs out. If it is wholes Mely consorting with raw carrots a and celery its we All probably should be it is eaten with the. Fingers. A. If if is in a salad it cannot expect special treat Manj _ same salad Fork used for the other ingredients May pick it up. A a a a. If it is ii Mersed in alcohol you Sho Tild even dually Drain off the entire drink for the olives own Good or course and then tilt late it toward its Fate. / a a. Dear miss manners i am a single psychologist and i often attend social events. More often than Quot. Not 1 seem to get into conversations with single Nien that involve Long winded tales of their pay Clio Dieal woes a their problems with we me it their problems with their friends their problems at work and so on. A they apparently presume that As soon As they meet an attractive female psychologist it s perfectly Alt right to unload their a troubles. I am basically a kind person and i do enjoy doing psychotherapy but 1 like to have a satisfying person Al life too lately i be come to fee that i m Mother Teresa to the ailing contemporary male 2it is no fun on a saturday evening at a Friendly get together to be cornered by some Maii who to coeds to inundate me with his moaning and groaning under the Guise til trying to win me. Dentil Reader of dear. Miss manners is afraid that you arc a double victim of prevailing. But unfortunate conversational styles. Quot. 1. In our work oriented society where the no. Tion of Pii Velv recreational society hardly exists. Any More miss manners keeps trying to bring it. A. Back hut everybody is too Busy networking to is widely believed that ones Job is also. Tone a favorite topic of after hours conversation. A v. Such talk eventually offends practically everybody. Some Are Huffy because they believe that a they Are being judged solely on the basis of Thea v pet Eivid status icy of their jobs a a. A others arc Luffy because they Leel they Are being asked to give free . And those who do not hold paid jolts Are really in. A dither a also sooner or later they All get bored sense a less by Job conversation. It my has that they arc a subject to the same jokes and prejudices Over and. Over again and that they never gel to relax by discussing another subject than the one that Nec. Essa Rily engrossed Thant All week Long. 2. A particularly unappealing style of courtship has risen by is offered As an incentive to Romance. A go a a Quot. V possibly this is. In response to widespread. Claims that attractive thing a pos. Sibly romantic pair Toner is not Sharpt or looks but. , a in any Case great numbers of people report. Being Given whiny recitals of woes in. First meet ing Oiher wisc eligible people-., a. Quot. To everyone a Surprise but miss manner this a does not seem to work. No matter How hard soft hearted people try get their pulses a racing As a result of hearing How others of their. Gender treated the candidate rot Tenly. Miss manners feels particularly you since you get both of these unpleasant approaches combined. To Cut them off she recommends saying at the. Start a ooh dear. You know i listen to Peoples. Problems professionally All week and i do my Best to help them. But. I so Long to conversation when i go ,. Horoscope. For the week of june 24 ,. Aries March 21-april 19 stress leadership skills. Avoid crannies with exercise. Keep promises. A casual Fen ship blossoms almost overnight. A. V Taurus april 20-May 20 watch sedentary habits. Your loyalty at work is rewarded dance away the blues concentrate on practical affairs. A gemini May 21 a june 20. Communication channels Are open. Stress positive about Home improvements. Start networking again. A Quot. Cancer june 21 july 22 Complete old projects Calm attitude prevents anxiety. Tone Down rhetoric keep Cool in Romance. A ,. A a Leo july 23-aug 22 take charge in family Aii airs Calls Are finally returned. Locate source of discontent go on shopping spree. A. Virgo aug 23-sept 22. Clear up old debt plan a festive weekend. Taugh and the world laughs with you a a Libra Tsetim 23-oct. 22 brainstorm Basi Ness Opp Oriun in a be Loving and gracious Specif men time Vuth to evils seek out of the or. Dmary people. A. A a. Scorpio oct 23-nov. 21 watch extravagant Streak. Avoid family squabbles Don t buy on emotion s. Write Down valuable ideas Quot. Quot Sagittarius. Nov. 22-dec. 20. Stress work a ethic win Over others throw ii cooperation. Make do a Mystic adjustments. Romance takes on emotional a fire quo Capricorn dec -21-Jan. 19 potentially dangerous situations use role models to get ahead. Keep lid on finances. Put Energy into Home life.-, a a aquarius Jan 20-feb 18 break Down a targe tasks. Stay flexible at work play consult. Experts before signing documents. Clean out closets a. feb. 19-March 2.0 guard privacy carefully tune into others pain expect a Job pro. Motion share monetary rewards with loved ones Copley news service Page 10 a sunday
