European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Capture each moment for All that its Bombeck Universal press Syndicate i have a Trie i who lives by a three word philosophy. A seize the just possibly she might be the Wisest woman on this planet. Too Many people put Olla some thing that brings them Jiw just because they Haven t thought about it. Don t have it on their a schedule did t know it was coming or Are too rigid to depart from the routine. I got to thinking one Day about All those a women on the titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an Effort to Quot Cut from then on. In be tried to be a Little More flexible. Mow Many women out there w ill eat at Home because their husband suggested they go out to a dinner alter something had been thawed. Does the word refrigeration have no meaning for you a a a. ,. / 1 Low olten have your kids dropped in to talk and Sal there in silence while you watched Quot jeopardy Quot. A i cannot count the times 1 called my sister and said a How about going to lunch in halt an hour Quot she would gasp and Slammer "1 can Check one "1 have clothes on the a my hair is "1 wish i had known Quot i had a late a aft looks like and my personal favorite Quot it s she died a few years ago. We never did have lunch because americans cram so much into our lives we tend to schedule even our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when All Are perfect. Well go Back and visit the grandparents. When we get Stevie toilet trained. Well entertain. When we replace the living room carpet. Well go on a second honeymoon ,. W Hen we get two More kids out of College. Life has a Way of accelerating As we gel older. The Days get Shorter and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning we awaken and All we have to show for our lives is a Litany of Quot i m going to Quot �?o1 plan on Quot and a someday when things Are settled Down a when anyone Calls my Quot Sei a the moment Friend she is open to adventure available for trips and keeps Ait open new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You her for five minutes and you re. Ready to Trade your had feet for a pair of roller Blades and skip an elevator for a fungi Cord. My lips have not touched ice Cream in 10 years. I love ice Cream. I is just that i might As Well. Apply it directly to my hips w Ith a Spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other Day 1 stopped the car and bought a triple Decker. If my car hit an iceberg on the Way Home. I d have died Martin United. Feature Syndicate. -. Car miss manners what is the. Proper Way a Black Olive no pitied in a restaurant of class gentle Reader miss manners is not As interested in what class of place you hang out As where the Olive hangs out. I f it is ing with raw carrots and celery its we All probably should beit is. Eaten with the fingers. A if it is in a salad it cannot expect special treat mint a the same salad Fork used for the other ingredients May pick it. Up. If it is immersed in alcohol you should eventually Drain off the entire drink for. The olives own Good or course and then tilt the Glass and. Roll it toward its Fate. Adear miss manners 1 am psychologist and 1 of tort attend social events. More often than not i scent to get into conversations with single men that involve Long winded tales of their psychological woes a their problems with women a their problems with their friends their problems at work and so on. They apparently presume that As soon As they meet an attractive female psychologist it s perfectly All right to unload their troubles i am basically a kind person and i doing psychotherapy but Mike to have a satisfying personal life too. Lately i be come to fee that in a Mother. Teresa to the ailing contemporary male. It is no fun on a saturday evening at a Friendly get together to be cornered by some Man who proceeds to inundate me with his moaning and groaning under the Guise of trying to win Nic. Gentle Reader of dear. Miss manners is afraid that you Are a double victim of but unfortunate conversational styles. 1. In our work oriented society where the notion of purely recreational society hardly exists any More miss manners keeps trying to bring it Back but everybody is too Busy networking to listen it is widely believed that one s Job is also. One s favorite topic of after hours conversation. Such talk eventually everybody. Some Are Huffy by cause they believe that they Are being judged solely on the basis of the perceived status level of their jobs. Others Are Huffy because they feel they Are being asked to give free professional services. And those who do not hold paid jobs Are really in a dither. A a a \ also sooner or later they All get bored senseless by Job conversation. It Means that they arc subject to the same jokes and prejudices Over and. Over again and that they never get to relax by discussing another subject than the one that necessarily engrossed them All week Long. 2a particularly unappealing style of courtship. Has risen by which pity is uttered As an incentive to Romance. this is in response to widespread claims that the thing about a pos Sibiyl romantic partner is not Charm or looks but ,. In any Case great numbers of people report being Given a shiny recitals of woes on first meeting otherwise eligible people. A to everyone a Surprise but miss manners this does not seem to work. No matter How hard soft hearted people try they cannot 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 approach . To Cut them off she recommends saying at the Start a ooh dear. You know i listen to people s problems professionally All week and i do my Best to help them. But i so Long to hear cheerful con a versa Ion when i go out.�?�. For the week of june 24aries March 21 april 19 stress leadership skills. Avoid crannies with exercise keep promises. A casual Luen ship blossoms almost overnight. A. A a / w 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-june 20 communication channels Are open. Stress positive traits. Think about Home improvements Start networking Agam. A. Cancer june 21 july 22. Complete old projects Calm attitude prevents anxiety. Tone Down rhetoric keep Cool in Romance. ,. Leo july 23 aug 22 take charge in family affairs Calls Are finally returned. Locate source of discontent go on shopping spree. Virgo aug 23-sept. 22. Clear up old debt. Plan a festive weekend. Taugh and the world laugh with you. Libra sept 33 get 22 brainstorm business be Loving and gracious spend id ii time w in Trier is seek out of the Ordinary oct 23-nov. 21 watch extravagant Streak. Avoid family squabbles Don t buy on emotions. Write Down valuable ideas. Quo Sagittarius nov. 22-dec 20. Stress work ethic. Win Over others through cooperation. Make Domestic adjustments. Romance takes on emotional ,. A Capricorn dec. 21 Jan. 19. Avoid Poten Hally dangerous situations. Use role models to get ahead. Keep lid on finances. Put Energy into a Home life. ,. A i a. Aquarius Jan 20-feb 18 break Down Large tasks. Stay flexible at work play consult experts before signing documents. Clean . A. A. Pisces feb. 19-March 20 guard privacy carefully tune into others pain. Expect a Job promotion share monetary rewards with loved ones Copley nows service. Page 10 sunday june 23. 1931
