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Happy Birthday for Nov. 5, 2009: This year, you greet change more openly than in the past. You recognize what you can and cannot hold on to. Be aware of others and their influence on your life. A child or grandchild might be rebellious, upsetting your daily life and a relationship. Prioritize. Be firm with your boundaries. GEMINI reads you cold.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I truly believe God has forgiven me for some bad things I did when I was younger, but I can't forgive myself. I hurt a lot of people by my actions, and nothing can erase that. I'll always feel guilty for the harm I caused. —J.M.
Dear Abby: Please print this for me on behalf of myself and all the other well-intentioned folks out there who have lent money to others.
Do dinner parties have to be complicated? No, says this unharried host. I'd rather have friends and family around the table more often and serve a simple, good meal than spend hours in planning, organizing and executing a masterpiece that I won't enjoy because I'm too stressed out.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Was Jesus really dead when they placed Him in the tomb? I can accept most of what Christianity teaches, but to be honest the idea that someone came back from the dead is a bit hard for me to swallow. Maybe Jesus wasn't really dead, and He just recovered once His body was taken down from the cross. —P.L.
Happy Birthday for Nov. 4, 2009: This year, you open up to new opportunities and possibilities through a partner. What has been personally confusing starts to clear up. You understand a lot more than you realize, even if you choose to play dumb. Let others reveal themselves. Bosses push hard and have strong expectations. You know much more than you realize. GEMINI looks at key issues with you.
Dear Abby: My wife and I were visiting our children and grandson, "Rhett," age 24. Rhett is a college student who lives at home. He had his girlfriend, "Peggy," who lives in another town, at the house for the weekend.
Dear Abby: Thank you for your response to "Alarmed in Apple Valley" (Aug. 28), who was concerned because her teenage nephew shows so much affection toward his mother. I raised a very affectionate son who, to this day at age 30, hugs and kisses me no matter where we meet. I raised him with the principle that because he is male does not mean he has to hide his feelings as generations before him did. My daughter-in-law tells me often that she could not ask for a better husband and father to her children.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: My girlfriend and I are living together, but her parents have let it be known they don't approve "because God doesn't like it." What's the big deal? It's so common today that I don't see why anyone should object. —J.K.
Happy Birthday for Nov. 3, 2009: This year, you often find that you are looking at confusing situations laden with misunderstandings. Take your time clarifying, and try not to make any judgments. You'll quickly learn of others' intentions. Your creativity bubbles up out of the blue often when dealing with people in your daily life. GEMINI proves to be a good partner.
If you're ready to take control of your health, start by washing your hands for 15 to 20 seconds, about as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice.
The box of instant au gratin potatoes from the supermarket advertises a dish "made with 100 percent real cheese and potatoes." But the potatoes are dehydrated and the cheese sauce is powdered.
Wanting to capitalize on the teen vampire movie craze it stirred last year, Summit Entertainment is planning to re-release "Twilight" in more than 2,000 theaters Nov. 19, the night before the arrival of the highly anticipated sequel, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
Dear Abby: I have a 19-year-old daughter, "Caitlin," whom I love very much. Despite a few rocky periods, we have a great relationship.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Our three grandchildren live in a different part of the country and we almost never get to see them (maybe once or twice a year, at most). We'd like to be a good influence on them (especially spiritually), but how can we when they're so far away? —N.G.
Happy Birthday for Nov. 2, 2009: This year, flexibility is a must if you want to make headway and feel good about yourself. Others are often tense and uptight. You cannot change their mood, but you can change how you approach them. Misunderstandings happen too easily, so relax with the moment. TAURUS zeros in on you.
Dear Abby: I have strong feelings about the word "love." I use it only when I truly mean it. My husband's family, however, bandies it about as a common word.
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Why do you think there is so much violence n our communities today? We've had several shocking cases in our schools recently, and no one seems to know what to do about it. My husband thinks it's because of all the violence that kids see on TV, but I wonder if it's something deeper. —T.L.
Dear Abby: As a fire officer, I have seen far too many families fall victim to accidental home fires. It is devastating to find out that a life could have been saved if someone had only taken that simple step of replacing a dead battery in a smoke alarm. Nearly 96 percent of American homes have at least one smoke alarm. But did you know that 19 percent of American homes lack a working smoke alarm because the batteries are missing or dead?
Perhaps the most important thing to know about Lee and Paul Reyes-Fournier is that they believe in happily ever after. They have been married, mostly blissfully, for 20 years. This despite four moves, several job changes, a stretch of infertility and, finally, the chaos of three children — a teenager, a 5-year-old and a 2-year-old.
