I’m not really in the mood for politics today, but they seem inescapable, so I’m going to break format and start with this Dogs of C Kennel from yesterday, which made me smile because it shows what Mark Trail could be like if Mark Trail were a humor strip.Yes, turkey buzzards and vultures and some other carrion-eaters […]
There was a standup I have otherwise forgotten except for one bit, in which he took a roll of aluminum foil, tore off a sheet, wadded it up and then put it in his mouth and chewed on it while the audience writhed in horror.Which came to mind as I read today’s Dustin.I leave it […]
For some reason, the only strips that inspired real rants today threatened to take me places I dare not go. However, there were several that simply made me chuckle, starting with Baby Blues, which reminded me of when our firstborn learned to say “Daddy!” and, as with Wren, shouted it at all sorts of things.Including […]
Lent is arriving a couple of days late here, but that’s okay, because I’m feeling like the fellow in today’s Pros & Cons.Unlike him, the problem isn’t boredom but rather a lot of unproductive stress. However, it leads to a debilitating sense of anomie that I think can exhibit as either rage or lassitude depending on the […]
One of the advantages of being on Facebook and Twitter is that political cartoonists often post their work as they turn it in, which is particularly important if they are relying on their paper or syndicate to post it online. It’s not unusual to see a cartoon 48 hours later simply, I assume, for a lack […]
Yes. Exactly, Lee Judge.I guess Michael Sam is taking one for the cause, publicly announcing his sexual orientation before the NFL Draft almost certainly knowing he would be forced through a media circus. The sense I get is that he was no more or less likely to be drafted because of his announcement, because the […]
Kevin Kallaugher neatly explains what’s going on. It is a riff, of course, on one of the absolute classics of The Far Side, which was followed by a second take, both of which adorned the bulletin board in my kitchen until they were quite yellow and curled, or possibly until I moved, I forget which.And […]
First, equal time for Those Other Pets, courtesy of Dan Piraro.Nothing much to add to this except “hahahahahahaha,” which is almost always good commentary, if not terribly enlightening. But I’ve had plenty to say recently about dogs and the credulity of their owners, so there’s no reason not to feature kitty cats, too.I’m a dog […]
Timing is everything in humor. No, wait, timing plus writing is … no, timing, writing and evocative artwork …Never mind. Loose Parts cracked me up this morning, largely because I recently got caught up in discussions of an utterly ridiculous “Whatever happened to patriotism?” story that was, as in nearly all these cases, just someone […]
Dog Eat Doug is at its best when it offers up a small slice of semi-realistic kid-and-dog solidarity.Don’t get me wrong: I like it all the time. But these moments rise above.When I was growing up, we had this Rube Goldberg-style wooden highchair that, if you swapped it around this way and that, would become […]