Once again, Humpday comes along at a moment when commenting on the news is becoming unbearable, though I often have to decide whether Venables belongs in politics or comedy. I can’t tell if Fearless Leader truly believes he’s been talking to Iranian leaders or is just catfishing us, but I’m going to wait for more […]
This may be a rerun, since the strip seems to be in that mode, but it’s timely enough to have Danny of an age to think of such things. It’s also timely because I’m trying to declutter and I have a box of ancient cords and also a deep desk drawer of them.And it’s especially […]
Today’s Grand Avenue caused a Wait-A-Minute Minute, because how could their grandmother … and then I realized that I have a great-granddaughter who isn’t much younger than this pair, and her grandfather and her uncle argued over the merits of Nintendo and Sega.In the words of Basil Fawlty, Zhoom! What was that? That was your […]
I’m down at church checking IDs to make sure no furriners attempt to vote on our school budget or city council races. I’ll let you know tomorrow if ICE shows up, unless they showed up for me.The human body is an odd thing, though I’m not sure it’s as odd as Arlo thinks it is. […]
I was going to do politics today, but all the day-late Kristi Noem cartoons are flooding the zone, so we’ll have humor instead. Keyes wanders lonely as a clod, his flag to April’s breeze unfurled, and this is the first morning I’ve had to turn off the space heater because it was getting too warm […]
Mike started this morning off by giving G. B. Trudeau and Doonesbury the Good Timing Award. Here is the title panel to today’s Doonesbury: Comic Strip Trivia Enjoyed today’s Thatababy and am impressed with Jonathan Lemon’s ability to ape the various named cartoonists’ drawing styles and signing the panel that included one of his current […]
But if your name is Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, your dreams just got shattered, because there aren’t enough Republicans to get you passed, or even enough to get rid of the filibuster rule and do it with a mere majority. Sing us a song about how a bill becomes toast.Another blow to Dear Leader’s […]
I didn’t stay up for the SOTU, though I recorded it in case something untoward happened, but looking at this morning’s summaries, I gather it was all rather toward.In an entertaining analysis of last night’s festivities, Moira Donegan points out that the Constitution only requires a report, not a speech. I looked it up and […]
We go to Prince Valiant, Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, and The Phantom when seeking pulpish action and adventure for our “Cheap Thrills.” The most sensational of those came from an unexpected source today.Surprisingly it is Judge Parker winning the dramatic continuity award this Sunday. Back to The Phantom for a moment, which had a pensive […]
This is a lovely picture and I agree with her premise that, unless you can get Canadian TV, you aren’t apt to see a lot of curling until the next Winter Olympics. There are several Olympic sports that don’t get much coverage except then, like biathlon, which does feel like a traditional Olympic sport, given […]
A bit of synchronicity: We were just talking about this at the dog park yesterday. Actually, we were talking about the fact that it’s coyote mating season, and apparently they become aggressive then. But we don’t have coyotes. We’ve got foxes, whose mating season is over now.You know when the foxes are mating because the […]
Was distracted by some other projects lately and fell behind on opining and reporting comic strip news.New Year New ArtCaroline Cash took on the Nancy comic strip on Thursday January 1, 2026 and in showing Nancy through the ages, or artists if you prefer, nailed her opening show.An Old Year’s Day AnniversaryDecember 31, 2025 marked […]
I don’t know that stupidity always wins, but I do know it has the inside track. The fad of biting into detergent pods passed by quickly, but it did happen and was quite a tribute to peer pressure and general idiocy.OTOH, looking back on my own misspent youth, I don’t picture 10 kids standing around […]
Okay, it wasn’t a wrap. It was a sub or, as it’s called in some places, a hoagie or grinder. But Huck gets the prize for using another alternative term — “hero” — and not only doing so, but posting this after the trial began but before the jury declined to convict.The latest defeat for […]
The Fearsome FluffyFrom Wikipedia: Fenrir (Old Norse ‘fen-dweller’) or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse “Fenrir’s wolf”, often translated “Fenris-wolf”), also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse “fame-wolf”) and Vánagandr (Old Norse ‘monster of the [River] Ván’), is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. In Old Norse texts, Fenrir plays a key role during the events of Ragnarök, […]