God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. Rudyard Kipling
Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. Erich Fromm
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. Stevie Wonder
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? Mahatma Gandhi
I’ll have to quit now for I cannot seem to see my keyboard. Mom, I miss you!
My Mom coiled off this mortal shuffle a little over four years ago. My earliest distinct memory of her involved her shooting a swimming water moccasin with an M-1 rifle at a range about 120 feet, and the snake came down in three pieces. It was she, and not my Dad, who taught me to drive a stick shift. She worked fifty-plus hours a week to put me through military boarding school because the public schools in our city were so crummy. She was stubborn and opinionated in a “My way or the highway” sort of way. She was also the only person in history to break a leg bidding a bridge game (we were at my seven diamonds, redoubled). Even in the hospice with Alzheimer’s and in agony with Fibromyalgia, her last clear words were “I’m not ready to give up yet.” She loved her family and her Norwegian Elkhounds, and she would rather go fishing than eat when she was hungry, and through it all she remained a proper and polite southern grand dame. It was my honor to scatter her ashes in her favorite fishing hole. She is meandering toward Pascagoula and the Gulf. Thanks, Mom, for more encouragement and love and memories than I will ever be able to relate if I live to a hundred!
Hey guys, listen.. My real name’s not Ned Dickens, it’s Andi Miranti. Ned Dickens is the name of my character in a cartoon novel series I’m working on, “The Adventures of Blue-Smashin’ Ned Dickens”. The full version of my first Ned Dickens novel came out 2 years ago, and even though it’s not exactly a classic, it has been locally popular. My mom is really supportive, helping me write and sell my Ned Dickens book. Happy one week after Mother’s Day! I’m currently working on my second Ned Dickens novel, and its full version will be published probably in early 2019. Hopefully it won’t be a disappointment…
BE THIS GUY over 6 years ago
You are allowed to be sweet on Christmas and Mother’s Day.
More importantly, why does The Times have so much power?
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
I bet even musicians feel the same way when having a one-hit wonder and the rest of their music are flops.
knight1192a over 6 years ago
Yes Rat, you are allowed a sweet strip every once in a while.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 6 years ago
@KNIGHT1192A Yeah, but not with him in it.
Needles2sayu~sewFunny over 6 years ago
Mom, you’re the BEST! :’ )
GeifuKe over 6 years ago
Mama, we’re all crazee now……..
Bilan over 6 years ago
Was that his pearl before his swine?
GeifuKe over 6 years ago
By the way, on a somber note, I ought to tell Pig and Goat, that my mom bought the farm last year. :-(
PICTO over 6 years ago
MOM spelled upside down is WOW.
Gent over 6 years ago
Of course not! Think of all the poor souls with diabetes!
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 6 years ago
For once, Rat, isn’t the author. Happy Mother’s Day!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 6 years ago
The main problem is doing your best thing first, then by comparison everything else is meh. Like M. Night Shamylan and the Sixth Sense.
maybeinthenextworld over 6 years ago
now we know where Guy Gilchrist ended up
eladee AKA Wally over 6 years ago
Happy Mother’s Day everyone. Especially Pig!!!
A_NY_Outlaw over 6 years ago
do kids today even know what books look like?
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 6 years ago
Allow me to add my Happy Mother’s Day to the chorus. I miss you and love you. Thank you for giving me life.
DarthRevan over 6 years ago
Who’d have thought… Pearls has the sweetest strip of the day.
JMG316 over 6 years ago
Awwwww!!!!! ❤️❤️
Yakety Sax over 6 years ago
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers. Rudyard Kipling
Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. Erich Fromm
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. Stevie Wonder
It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful? Mahatma Gandhi
I’ll have to quit now for I cannot seem to see my keyboard. Mom, I miss you!
Artie Adams over 6 years ago
That pun doesn’t make any sense.
Sisyphos over 6 years ago
I know, Rat! It’s unbelievable, isn’t it?! Sweetness, in PBS?! Without a sudden dark turn?
Happy Mother’s Day!
cooganm Premium Member over 6 years ago
Well, Rat DID undermine the sweetness somewhat at the end, so he’s still the best. Worship the Rat!
winston5610 over 6 years ago
My Mom coiled off this mortal shuffle a little over four years ago. My earliest distinct memory of her involved her shooting a swimming water moccasin with an M-1 rifle at a range about 120 feet, and the snake came down in three pieces. It was she, and not my Dad, who taught me to drive a stick shift. She worked fifty-plus hours a week to put me through military boarding school because the public schools in our city were so crummy. She was stubborn and opinionated in a “My way or the highway” sort of way. She was also the only person in history to break a leg bidding a bridge game (we were at my seven diamonds, redoubled). Even in the hospice with Alzheimer’s and in agony with Fibromyalgia, her last clear words were “I’m not ready to give up yet.” She loved her family and her Norwegian Elkhounds, and she would rather go fishing than eat when she was hungry, and through it all she remained a proper and polite southern grand dame. It was my honor to scatter her ashes in her favorite fishing hole. She is meandering toward Pascagoula and the Gulf. Thanks, Mom, for more encouragement and love and memories than I will ever be able to relate if I live to a hundred!
John Reece over 6 years ago
You hit the nail on the head once more, Mr. Pastis. ’Tis an honor to know you, and I know your mother must be proud.
ND Cool Z over 6 years ago
Hey guys, listen.. My real name’s not Ned Dickens, it’s Andi Miranti. Ned Dickens is the name of my character in a cartoon novel series I’m working on, “The Adventures of Blue-Smashin’ Ned Dickens”. The full version of my first Ned Dickens novel came out 2 years ago, and even though it’s not exactly a classic, it has been locally popular. My mom is really supportive, helping me write and sell my Ned Dickens book. Happy one week after Mother’s Day! I’m currently working on my second Ned Dickens novel, and its full version will be published probably in early 2019. Hopefully it won’t be a disappointment…
Lil_Beast about 4 years ago
Books
Goat from PBS over 3 years ago
I love the sweet strips. Probably because they are so rare.