Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for December 06, 2020

Foiled again.

What a rude way to wake up Lucy.

I think I would leave a note on my feed/camera/email/whatever-works… that would read – “Ferris Bueller Lives!” and let them ponder the meaning! ;)

At our house, if it is snowing hard enough, the internet goes down (we use a wireless connection). Hasn’t happened yet, but they tell us it could.

If the roof caves in, she’ll get what she wishes for.

But as they say, be careful.

Squirrel chewed through the inter-webs cable.

And next year when the COVID crisis has passed we’ll still have remote learning for snow days.

That does kinda take the shine off it, lol.

Good to see Petey again.

Love the dog – Petey?

Not only is the drawing and coloring technically great, the storytelling is the best in strips today. Reminds me of the best of late-period Eisner. Truly amazing how you effortlessly lead the eye through the story.

And, just in time for today’s lecture: Covid-19 and related subjects.

On the bright side, she won’t have to make up snow days come June.

Finally, no Homer.

Looks like Wiley read “Nancy” on December 1 and then came up with this comic.

s-NO-w day

Non Sequitur collections, like classic Doonesbury, will be history lessons for the future.

I’d think it would be almost impossible to forget that fact, under the circumstances.

Around here, the schools said they would have snow days, since they want the kids to go out and play and be kids.

Since last March, GAH! = the new lingua franca.

Kate has a future as a recognized arbiter of meanings.

Things are recovering: slowly to be sure and painfully. However, it shows what can happen when people stop fighting those things they can’t control – like the fact that the disease exists, is communicable and is deadly, and concentrate on what they can control – like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.

My town just held its annual Christmas Parade. Instead of having crowds lining the street as bands and floats passed by, the bands and floats were socially distanced, lining the street and the spectators drove by in their cars.

We can make it work if we just stop fighting it and use our intelligence to overcome it.

It’s your choice, curse the darkness or light a candle.

Maybe she gets lucky and they lose power, so no school, no TV, no Internet and mom has to use up the frozen broccoli and kale.

Life has changed drastically. Another revelation for Dani, The Dark One. There will be others.

Some school districts are proposing snow days in their remote calendar.LOL

Did the Homer story line end and I missed it?

I have always hated snow days. Not because of school, but because that means I “get” to say home and deal with the snow. Shovel, salt, and all that. Still, working from home sort of makes them less relevant now. Kids are going to be sooo messed up.

I think remote schooling will become the wave of the future. Think of all the money it will save. No school buses, no gas for school buses. No need to heat or cool school building. No need to school buildings. At home remote schooling is the way it is going to be from now on.

Gods, I love this.

No, she’s happy about it. In fact, she’s gagaga over it.

Danae’s tonsils look like a skull?

Here in Western Massachusetts, the school districts are actually going to have snow days even though they are remote.

Some snow states have decided to do snow days and officially give the school from home a day off.

interesting timing wiley couldn’t have known but parts of maine got 2 feet of snow yesterday

Good to have the Non Sequitor Sunday COMIC back. I had missed them greatly! And today’s was a great one. I wonder what Calvin would be doing in today’s world? Same reaction?

My county is closing schools on snow days and not running @ home only sessions anyways. The main reason is that while most kids are at home, many are going to central distance-learning spots around the county (places that usually do after-care like martial arts and STEM clubs) and it is dangerous to send the kids there, too. Plus the county is concerned that for heavy snow days and ice days, there might be power or network outages.

So when the call is made to have no in-person hybrid for those doing it (about 1/2 the students in the county), it is simply no school at all.

That said, not sure what the equiv of a “2 hour delayed opening” is going to be in this new model…

There have been days this school year with Zoom or Teams being down.

In OKC, I usually went to school on snow days. They were a blast.

I’m so glad Danae is back.

Baby boomers are giving a group, Nelson “Ha ha” to the young ones in school.

Oh! The inhumanity of it all!! Cruel fate! I hated school too, so empathise with Danae.

SHE’s BACK! YAY! Thank you!

Danae, there is always the threat of a … POWER FAILURE….

We had snow days built into the calendar. After one snowy winter (following a couple quiet winters) we were told there would be no field trips or picnic in June because we had used up all the extra days. Until then I did not know the calendar was set up that way.

What’s a kid to do when he lives in DSL-land??

Seeing the family makes me smile.

Here comes Suzy snowflake dressed in a Snow White gown. Tap tap tapping at your window pane, to tell you she’s around.

A Perfectly Good Snow Day, Ruined.

GAAAAAHHHHH !!!

Some school districts are giving snow days anyway – they feel they can make up the work, and the kids need them.

No snow days this year…..