Baldo by Hector D. Cantú and Carlos Castellanos for March 20, 2021

Wise words, Gracie’s grandaunt Carmen and Carmen’s amiga.

Ah! Another variation of the old saying “the early bird gets the worm”.

The words of wisdom I see here are, “A little child shall lead them.”

Don’t push on doors marked pull

Pragmatism rules?

How about “Reach for the stars but watch where you’re walking. Especially if you own dogs.”

and be at least 60 years older

Time ends all men.

This talk about worms has me remembering a Halloween of decades ago when I was a little kid. The homeowner (dressed as a witch) came to the door with two pots in her hands which she held high enough that you couldn’t see into them. “Worms or eyeballs” she said and you had to stick your hand into whichever you chose. (The “worms” were spaghetti and the “eyeballs” green grapes.

Since Gracie seems to already know all the cliches, she got a dose of practical wisdom.

They set the benchmark pretty low.

Should have left it as an anapodoton.