Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 13, 2023

carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.

Seize the present; trust tomorrow e’en as little as you may.

Calvin: Nature’s punching bag.

Mom will have a seizure well before then

Carpe denim.

Yes: Seize the pants!

Sticks in his hair? I’m surprised he doesn’t have ticks in his hair.

Perhaps he should wear yesterday’s raincoat 24/7.

Pig-Pen is envious, Calvin.

Will Calvin be forced to clean up the mess he’s making in the bathroom with his dirty clothes?

IMO, people who want spotlessness 24/7 should NOT have kids!!

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…

Carpy dem! Carpy all dem, demmit!

So he’s actually been having fun.

Seize the day, and not all that other stuff.

Calvin is the typical little boy who loves to play hard.

Sometimes you seize the day, sometimes the day seizes you.

One of the few times Calvin isn’t complaining about having to take a bath…

ah memories – way back memories – way way way back memories. nowadays, not so much, but ah the memories.

Enjoy them while you can, Calvin!

“The days are just packed” is a way of life for Calvin…

I still get dirty. If I didn’t, I didn’t work (or play) hard enough.

Calvin will sleep good tonight!

I miss those days as a kid

what the kids are missing today!

A day well spent.

I am glad to say that when I look back on my own childhood I seized many a day.

Politicians go by:- Carpe jugularem, minue publicam aridam

A boy’s will is the wind’s will, and the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts [Wordworth 1855] He knew.

♪When you come to the end of a perfect day…………♪

Run tomorrow! Run! Calvin’s comin’.

Calvin is taking a bath willingly?

A bath is that much fun?

Ah, childhood….

Heck! Looks like he had a Great Day!! I remember similar days as a child.

I AIN’T SCRUBBING THAT TUB !

“Pluck” or “Harvest” is the more accurate translation of carpere. That’s an even better explication of what Calvin has just done with his summer’s day. Latin was derived from the Greek “carpos/καρπός” or “pluck, harvest <wrist” with the idea of something that turns. e.g “carpal tunnel syndrome”.

carpe cras

Ah, the good old days.

It’s like a reworking of this strip from last summer…

https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2022/07/23

Basically, a great kid day!

Missing mom’s reaction when she sees him and then tucks him in tub.

Childhood should allow a kid to work harden themselves for adulthood, at their own pace. I wouldn’t trade my childhood in the 60’s in California for anything. Get dirty, scuffed up and bruised, it will prepare you well for a career in construction.

In the town where we live someone put up a billboard on their property in an agricultural area that says, “Carpe diem. Pay it forward” more than 20 years ago. It’s faded and partially obscured by trees but still standing.

Yep, sounds like a day well spent!

Why doesn’t Hobbes ever get grungy dirty?

I’ve throttled many a day!

The adventures of Calvin and Hobbes. Talk about living life and enjoying it.

Mom will want to seize something else when she cleans the bathtub.

At least there’s a good work ethic.

I got sweat in my eyesLost a bet and got bit by a hundred fliesI fell out a big ol’ treeHit every branch and scraped up both my kneesI got chased by dogsLicked by a frogGot a rash on my legsDropped a dozen eggsI got splinters in seven of tenAnd tomorrow, I’ll do it all again(Big City Greens)