Pickles by Brian Crane for October 19, 2024

This one tickled my somewhat immensely!

How about consistent adequacy?

poor Earl⠄⠄⠄

the only person in his life that doesn’t constantly belittle him is Nelson – at least not deliberately

Earl, would you like some ice for that burn?

Sustained mediocrity sounds doable

Opal makes sure he strives to do better!

I just take a nap and it all goes away

It would be easy to imagine the two men at the table talking as Steve Martin and Martin Short. They can ‘zing’ each other like that all the time. Always funny.

and a short time to get there old fella

It’s horrible living with perfectionists! Thank goodness there’s choice for anyone who gets stuck with living with one (such as getting your own apartment).

It’s easy, set low standards fir yourself & then fail to achieve them.

Wait a minute, Crane … have you been playing checkers with my husband?

I’m taken aback by Clyde’s directness!

I wonder if Opal always strived for the best, or only after she got married. If Earl was the best she could do at the time, and she was intent on improving him, she apparently has a ways to go too, either that or admit defeat.

That one stung!

Set your goals low and enjoy the success.

Gee, Earl – with friends like that, who needs enemas?

Striving to do one’s best in all things isn’t necessarily perfectionism. Striving for excellence & integrity means you accept that things won’t always turn out the way you wished but you do it anyway and hope to learn from your failures.

Perfectionism is a disorder where you punish yourself if you are unable to achieve your goals which are often unattainable.

OUCH

My supervisor says “Perfection is acceptable”

Ouch!

Not immediately, I’m wearing Depends.

Bada-bing

Earl is not aiming for perfect. He’s aiming for just below “good enough.”

Good one, Clyde.

Bad when you can’t even achieve failure right.