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1. about 7 hours ago on Frazz

   I have loved that quote for years, but cannot agree. That requires an insouciance that I do not possess.

2. about 8 hours ago on Frazz

   In a verbal expression, “Holiday passed Tatum the comic” has a completely different meaning from, “Holiday passed the comic to Tatum”. We avoid such ambiguities by using verbal inflection, emphasis, and timing. When writing, they are avoided by proper attention to construction, even if it sounds stilted to the ear.

3. 1 day ago on Frazz

   I’ve always found that the assignments that I did immediately were desultory, but those which had time to simmer in my brain, abetted by deadline-adrenaline, were of higher quality and insight.

4. 9 days ago on Frazz

   All of my land, beyond the house and yard, is heavily wooded and a haven for all manner of wildlife. These days, even with all the carnivores back there, the deer have become so populous and brazen they don’t even stop for a car on a noisy gravel road. I’ve concluded that they are the shmoo (Al Capp reference) of the animal kingdom. I don’t hunt (no patience) but I allow two hunters to use my land. Both of them (father&daughter) are bow-hunters. I can’t say that they do much to thin the herd, but I feel it’s more sporting. And they keep us in venison year-round.

5. 22 days ago on Frazz

   Love how Mrs. Olsen’s hairbun manages to separate from her head when she’s really surprised. Unless she always wears a hat that looks like a bun … ;-)

6. 23 days ago on Frazz

   “Half the country on Nov. 6”. Or Dec. 15. Or, god help us, Jan. 5. Or, …

7. 23 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   … back in the day when the party platforms were essentially swapped from what they are today. Remember, the Democratic Party was the one defending slavery.

8. 24 days ago on Frazz

   … whereas our holiday decorations have been in place since Helene and will remain there until Spring. You just can’t go wrong with fallen leaves …

9. 24 days ago on Frazz

   The nice thing about Hallowe’en is that it lasts only one day. On Nov. 1 (or at least by the next weekend) all the ghoulish/garish decorations will be down and the country back to normal again (for sufficiently wide values of “normal”). This year, I truly fear that we will have our very own Guy Fawkes day, which could last well into the next year and, depending on how it works out, may indeed involve a Gunpowder Plot. I have voted in fourteen presidential elections, and this is the most concerned I have ever been about the consequences.

10. 26 days ago on For Better or For Worse

    Perhaps in his day, it was. In the mid-sixties, it was pretty binary; even if you were “just hanging out” with a girl, it was assumed you were romantically involved. I found that group activities were far more revealing of the other person’s values, maturity, intelligence, and aspirations, without any corrosive romantic baggage getting in the way. I have no idea how it works today, thankfully. I’ve also found that the harder you look for something, the more elusive it becomes.