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1. about 5 hours ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Like “Pray for You” by Jaron and the Long Road to Love. Or just read Psalm 109.

2. 1 day ago on Frazz

   Caulfield is a pro-crastinator. His theme song is Tomorrow, from Annie.

3. 2 days ago on Luann
   “Here lie the bones of Nancy Jones. For her, life held no terrors. She lived a maid, died a maid. No hits, no runs, no errors.”
4. 2 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   The below zero value comes from books titled “My Heart May Be Broken, But My Hair Still Looks Great.” Which my wife, who has a doctorate in English literature, actually enjoyed. But still. And thank god she doesn’t read the Go Comics page.

5. 12 days ago on Brewster Rockit

   This is why Marc Laidlaw’s idea was so successful. “The first line of almost any story can be improved by making sure the second line is, “And then the murders began.””

6. 22 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   True. But once voting is viewed as a privilege that needs to be earned, the standards will expand.

7. 23 days ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Elitism is great in theory, but impossible to implement fairly. Anyway, it creates a permanent tinderbox of the disenfranchised that is ripe for violent exploitation by a charismatic demagogue.

8. 23 days ago on Frank and Ernest

   Their leaves and fall color are very pleasing. I even like to see those medieval spike balls. But, as you say, I only enjoy them where they belong, in the forest.

9. 24 days ago on Frank and Ernest

   Liquidamabar. Sweet Gum. Although there are so many varieties of Japanese maple, maybe there’s one that looks like that. Whatever it is, it is a very well done depiction!

10. 2 months ago on Barney & Clyde
    “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function." Just because FSF said it’s so doesn’t make it so, but apparent contradictions can sometimes be reconciled.