In this Candorville (KFS), Lemont echoes my feelings about scabdrivers. I don’t think we even have taxis out here in the sticks, but I’ve been to a couple of conventions where I got to sample both the licensed cabs and the unlicensed drivers, and I’m sticking to my original thoughts, which echo Lemont’s. I know […]
The timing of this morning’s Carpe Diem (KFS) got a laugh, because its commentary on computer security came hard on the heels of an article in Forbes, which said the FBI is warning people about texting from iPhones to Androids or vice-versa. It seems Chinese intelligence has found a way to intercept these messages. Tulsi! […]
Loose Parts (AMS) hits at a good moment. I tried a hole-in-the-wall pizza place yesterday, and when I paid, got one of those screens. I don’t believe in tipping counterhelp and you’re not supposed to tip the owner, so I hit “No tip.” Again. Again. Again. Finally. “I’ll bet the 25% one goes right through,” […]
If “timing is everything in comedy,” this is a darned hilarious F-Minus (AMS), because I dreamt all night of laying out pages and this morning I feel like I might as well have stayed up and done it for real. Your mileage may vary and I hope it does, but while I make some more […]
Frazz (AMS) starts us with a reminder that some things can’t be purchased, except of course that they can. As it happens, the strip ran just after the Boston Marathon, as likely planned, but also after a local news story here mentioned that they used to put the medallions indicating that you finished on a […]
Tom the Dancing Bug offers a bit of commentary on the Trump defense that lying in contract negotiations ought not to have legal consequences as long as you pay back the loan which you got at an interest rate based on your lies. It’s an interesting defense to claim that commercial real estate transactions are […]
Start with a confession: I like this Off the Mark (AMS) because, once he’s found true love, they can get married and produce blended offspring, all of which I will like more. I’ve tried a number of single malt Scotches and they’ve convinced me that wise distilleries blend their whiskies to create a better tasting […]
Zits (KFS) made me smile Sunday. Note that it’s not a slam on the Nutcracker itself, and I like classic ballet. But the guys agree that the same ballet every Christmas gets stale, even as a tradition. My smile came because I’m retired and no longer have the yearly discussion of whether we will send […]
Might as well get my annual fruitcake rant out of the way. There will be a kabillion cartoons twixt now and Dec 25 about how awful fruitcake is, but in this Off The Mark (AMS), Mark Parisi gives us a close-up that explains the problem. Traditional fruitcake is a dense, dark loaf full of brown […]
Dark Side of the Horse (AMS) takes a second look at a silly expression and I’m glad I’m not the only person who thinks that dying young doing something pointless is not a good idea. I gather the expression is supposed to balance the values of a short, thrilling life and a long, boring life, […]
No politics today. For instance, in this Bizarro (KFS), the judge has gray hair and Aileen Cannon has black hair. Also, Jack Smith hasn’t asked to move the trial out of West Palm Beach. Jack Smith, rather, seems to be relying on the same principle demonstrated by Samuel in this Pros and Cons (KFS). But […]
I hope this is good news and not just a temporary storyline, but over at Zits (KFS), Jeremy has got a decent job that he’s good at and seems enthusiastic about, working at a hi-tech start-up, and, as we see today, he’s become thoughtful. Assuming it is an actual shift, it’s a welcome one. The […]
I’m with Katy in today’s Adam@Home. We haven’t had actual snow here lately but we’ve only had two days of warm sunshiny weather so far and even the warmish days that might have come close have, instead, featured cold winds. It might as well be March. However, the birds are back, including the cormorants, as […]
Let’s start with Daddy’s Home (Creators) and no, I haven’t finished doing my taxes yet, but I’m finished dealing with the cost of putting kids through college, and somewhere in my storehouse of columns I wrote in the 90s is a rant about how college costs should be tax deductible. And now they are sorta […]
It’s National Grammar Day, and Day By Dave (AMS) celebrates it by dragging fingernails across a blackboard. Using “should of” for “should have” is not a grammatical error, dammit. It’s a usage error. Or, if you really want to shut them up, point out that it’s a case of catachresis. And note, that, as it […]