Today’s old comic strip is from a mere three years ago. I was in the middle then of a rather lengthy experiment with drawing with felt-tip pens. I knew many cartoonists drew beautifully with felt-tips, and they are so much more convenient than dealing with India ink and pen nibs. However, I found felt-tip pens more difficult to control, and in my hands they rendered a monotonous line. I have gone back to the old ways. I now draw with a dip pen and a bottle of ink. A medieval monk would have no problem comprehending the technology.
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We haven’t had tornadoes or hurricanes yet, but did have about a half inch of much needed rain yesterday and last night. Temps are in the high 70s and low 80s, and our a/c is on the blink. Repair guy says there’s a tiny leak in the coil somewhere, but he hasn’t found it, and of course the procedure that must come next will be even more expensive. I am beginning to think moving to Alaska might not be a bad idea.
Just move to Pacific Northwest or British Columbia. Beautiful flowers and no snow and ice much, real spring and fall. I think of it daily.
Thinking about my comment last night about today’s strip, that Jimmy was looking in my window again made me start thinking how much I do resemble Janis, her weaknesses and her strengths, her hobbies and her style even.
I don’t believe I have ever identified with a cartoon character before, even if I liked them, nor a television show. I wasn’t Lucy or Laura or any other wives. But I am pretty close to being Janis, down to the black underwear under my jeans and tee shirt.
Bet I’m not the only one here who feels that way.
If you are reading from the last comment back, as I sometimes do, move slowly away from the computer.
Looks like the orphan train left hours ago — and I missed it. A wet and gloomy day so I’m staying home. Daughter Nancy came over this morning, brought me fresh eggs that her hens have laid. Did I tell you that her very pregnant goat, Star, gave birth to FOUR babies a few weeks ago? All were healthy and frisky, and ALL were males! Not so desirable when the ultimate goal is females giving milk that can be sold. They were very cute and everybody wanted to see them. But what to do with them? Nancy advertised them and by great good fortune sold them ALL to a nice family with a farm. Sounds too good to be true, one might say, but apparently it’s the truth and the kids are not destined for barbecue.
Dear Jackie, I hope you are okay with the crazy weather. Your photos on Facebook are so nice. Beautiful flowers, profuse plants in gardens with enviable stonework, even growing edible vegetables.
Thanks Miss Charlotte. One of Janis’ passions I share is gardening. I am hoping Jimmy puts some gardening strips in this year’s gallery. I bought the one of Janis toting the paper comic gun to shoot the drafted wabbit in her vegetables.
I love painting of flowers too. I am going to plug Lhees art work here and say it is so lovely and makes me so happy I am buying one of her iris , a great favorite of mine. When I see it in my bedroomph I will see her and it will make me smile.
Aha! I like the sound of your new word, Anon.: “bedroomph” . That one’s a keeper, whether or not you purposely designed it.
Jackie, and other interested parties, here are some good quotes from another stylish woman turning 70: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/04/30/still-ab-fab-at-70-joanna-lumley-in-quotes/
Be sure to read them all.
Mark, thank you, I did read all the way to end. I like her!
Remarkable woman and great quotes.
Jackie: definitely the same here, for the most part. Pretty sure Jimmy ( and the “Love Is” writer) must be spying on us… 🙂
Debbe 😉 Instead of songs from an R&R playlist, I’m going to send you some off the top of my head. Luckily, they aren’t from the back of mind, otherwise it would be like, “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” 🙂
Times like these make me really miss my bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEBwq4A1wsU
Watched the young Bob Segar and then 2014 and 2015 tour for his last album. Dang that is a good looking silver headed man! He looks better in that television interview than he did as a young man.
Love his music. Hard to pick a best. We’ve Got Tonight. Turn the Page. Rock n Roll Music.
So here I am listening to Bob Segar on Pandora instead of my usual classical music. Of course I will have to go back to sleeping music. I leave it on, like white noise. Mostly classical guitar or piano.
Midnight Train on right now.
Ghost I can tell you are disturbed. You are back to getting out of Dodge and disappearing into wide open spaces like Wyoming or South Dakota. Just a cowboy and his horse and empty country forever.
Been there in a red convertible or two and some pickup trucks.
Good morning Villagers….
Just not much to say, been reading though. My ‘ZUZI’ is coming along too slow. That old Ford Ranger really sucks the gas…..to the tune of about $10 a day just to get back and forth from work….patience, Debbe, patience.
Jerry 🙂
Ya’ll have a blessed Monday….
GR 😉 ….I miss a lot of things and people, but with songs like this, maybe we can…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtFEzhaNrT4
http://cheezburger.com/8792929792
Today’s real time strip reminded me of the ‘peddler’ who knocked on my front door wanting to sell me a aerial picture of our house and property….no thanks, wanted to grab it and slam it over his head…now that would have been a Kodak moment 🙂
Kodak? That’s in Alaska, right?
Re today’s comic, I wonder what % of readers will know what a towhee is? Actually, the comic is unrealistic. Almost every time I’ve seen a towhee, it’s been on or near the ground.
Peace,
I doubt that what Arlo saw and deemed “cool” was actually a “drone” in the sense of being a government-controlled flying killer robot. It was more likely a small whirlybird thingy with a camera attached, the like of which one can buy on-line.
Janis’s reaction was interesting. She seems to think the “drone” is equipped with some sort of high resolution radar that can see through clothing…or at least detect pokies.
She’s probably regretting losing her topless sunbathing privacy.
Privacy and accessibility are two issues that will become more serious in the near future because of drones. Think prisons, area 51 , etc, etc.
I still think of certain people when I see the word “drone” I hope that I have not droned here, although I’m sure that I have!
And that points up an interesting idea. For years the media has been stoking fear of government intrusion into your privacy, when the reality today is that the greatest invasions of privacy are being done by individuals and criminal gangs. The criminals are turning the internet into open season into your “private” conversations. Neighbors are flying eyes in the sky over your homes (and perhaps peeking into windows). Others are piggybacking on unprotected WiFi signals to look up what they would not appearing on their own computers. My mom’s phone rang the other day and I noticed my brother’s name on the caller ID. I also knew he had texted me the family was in the car in Birmingham. So I asked mom what the call was. She said it was the bank calling to ask questions about her card, like they do once a month or so. I told her to never answer the phone when she didn’t know the number, never answer questions to anyone who is not family or friends that she can recognize and never give out any personal or financial information no matter who says they are calling. I looked at the caller ID later and the incoming caller showed my brother’s first initial and last name, AND MY MOM’S OWN PHONE NUMBER! So whoever these scammers were, they spoofed the caller id so we couldn’t even see who was really calling.
Then there’s the quite different aspect of the term. Berty Wooster’s [it wasn’t Worcester’s, was it?] bachelors’ club, The Drones. Peace,