When I ran across this Sunday from 2010, I had to choose it for today’s classic A&J, because a couple of dear friends of mine are leaving this morning for a vacation in France. I wish them a hearty bon voyage, and of course I envy them. Though, when it comes to the average passenger manifest, Janis Goose probably is closer to the truth than Arlo Goose. You’re going to roll your eyes at this next bit. I’ve talked about it on several occasions in the past, but you have to admit: some of the things I dwell on here to no apparent end do sometimes produce results, eventually. I am again/still giving my online presence a lot of thought, and I now, finally, realize this will mean a lot more than a cosmetically revamped traditional Web site. When it does happen, a lot of you aren’t going to like it at first. There are a lot of things I won’t like so much either, but social media are were creativity is headed. It’s largely there already. I do believe, however, that ultimately nothing we enjoy now will be lost, and a lot will be gained. I hope it happens sooner than later, if only because I can stop worrying about it.
193 responses to “Silly Goose”
Bagpipes are neat. Also, they remind me of Edinburgh. And accordions remind me of Bavaria and lots of hootenannies and such.
Peace,
Mindy, I’m so sorry for your loss.
Lady Mindy, I feel your pain. Literally.
I think it’s great you have such an interactive website, but few of my favorite writers put in as much effort and commentary as you endeavor to provide. Most have a webmaster who runs the site and the author pops in on occasion. I think you worry too much about being on here, but it’s your site and it should reflect your feelings on what it should be. Do what works for you and makes sense. I suspect the content will satisfy us fans….
Days like today puling weeds in the heat is very hard on me, but winter, short and mild though it may be, is coming. Congrats Charlotte. I too don’t want to get anywhere near facebook or anything like it. Having said that, I have been wondering how JJ will continue in this world of dying newspapers since he makes little to nothing from the village. Buying a ticket to get in is ok with me.
Referring to semi-recent postings: One of my pastors asked me if the term “geezer” could be applied to women as well as to men. I think it could, but have never heard it used for the fair sex.
Thoughts?
Switching to tumblr, then, I assume? Scott Adams might be able to give you tips on that, he moved his blog to there a little while back.
c x-p:
No, I think geezer is male only. Specific online synonyms include: old-fashioned person [but I doubt it could be female], conservative [but I’m guessing in taste, dress, whatever, not specifically politics], fuddy-duddy, square, old fogy, mossback, coot. No implications of persona, other than maybe cranky or eccentric, and none specifically bachelor, married, or widowed. I’m not as cranky as when I was younger, but many consider me eccentric: pit snakes!, sardines for breakfast!, etc.
Only female nouns that come to mind [e.g., matron, dowager, crone, hag, granny, spinster] have specific attributes or connotations relating to marriage, widowhood, property, witchcraft, some of them negative. Dowager is strictly a widow with property inherited from hubby, and, esp. in UK, usually related to nobility, e.g., dowager duchess.
Maybe our better halves could help us here. Peace,
pet, not pit
Jackie: Firearms, knives and grilled meat…what’s not to like?
Late last month, when I was feeling really crummy and was house-bound, I even got tired of reading, which has never happened before, and I found myself reduced to watching TV (before it gave up the ghost). On the bright side, I discovered that, even with the Olympics over, they were still playing women’s beach volleyball. Ladies, I’ve decided that if you want to have a cute butt until near-middle age, you should be a professional women’s beach volleyball player. Or, more likely, you should be born with the genetic makeup that allows you to become a professional women’s beach volleyball player.
When I got really bored, I figured out how to make Siri say dirty words. In my defense, I was taking a lot of cough syrup at the time.
Debbe 😉 A little taste of the South…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5BuYf8q4o
Just watched he’d the most amazing phenomenon from my window involving a roiling sea lit by the moon that extended from just offshore the beach across to a distant island. The sea all around was dark and flat but a moon litroad extended like an interstate with what looked like tossing, colluding waves that threw water air borne.
Now it has stopped and all is still and dark.
Good morning Villagers….
Jimmy, the only thing constant in life…is change.
Jackie, I wonder if those waves were from the 500 foot wave caused by a glacier collapse.
Sitting here admiring the full moon thru a dirty window….where’s a maid when ya need one! Dang gravel/dirt road. Idiots drive down this country road like they’re at the Indy 500, and the dust they leave behind is horrible. You can hardly see the greenery along the road for the dust cover on it.
Mark, so good to hear you’re returning to work….as I’ve told Miss Charlotte, take baby steps.
Indy Mindy…sorry to hear of your loss, you have my sympathy….yes, this whole summer has sucked and still sucks.
….and it’s pay day, broke tomorrow
Steve, did your cat’s whiskers grow back?
GR 😉 sure, sure, blame it on the cough syrup 🙂
Sage advice to my only child, my son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMmTkKz60W8
Jackie, you need to have this statue in your yard….
http://cheezburger.com/8974202880
I agree with hose who don’t want to have to go something like facebook. Too much useless info on it.
> social media are were creativity is headed. It’s largely there already.
Sure is. Just remember, some of it is open to the world, but Facebook is a walled garden.
A big garden with a lot of people in it, to be sure. But not everyone. If you go there, you bid farewell to those who remain outside.
Peace,
-McD
Debbe:
The whiskers were only singed at the end. However occasionally I will spot a whisker that they have shed, so I guess the answer is unless it burns to the root, whiskers (and human hair) grow back. Unless they have male pattern baldness. The same black cat started licking all the hair off of his belly, so he has a white spot now. Vet said the cat had a mental illness and I think that we gave him meds for a while but figured as long as he did not lick all of the fur off, he would be OK. As Jimmy would relate in today’s strip, getting a cat to stay still to administer medicine is sometimes more trouble than it is worth.
I’m curious how they trained the dogs to ignore the MRI noise? Sedation would also impact the reading so it couldn’t be that…could it?
Jerry, glad the close lightning strike did not affect your implant. If it is really hot out there, remember that weeds can be ornamental, if you look at them so.
that was really nice about the wave, Jackie.
Everyone, take care (as best you can)!
Debbe love the orange cat on concrete statue. I have my own orange cats to use!
The area I am in has strong currents and I think what I saw was a tidal effect. I will ask my friend at lunch who is an international cruiser. He will know. His wife is ill so naturally we are all going to a fantastic restaurant to overwhelm her stomach some more. Shouldn’t do that, she ate curry in Thai restaurant other night.
Just now dawn. Dickens is back asleep.
Doesn’t curry cure all ills? Peace,
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So now I know what ‘Fast and furious 8’ refers to. Whoopee fizz.
Peace,
So what does the Statue Lady wear when she’s not wearing an orange cat? Same as statue of Llee? 😉
Well Llee will laugh at that one because it was my friend Lezlie who met her doppelganger in stone on our road trip.
I have enough orange ginger cats to cover a fair amount of concrete but as Jimmy pointed out, dogs are more reliable. And cats seldom do anything they don’t choose.
Where does a 10 pound cat sit? Anywhere he wants.
This is what I usually wear more than a cat. Jeans, sweater, scarf, sunglasses and a ten pounds Adventure Dog.
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