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.
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And I used to wear natural string bikini sans-liner but forget that! I am sure you look fantastic in black tee shirt and glasses. You know of course I love men in black.
Good morning Villagers….
Jackie, dang you look good and Dickens too. Wish I could come sail away with you (there’s a song there somewhere 🙂 )!
Going in early to sew a belt, broke early into production. And I had that belt down on my “preventative maintenance list”…procrastination, maybe.
Happy Caturday
Thanks for the story Steve….last night a little grey and white kitten showed up in our yard. Came through the front or side field of weeds. Haven’t looked to see if it’s a she or a he. That’s all I needed, another cat. But kittens are fun. It had to be someone’s pet, as it is really friendly. Going to check the neighbors to see if it belongs to them. They have cats and we feed them too.
GR 😉 Nothing 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHRNSeuvzlM
I’ll bet this cat’s name is Spot 🙂
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Beautiful dog. If the dog needs a man in black I think that Tommy Lee Jones is pretty tall. I have no idea if he sails. I saw a large boat turned over on I-10 last night. Sounds like the lead to a Groucho joke, but seriously folks. I didn’t even think about my implants when the lightning hit. My one and only thought was “I’m dead”, but apparently it went around , over or under me and hit the tv. The new tv is fantastic. If you haven’t seen the new 4D super hd TV’s they are great.
BTW, is today a supply your own dialog day? What does the winner get? My back is saying go back to bed so I’ll think about it later.
I happen to think Tommy Lee Jones is awesome. I love his smile. Can’t remember when I started liking him but he was so cute playing Moonie in Coal Miner’s Daughter with that red hair. Double Indemnity is one of my favorites or maybe the federal Marshal in Fugitive.
Jerry I got knocked across a road and cut up with gravel as a teenager so it scares the heck out of you. When the ball of lightening bounced off tree and exploded in my tiny office all the fur on my keishaund stood on end and she looked like a fat powder puff. I probably did too.
Today’s strip is what Arlo hears, nothing, because he fell asleep with Janis talking on sofa. When she leaves he wakes up, follows her to kitchen where she continues talking and he goes back to sleep.
TR, what is a document camera? It looks like a desk lamp, and sort of sounds like the old overhead projector. But digital somehow? Sounds like a good bunch of kids, though. 🙂 You can be proud of that girl.
It is raining for first time here in rainy Pacific Northwest. They have been so dry and in a burn ban, high fire danger. Gray with clouds to water, rain running down window looking out at sound. One boat swinging at anchor off beach below about 100 yards out. Just noticed another.
Going back to bed with Dickens. Days like this you wish for company. Good day to sleep in, cuddle, read, sleep in. Make popcorn in microwave, heat up soup, do nothing.
Ghost: I agree that Pinterest can be a little odd. I signed up so that I could more easily follow links to crochet patterns and recipes that I had searched elsewhere. Those things do show up in their emails. It’s the “suggested pins” that can get weird. Some have obvious ties to my expressed interests but I cannot understand why April Fools jokes show up every month!
I realize some of you have given up on Brooke McEldowney, either ‘9CL’, ‘Pibgorn’, or both. Actually, Pib [added to dictionary] and her associates have not shown up for months. Instead, Brooke’s online-only offering has been a b&w strip called ‘Wahoo Junction’. Note that B. can draw women with real chins. The central character in the strip is the homely creep on the left. Like Thorax in 9CL, he comes from another planet, and has done some things that ‘prove’ it.
The woman works in the same office, and also looks pretty good when wearing less. The creep does not. To get the drift leading to today’s episode, go back several days. IMO, Wahoo Junction is a hoot.
http://www.gocomics.com/pibgorn
Peace,
Llee, a document projector is the 21st century version of the old overhead projector. But instead of only using transparencies, this one allows you to put items on it and displays them on an interactive whiteboard. This allows her to easily show the kids most anything, especially their own artwork, nice and big.
Ghost, Jackie asked me to post these for you. Large lamps in her hotel room, one on either side of the bed.
Here’s photo #1: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/14355922_1662300757414992_1850167394_n.jpg?oh=07eee15b7237bf153cd53045ef74dc42&oe=57E06351
And #2: https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/14389892_1662300867414981_1894115994_n.jpg?oh=52b0c132849c0205d4e642b619349c95&oe=57DF58EC
Dang, Jackie, that sounds like a pretty good action plan for the day.
BTW, I for one have never shot an elephant in my pajamas.
A blogger I follow was driving through Memphis the other day and later posted that his car had been rear ended while he was driving on B. B. King Boulevard. On of his commentators remarked that “I Was Rear Ended on B B King Boulevard” could be the title of the saddest blues song ever written.
I thought that today’s cartoon shows that Arlo treats much of Janis’s conversation the way I treated my TV before it gave up the ghost…as background or “white” noise.
So, ah, Debbe, in this case does “Nothing” mean, uh, “flesh colored”? 😉
Lest anyone starts to feel sorry for me for being TV-less, or concerned I might not have access to important information “in the event an emergency occurs”, let me assure you that between my InterWebNet access and a very good public service radio scanner I can turn on, I will be well informed if (some would say, when) the SHTF. Also, hidden away behind sliding doors in an étagère in my bedroom is an emergency back-up TV. Although, come to think of it, it may have also given up the ghost, as it’s not been powered up in years.
Kewl lamps. Does the heat from the light bulbs prevent pokies?
TR and Lee: Back when such items were called “AV equipment” an overhead projector was used with transparencies and opaque projectors (big old bulky things) were used with pictures, books, documents, etc. The new projectors take the place of both and are much smaller. Many can also be used with 3D objects or be attached to computers to display whatever is there. The only negative is the cost of the replacement projection lamp, often over $100 instead of the $8 or 10 of the older technology.
When I created LARGE window and shop displays I used overhead projectors to short cut my art work and especially for scale. I’d lug huge 4 x 8 foam board to libraries to use theirs. Finally bit my lower lip and bought one which is probably stored? As I have been artless for many years.
My house is full of real art. Mine was just fun attention getters to draw customers.
My whole suite and this entire wing of hotel is decorated in ornate white and gold reproduction rococo furniture. After two years of extended stays it has grown on me and I don’t notice as much, not that I would want to live in a “honeymoon” suite at home. My home suite is Chippendale more or less. Covered in clothes which is sort of my theme here.
I like a man who wouldn’t notice the television is buried under layers of scarves and hats and not miss it.
Forgot to while winding around those Olympic peninsular roads I came across a section maintained by the Alabama and underneath was a sign “Roll Tide”.
Not sure but I thought it was the Alabama, not the University.