This A&J strip from 2015 is about as close as I come to office humor these days. Actually, I did a lot of office humor starting out, when the dysfunctions and inanities of the communal workplace still were fresh to me and those around me. I was doing office humor when Scott Adams worked for the phone company. I will admit, though, many of the experiences upon which I drew have been exorcised by time, and today I feel neither inclined nor qualified to comment on “the office.” Besides, working or not, I think most of us the age of Arlo and Janis find our lives centering more around relationships and home and less around career. Remember careers? When I started in 1985, there were no “jobs,” only “careers,” and I think it’s safe to say Arlo and Janis both considered themselves on a career track. Well, that little fad went off the rails long ago, and many of us count ourselves lucky to have any kind of “job.” So, do Arlo and Janis still have jobs? Are they retired? To be continued.
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I had to google Sam Elliott from today’s A&J strip, as I’d never heard of him. Imagine my surprise when I looked over the results. Not much about Mr. Elliott, a lot about comic books and films about Ghost Rider! And a video game. Is this just a coincidence, or is there a connection somewhere to our friend who is now touring famous Midwestern restaurants? (It sounds like a perfectly delightful trip.)
GM Debbe & Mizz Charlotte
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Guess it is OK now
Sam Elliott? Just a great actor! From the Internet movie database (imdb.com):
“Tall, thin, wiry Sam Elliott is the classic picture of the American cowboy. Elliott began his acting career on the stage and his film debut was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). Although his future wife, Katharine Ross co-starred in the film, the two did not meet until they filmed The Legacy (1978) Together. Over the years there would be few opportunities to act in feature westerns, but it would be television that gave him that opportunity, in The Sacketts (1979), The Shadow Riders (1982) and The Yellow Rose (1983), among others. He would also work in non-westerns, usually as a tough guy, as in Lifeguard (1976) and Road House (1989). In the 1990s, Elliott was back on the western trail, playing everyone from Brig. Gen. John Buford in the film Gettysburg (1993) to Wild Bill Hickok in the made-for-TV movie Buffalo Girls (1995). In 1991 he wrote the screenplay and co-starred with his wife in the made-for-TV western Conagher (1991).”
Thank you to Old Bear and to Trucker Ron. You both have interesting things to say.
Gee, I wonder too where is Jerry in FL. Hope he is okay.
My wife saw a piece on the news about Millennials leaving their families religions, claiming that in the information age they were finding all they needed online. As she ranted about it, I made a comment that stopped her in her tracks… then she burst out laughing:
“98.9% of what you read online is true, according to Abraham Lincoln.”
Three for the morning:
A positive self-image: That condition which results from the ability to believe that everything that others say about you is inaccurate.
“What a piece of work is a man!” — Shakespeare.
“Man. What a piece of work.” — Myself, after reading the news.
Sometimes, I think that I read too much, think too much, and live too little.
River has resumed flowing to R, level has gone down a bit. Some activity among most distant trees, most likely elephants.
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Peace
Good morning Villagers…..
Another brilliant display of the morning star this a.m….and it’s already a warm 68 degrees on the back porch, we even turned on the A/C yesterday afternoon. And it does get warm on the sun room porch, it faces west…should wash windows; but, heh, another day. Besides it’s suppose to rain tomorrow.
….and a big GM back to you Old Bear.
Got into see my Dentist yesterday morning…top front is/was in bad shape, looks good for now. Making appts. for cleanings..opening a Pandora’s box there. I’ll be paying for his first class vacation by the time I’m finished with him. Need to put two crowns on Ian’s upper two front teeth, had root canals about 6 years ago and they need crowned…that is if I don’t crown him first 🙂
Dad was not=stop, persistant about another joy ride. Took the long way home from Dentist while my nose was still numb….I hate the numbing. Had not got home yet, and he started on me taking him ‘joy riding’ after I fed him lunch.
You know we haven’t heard from Indy Mindy lately…here’s a shout out to her.
Thank you, Miss Charlotte, for the compliment….they help!
…later, gators…..
…busted 🙂
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love the eyeliner…….
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