How does that song go, “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” Well, it’s back! It’s not exactly paradise, but it’s no longer a digital parking lot, either. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but a very nice young man named Frank, with EarthLink, fixed everything for me. I couldn’t quite place his accent though: perhaps South Carolina tidewater. It seems I’ve been gone forever, first with a lot of non-cartooning stuff that required my attention and then the big technical blow-out, but it’s good to be back. Frank did tell me I need to update my version of WordPress. Can’t wait for that.
And we’re back
By Jimmy Johnson
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79 responses to “And we’re back”
Thanks Jimmy
WordPress is a lot of fun, I hear. Good luck!
LOL, glad you’re finally back! Computers can be a pain, even for those who supposedly understand them.
Long time no see! And very glad to see you now. Thanks Jimmy
You literally would not believe the results i got when I googled the error message I’ve been getting here for the past few days. The response threads appeared to be in English, but I was pretty sure that I wanted to understand them I’d have to find a 20-something neckbeard living in his mom’s basement to translate for me. On the plus side, it reassured that the problem was not with my device.
Also on the plus side, Jackie has not succumbed to either her cancer or her cancer treatment, and I’m still kicking as well.
You can’t go!!! All the plants will die! Glad to see the site back up.
I’m now looking forward to some Arlo-versus-technology strips.
A big hole in our lives has been filled! Thank you, Jimmy!!!!
Jimmy:
I can’t see the link for the daily strip.
We did add a few new members to the Facebook fan page from the outage but I’m glad it is back. Also, I tweeted out the Duck and Cover cartoon from many years ago and it has gone crazy on twitter. I did tag you in it, Jimmy. Last I checked it was pushing 11,000 impressions. I have some friends who are big on nuclear things and their friends liked it too.
Oh boy, now we can talk to all our friends in the Village. Finding out what they have been up to since the Great Disconnection. For me, the big news is that Nancy’s mother goat gave birth to four kids, two boys and two girls! All are healthy and doing well. My daughter Nancy is delighted. Some of our family went to visit, took pix and the cute babies are now on Facebook.
The Boston Red Sox have been burning up the League, and some of my children, spouses, and friends have tickets for Monday’s game, the same day as the Boston Marathon. Hope all their travel plans go smoothly — I get worried by this sort of thing.
Love from NH. Still cold here.
It was in the low 70s here today. Tomorrow the forecast claims we’ll have snow by the end of the day here in our valley. 🙁
We’ve had several highs above 32F lately, but not yet a low at night above 32.
Retired biologist lives on a lakeshore next Co. south, watched her chow x lab x mutt mix play w/ a probable yearling coyote for over a half hour, on and off the land and snow-covered ice. No actual contact or butt-sniffing but each took turns dashing twd the other and stopping. Other would run away, but then turn, crouch face the first, then dash twd it, and they’d repeat this back and forth. Standard young dog bluff and chase, which I’ve seen often in pets, sometimes w/ a dog and cat. Coyote eventually left. Mutt followed it a bit out on the ice, but then came home.
There’s a family of 7 coyotes in the area, presumably mom, dad, still together in that area. Domestic mutt is 5-6 yr old, but we’ve selected for puppyness in domestic dogs for millennia, so it’s not surprising. Probable May “Pioneer” column. Tomorrow’s is mostly about the last BSO concert.
It is good to be back. Baltimore peregrines are incubating 4 eggs. BSU is planning an osprey nest structure w/ webcam.
Peace,
Knew it would be back sooner or later, I just kept checking … every 15 seconds
Greetings All
More snow coming Sat. 5″ -may not reach emb.
I know our friends to the North have longer – but enough already
there has been snow on the ground since October.
I’m not so sure about an inner child, but I have an inner idiot that surfaces every now and then.
This is the 3rd reference I’ve seen of “Big Yellow Taxi” in the past 2 days. Odd.
Welcome back.
Last Saturday I completed my 20th marathon. Since my hip replacement, I have missed the training and the event itself so the last 4 years, I have walked the entire 26.2 miles. I have to admit that I enjoyed this year’s race the most, at least since 2000. I did push myself the last 3-4 miles and had a bit of tummy trouble, but I found a sleep cheap and drove back unevently on Sunday morning.
I think that my brother did his 157th and 158th marathons. He runs/walks. It is odd as my hip condition was due to genetic issues. Somehow he has escaped it. We both could stand to lose some weight. I lost 8 lbs in 6 weeks which I think helped on Saturday. However I weighed 4 lbs more on Monday. I am almost back to my weight before the marathon. I attribute this to inflamation and as I heal, the water recedes and therefore I weigh less. My plan is to try to lose a lb or 2 a week. Maybe try to walk the marathon 50 lbs lighter and see if that speeds me up. Fingers crossed.
Keep moving is my motto.
Grevy zebras.
https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/african-river-wildlife-camera
1″+ fresh snow on grd., but all melted on blacktop. 31F now, expected hi 41, should be gone by afternoon. Happy mid-April.
Peace,
Reticulated giraffe. Scroll down or go to URL above for elands.
https://explore.org/livecams/african-wildlife/african-river-wildlife-camera
Peace,
So glad you are back!!
Goof! Just scroll down for 3 other Kenya cams. Peace,
Who are you again?
Nyce to wake up to Symply see some folks about the village again.
The weather here in MA is warming up and I have thoughts of two wheeling in my head again. Crocuses/croci are blossoming and the forsythia looks to be right behind. Love this time of season….well actually I love all times of season, must be why I live in New England!
My friends up in Lancaster NH on Take Two Farm have had three kids living in the house with them that are going out to their dams in the barn this week. Another one or two kids due next week or two, I love visiting them when the kids are bouncing all over the house….though I’m glad it is not my house!
@Charlotte,
We were up in Derry to see Dave Davies of the Kinks at the new Tupelo theater….I believe you are in the area…would have loved to take you out to tea or coffee; next time?
JJ glad to have you back in our Fargone lives!
So glad you are back. My mornings haven’t been the same. You were missed