I realized this morning that I had inadvertently skipped one of the cartoons from the above sequence, the one about 10,000 comic-strip writers being out of work, which isn’t as funny as it once was. Anyway, here’s a bonus cartoon for today, two strips about Arlo up a tree.
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TruckerRon, here’s a different kind of trucker’s song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzqNSAbE7Fo
Good night…..excellent link Mark on the 8:23.
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Mark in TTown: That’s a pretty tune alright. Had me going to Wiki to get some definitions. Sounds like a lorry driver’s song to me.
Mark, that is one amazing guitarist and I loved both selections.
“The Border Reiver” was awesome. I am descended from that area of the border reivers. In fact, Faulkner’s “The Reivers” is my favorite of all his books.
I was showing my 93 year old mom the video and music to “The Long Road” and the Scottish firths and she was amazed! This is not the sort of stuff American group tours get to see, she thought it was beautiful. Maybe we might make one big trip to Scotland and Ireland and the reiver’s we come from?
We don’t do tours, at least I don’t. I’d rather be lost anywhere.
Love, Jackie Monies
Jackie, I have little Scots blood in me. I am mostly German on both sides, so my emotional attachments to the border wars is minimal. I did read George MacDonald Frazier’s “The Steel Helmets” but it’s not Flashy nor yet MacAuslan, so, meh. My distaff Great grandmother was a Walton so I do have some English blood, so that maybe accounts for my Anglophila. Zulu and Waterloo are two of my favorite movies. Manchester’s three volume biography of Churchill is a favorite, and when I spend time in The Man In My Life’s library, a bronze bust of Wellington and nineteenth century prints of Nelson and Waterloo look down at me. And I drink tea in the afternoon, so I guess that strain is alive and well.
Jackie, be careful saying you’d rather be lost! That sounds like the opening of An American Werewolf in London!
Lilyblack, maybe you’ll like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZRisGHL7ow
The musician is great. I’ve seen him live and he is a great one-man show. His string instruments are all originals from the antebellum/Civil War period.
Lilyblack, ever read any Hans Hellmut Kirst?
I like the Gunner Asch books. Favorite quote: “Kirst joined the German Army in 1933 and served as an officer during World War II, ending the war as a First Lieutenant. Kirst was a member of the Nazi Party, stating later that he had “confused National Socialism with Germany”.
Kirst later indicated that after the war he did not immediately believe accounts of Nazi atrocities. “One did not really know one was in a club of murderers”, he recalled.
Nope. I only like classical and hymns, sorry
Dear Mindy from Indy, Can’t believe the awfulness of electricity gone wrong, causing all that damage in your store. All I can say is, you are a strong woman, and a resourceful one, to deal with it and figure out lots of problems. Good luck chasing all the”grimlins” as Debbe says, from the store. We Villagers wish you no more hard luck.
Lily, Dave Barry has explained all you need to know about electricity:
“Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking.”
and
“…electricity is supplied by the wall socket, which is in turn connected to the electrical company via big overhead wires with squirrels running on them.”
Debbe 😉 Speaking of “folding”, this one tickles me…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVlRx2U-xUA
Lady Mindy, I too would hesitate to blame the electrical problems on Angus, especially since all he knows about electricity he learned in his flat back in Scotland by shuffling his feet on the carpet in the wintertime and then peeing on the radiator.
So Ghost, you like Dave Barry too? I liked his idea of titling his last book. “You Mean He’s Still Alive?” Or something close.
Love, Jackie Monies
I think Dave Barry’s account of putting strawberry pop-tarts in the toaster and holding the handle down is one of the funniest things I have ever read in my life. Along with his dog, Earnest’s feud with the squirrel and the tree
Dave Barry’s account of prepping for a colonoscopy was spot on…
Good morning Villagers…..
GR 😉 Geico did get my attention on that one. My Kenny Rogers has aged well.
Not much time for a morning rant…..
Indy Mindy….I see where it’s 43 degrees in your neck of the woods….that’s cold, too funny now that your A/C is working 🙂 I’m with Miss Charlotte is wishing you no more bad luck.
Ya’ll have a blessed day
Ref today’s real time strip….
The gig is up, the news is out, Marylou is pregnant 🙂 Great stories to come, I’m excited.
Debbe – for a half moment, that’s what I thought too. However, if you look at the carnage around Arlo, I *think* Gene is counting dear old dad twice. 😉 Still keeping my fingers crossed though.
Lilyblack – I just reread the poptart piece yesterday. Have been read “Dave Berry Is Not Making This Up” again. Reading about Earnest and Zippy and the screen door makes me laugh every time. The Bimini piece is good too.
Are we a bunch of versions of the same person, or what? 🙂
Of course, the idea that a bunch of people who appreciate Jimmy Johnson’s creation would find Dave Barry hilarious is not very far fetched, is it?
Mindy! Sheesh! It’s a wonder the store wasn’t on fire when you got there. You have LOTS of fire extinguishers and the fire dept. on speed dial, yes? Luck to you….
Okay, I squibed the squab yesterday. Guilty! I also see Loon raised her fist of liberation. Sorry.
Say what, sand?
Family sins, just family sins. German mothers are bad English teachers. Liberal women are challenging. And I have been so lucky as to have had both infect my life.
Jackie, where is your sailing group? Really like Kelly McGuire’s music…hope to make it to Tedfish for his floating concert Labor Day! Still waiting on word from the diesel mechanic…
SIX PEOPLE??!!??
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