Can-Do Attitude

by Jimmy Johnson

October 14, 1989


The older material I’ve been showing you the past few weeks appeared in newspapers long prior to 1993, when digital archives became a reality. It hasn’t been available to the public at large since it was printed on newsprint. However, all or most of it was reprinted in the book collection “Beaucoup Arlo & Janis” or it perhaps appeared here on this Web site. I haven’t had time this week, but next week I’m going to dig into my own analog stash and scan some material that hasn’t been seen in decades by anyone but silverfish—as I said I would do. It should be interesting.


72 responses to “Can-Do Attitude”

  1. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Hi, Dawn, and welcome to the Village. I don’t do Facebook Facebook either, but I have been known to post here on occasion. 🙂 Stop by (and post) whenever you can.

  2. Nancy Kirk in AZ Avatar
    Nancy Kirk in AZ

    welcome, Dawn. I grew up in Kansas. The cottonwoods are indeed a happy place memory, aren’t they?!

  3. Galliglo of Ohio Avatar
    Galliglo of Ohio

    Welcome Dawn!

  4. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    A rather shapely and physically fit lady came into the boutique today. She was wearing a pair of shorts with “Paddle Hard” on the seat of them. I started to ask her if she were a canoer or kayaker. Then I wondered about the propriety of starting a conversation with a woman based on something emblazoned on her butt. Then, of course, I wondered if the message might be related to something entirely other than boating, and I decided to let them entire thing drop.

  5. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Continuing the experimental research on cobblers, fresh pineapple with oatmeal crumble crust is at top of list now. There is a package of frozen mango in freezer I can use or fresh frozen black berries which will it be?

    I need some liquor having found cobblers with rum, brandy and bourbon i doubt we have any, we discovered lots of missing and empty bottles. Seems some of our previous “help” drank.

    Made a biscuit topping, ok until cold, then inedible. The blogger did say to eat while warm. They ALWAYS say to add a scoop of homestyle vanilla icecream.

    1. Mark in TTown Avatar
      Mark in TTown

      Jackie, I found several sugar free ice creams under the Hiland name. I have some Mint Chocolate Chip that is very good. And I know there is at least one variety of vanilla.

  6. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Welcome Dawn
    .
    A few of us have met face to face – others communicate personally elsewhere.
    And two individuals became a happy pair.
    .
    Bring that Cotton Wood (Mine’s a Maple) and yarn a bit.

  7. Dawn Avatar
    Dawn

    Thanks for the welcoming words! Where’s the maple, Old Bear? The cottonwoods of my childhood, the ones that grew along canals between the cotton fields, were in Arizona. Now they are on the creeks of the northern Nebraska panhandle. So we have almost traded parts of the country, Nancy! You’re in Arizona now and I’m kinda sorta near Kansas.

  8. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Welcome, Dawn. I’m from Alabama (although in Tulsa now), and the smell of pine takes me back home. Even pine lumber does it.

  9. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Today’s Gasoline Alley threw me for a loop. I didn’t see that coming after the way Scancarelli handled the exit of Walt’s wife Phyllis.

  10. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    Re 8-30-20 real-time cartoon: One of the pluses of retirement was that when I visited my former all-female staff at my former office, hugs could no longer be considered inappropriate. Turns out they were all enthusiastic huggers. (Ha! Take that, HR!)

  11. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    My first Maple was N.E. Conn.
    Latest is central MN.

    1. Dawn Avatar
      Dawn

      Both are very pretty areas, but I confess to having particularly enjoyed the little time I’ve spent in central MN. It’s very pretty country!

    2. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
      curmudgeonly ex-professor

      What is a “maple” in this context?

  12. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    So now we know why Arlo was gritting his teeth and Janis was depressed

    Welcome to the Gulf Coast folks!

  13. David in Granbury Avatar
    David in Granbury

    Gene is back! I’m taking it as something hopeful. Here is something I posted over on the “dark side” at GoComics:
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    Didn’t everyone notice Gene was talking from a picnic table bench? He also clearly specified “indoor” dining… Since we all want something good for Gene and Mary Lou (and the Squirt) you know (hope?) they are having terrific success with socially distanced Outdoor dining. There’s no reason the gardens aren’t growing, local meat and seafood are likely still well available and people REALLY want to get out. After all, comics are for an escape– humor and hope!

    1. Dawn Avatar
      Dawn

      I really like this idea! I had not noticed the picnic table, but you could be right about what it means! 🙂

  14. Ghost Avatar
    Ghost

    As I mentioned recently, I subscribe to the electronic edition of My Little Town’s 3-days-per-week newspaper. One of the oddities of this is that the electronic version apparently gets posted at the same time the dead-tree version goes to press…for example, the 9-1-20 edition goes on-line on 8-31-20. Which means I am now looking at tomorrow’s A&J cartoon. Which means I know what’s going on with Gene, ML, and The Shrimp, and very few of you do (yet). Neener-neener. 😀

    1. David in Granbury Avatar
      David in Granbury

      😛

  15. emb Avatar
    emb

    Dawn,
    Welcome: emb stands for emeritus MN biologist. I’m 90. “curmudgeonly ex-professor” [c x-p] above, is some years younger, also a scientist, both of us from NYC, he from Queens nr it’s border w/ Brooklyn [the most populous borough], I from Manhattan [the most expensive borough]’ from what most New Yorkers mean when they say “The Village,” Greenwich Village, now often called “the West Village,” to differentiate it from the “East Village,” east of Broadway. When my parents moved there from N Manhattan in ’32, they did so because, in the early years of the Great Depression, they could +/- afford the rent. Financially, am now comfortable. Could not afford rent in The Village now, or almost anywhere else in Manhattan.
    As others here can testify, I could go on forever, but won’t. Have a thank-you email to write to my wonderful kids, spice, and 1 granddaughter + hubby for a splendid family reunion. Among other things, they are all good cooks; dare not get on the bathroom scale. Owe some of that to Elaine [d. 2010], who shared lots of skills & recipes, who may know all about the weekend already.
    Peace,