Today’s classic A&J is from two years ago this month. I told you a few weeks back that we’d be discussing t-shirts. Today, at a little shop in the boonies of Mississippi, dedicated craftsmen will be running off a batch of trial tees, as we hone products that will be available here soon. I am working closely with the screen printers to produce a good-looking high-quality shirt that you’ll be proud to own. Or give. This will not be one of those “anything you want printed on whatever you want it printed on” kind of deals that are ubiquitous on the Web these days. This will be a selection, small at first, of T-shirts produced by local printers and me, and available here only. As we go forward, I’ll formally introduce you to those involved and give you a better idea of exactly what we’re up to.
44 responses to “Cats in the Cradle”
The tshirts are coming! The tshirts are coming!
Am I excited? Hell yes!
Are you excited too?
Glad to see a new post…
As I have mentioned, we are putting our house up for sale. We have had 15 showings since Saturday. On Saturday my neighbor allowed his rottweiler to roam free and it greeted the clients. The first guy was cool about it but the second guy was going out to his car to get something for his special needs dog and when he saw the dog told my neighbor in a very loud voice that they needed to restrain the dog. He then put his gun in his waistband and walked in the house.
The neighbors saw the gun and called the police. They came out with three squad cars and with guns drawn asked to speak to the agent an his clients. The man with the gun immediately told the police that he had a concealed weapons permit and the police left. I was told that they spoke with the neighbor.
As I left for church I saw my neighbor taking the dog on a walk (leash in hand but not attached) and told him that we had 3 showings that day and please keep the dog inside or on a leash. He gave me a “whatever” type answer and wondered what the big deal was. I turned away as obviously I was not able to speak with him. Maybe his wife, but not him.
When I got home I started to pick up some branches and spotted his dog, with NO ONE in sight, running around the small park behind my property. Obviously he has no respect for me.
A lot of showings, but we live next to RR tracks so we have to be patient. Really hoping that we get an offer or two soon. Royal Oak real estate is hot right now so just saying my prayers. Praying for my neighbor too as except for this incident, he has not been too bad.
I can’t wait til I wear some shirts to my regular group hikes and walks around Houston and introduce people to A&J and pull out my phone and show them some recent favorites and tell them the Houston Chronicle is too lame and backward to carry it and show them gocomics.com. Occasionally I’ve even engaged in conversation with prospective friends on a ten mile hike and asked if they have any favorite comic strips. … .. Steve – I sympathize and empathize – hey, call the cops – that guy is trying to protect himself from our big loose dog
Can’t wait to see the shirts!
T-shirts!! YAY!!!
I can alternate wearing my A&J shirt and my Opus the Penguin shirt. 🙂
My new wardrobe is coming!!!!!!!
T-shirts are exciting, Jimmy. May I make a plea for the large among us and suggest XXXL as a choice? Good luck with the new venture.
John,
My finger went for the upvote button when I read your post, but there was none. May we accidentally meet in Houston wearing the same shirt.
JJ
T shirts Yay!
Steve From Royal Oak, MI
I would buy your house – only if there were Steam Engines.
My cousin sent some interesting facts:
“Did you know there are more bacteria cells in your body than actual body cells:
Anywhere from 2 to 9 pounds of them.
We’re more bacteria than we are human!”
So you weight watchers can subtract that amount from your total.
Tho I don’t think we would be able to exist without some of them.
Steve – Good luck with your house and your neighbor. Some old fool in our town shot his neighbor’s dog when it got loose from her and ran toward him. Others in the area said that “everyone” knew her dog to be very friendly. Grumpy old men are one thing, grumpy old men with guns are something else!
Ruth Anne:
Someone shot my Dad’s collie years ago. That dog liked to wander but was never a threat. In this case the man had no intention of shooting, but with a special needs child felt safer with the gun with him.
My neighbor’s dog is “friendly” but he has been in my flower garden and even ran into my house one Halloween!
Having a dog like that does provide security because of it’s reputation, but no matter how good his temperament, many people assume that the dog is not friendly so he should always have the dog on a leash…Period.
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To save ## from our 270 limit, I won’t post these any more when I don’t have something else to post. You can save the URL to visit OF anytime.
OB: “Tho I don’t think we would be able to exist without some of them.” The more we learn, the more “some” seems to be “most”, esp. taking into acct. commoner ones. A most common one, BTW, is E. coli. People are so aware of a malign strain [which has a specific ID that I don’t know] that they overlook this common useful bacterium in our gut.
So many. mostly useful spp. of bacteria live throughout our bodies and brain that most of the DNA in us is bacterial DNA. My skeptic philosopher son [who sings in a UMC choir in Mpls] emailed “so much for ‘the self’,” No, whatever the self is just got more complicated. It is, however, worth noting that when we decide, “I think I’ll have a beer”, bacteria may be involved in the decision.
Peace, emb
T-shirts! WooHoo!
I hope you don’t forget about your “fans of size” like so many others do. Not everyone falls into the S/M/L/XL category. Some of us even need XXXXL and are resigned to the fact that we have to pay more to get it.
I know that I’ve mentioned on various occasions that I’m a member of LASFS, this world’s oldest Science Fiction Club. One of the ways we raise the money we need to operate things is auctioning off various and sundry things, and it’s a sign of the time that for well over thirty years, a T-shirt that’s XL is referred to as “fannish medium.”
Woots!!! T-shirts!! Yes please XXXL to make up for shrinkage to XXL.
The Villagers are pouring back into the Orphanage. Thank goodness it’s open again!
Yes, I kept checking yesterday, so this morning? And where is Ghost?
Happy to hear about tee shirts. I like looser shirts so need XXL for obvious reasons.
Am in Quincy, IL lovely historic town.
emb
It is not the total # of posts it is the time between OEA (Our Esteemed Author)
posting.
As I said earlier my XL shirt from 50YA now is sized for my petite co-worker.
And it it is too large use it as a tent.
I saw the word “Looser” and rejoiced. Someone who properly used the word to mean “more loose” and not the misspelled version of someone who loses….One of my pet peeves, I’m afraid.
emb:
I believe that it is a time limit and not a post limit. If JJ does not post for a week, none of us can post. Correct me if I am wrong.
Steve,
Think you are correct, it appears each post closes 168 hours after JJ opens it.
Steve, I sometimes speak and write like one from another time but perhaps that is because I am from an earlier time? Or perhaps because I have always loved words and writing. And reading.
And no, I am not the one writing about the Village Orpanage, I am not that good.
Might could pull off some bodice rending satire but not sure.
anonymous, make us laugh till our shirts split? Go for it!
T-shirts !!!!!! YAY!!!!!
Haven’t caught up yet, but have to share. Last night I was watching some television when a loud ruckus came from my front porch, and the screen door started rattling. Upon investigation, I found the neighbor’s four and six year boys beating on my door, trying to get my attention. I needed to come out and play. The past few weeks, I’d been outside pottering about the yard, and inevitability found my way next door and joined in their play time as their mom and I chatted. Well, I wasn’t outside, and this unacceptable. Who was I to turn down such an offer from such an adorable pair of urchins? So, I went out and played frisbee and tag for a bit. I have no idea how their mom keeps up with them.