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I felt personally touched by the passing of Jack Davis Wednesday, and I wanted to share it with you. I should mention that another great cartoonist passed away that same day, Richard Thompson. He did not enjoy the longevity of Jack Davis. Richard was only 58 when he died of Parkinson’s disease. But like Jack, Richard was a highly regarded cartoonist’s cartoonist, and he is best remembered for his comic strip “Cul de Sac” and his weekly comic “Richard’s Poor Almanac” in The Washington Post. It was a tough week for the profession.
The Kickstarter campaign raps up next week. It seems to me as if it’s been going on forever, and it probably seems that way to you. Actually, the 21-day campaign is short. Most are 30 days, and they can run to 60 days. We’ll talk next week about how and when we’re going to distribute all those rewards. Thanks, again, to everyone!
75 responses to “Chance of Rain, 50%”
Why is it the 50% happens where my garden isn’t?
Jackie it has been so dry here in Central NY that I am at this point just keeping my plants alive. I didn’t get a strawberry crop at all but so far have managed to keep them alive. There is always next year…..
Wasn’t it Ben Franklin who said as a pessimist he was always being pleasantly surprised?
Just bought two truck loads of 75% off shrubs and crepe Myrtle trees from Walmart garden center. We are trying to keep the earlier plantings alive here, those that got planted. We decided prior minions must have thrown bulbs in trash, even my cats and dogs can plant bulbs with SOME germination!
Gardeners are always optimistic. We could not garden were we not. A pessimist would not plant a seed!
And why does it take three weeks to unpack a suitcase that took three days to pack? And how does anyone pack a suitcase in three hours or even thirty minutes?
Or in some people’s case, three minutes?
Jimmy, we could all assist with your distribution problem and possibly provide further help with the parsonage project. Just designate a weekend this fall as “Habitat for Parsonage Weekend.” Everyone could drop by, pick up their reward, and contribute some labor while they are in town.
No kidding, Sand, I think that is a superb idea. I own a hard hat and can bring tools too! Seriously. I have spent my entire life remodeling something.
Next time I am in Alabama I intend to go to church there and at least see the parsonage. I mean fifty years isn’t too late to hear my second Unitarian sermon is it? The first my prof delivered in class, John Dunne and the Flea, same one he’d done in church. I enjoyed it since it seems to be only thing I retained from his class.
I was disheartened when Richard had to discontinue Cul de Sac a couple of years ago because of his losing battle with Parkinson’s disease. I still read the reruns on gocomics every day. His contributions made my world a better place and, I’m sure, for many others as well.
Jackie, to pack a suitcase in a short time, you have to think about it ahead of time. Then lay everything out on a flat surface, probably a bed. Start folding or rolling, depending on your preference. And as you get it folded, put it in the suitcase. Rearrange as necessary as you go. Then when you have it packed, shut it and test the weight. If it’s too heavy for you, use another case and divide the load.
After that, when you unpack at your destination you will find out that you always forgot to bring something. Just try to be sure it’s something that you can buy where you’re going!
Stockholm Syndrome?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/bikini-clad-police-officer-nabs-thief-tanning-article-1.2730961?cid=bitly
Mark:
Totally agree. Speeds in Japan and Germany were over 120 mph. They are trying to fix the rails in Michigan to get to 100 mph, but it will be a long haul.
BTW, not sure if I understand today’s strip
Since emb mentioned it, here’s my grammar tip:
Use “Sam and I” where you would use “we” in a sentence.
Use “Sam and me” where you would use “us”.
The exception is in dialogue. Make your characters sound like real, grammatically-careless people if that’s who they are.
Steve, I think Gene is implying that professional cooks are something less than human.
http://assets.amuniversal.com/5b86d3c0302e01348cfd005056a9545d
In keeping with the discussion of rail travel.
http://www.gocomics.com/learn-to-speak-cat/2016/07/20
My friend Lezlie carried two weeks of clothes in a small duffle. I am still unpacking what I didn’t wear, having already washed what I wore. It occurs to me that there are some like Ghost who might like to know Lezlie blogged about our road trip and some I f our fun, like building boats together, on line and not on Facebook. Her blog has a lot of readers, it is called Leslie’s Worlds and Mark knows address.
She and I decided we like the Lucy and Ethel comparison. “Ethel, don’t look down!”
Thelma and Louise we weren’t but maybe the Banger Sisters?
Dammit Hal, stop it. Lezlie’s World.
My new ambition is to one day be a “people prop”, one of those standing in the background as someone gives a major political speech.
Of course, I remember seeing video of two guys filling two of those slots a couple of months ago, and no one realized until later they were wearing t-shirts that read something like “Settle for Hillary”.
Lezlie’s World blog…..
http://lezliesworld.blogspot.com/2016/07/road-trip-to-canada-part-1.html
She’s fun!
From “Next” posts: TruckerRon 29 Jul 2016 11:37 am #
Since emb mentioned it, here’s my grammar tip:
Use “Sam and I” where you would use “we” in a sentence.
Use “Sam and me” where you would use “us”.
emb on 29 Jul 2016 at 1:33 pm # Trucker: Nice lesson. Peace,
Jackie, I had no problem finding Lezlie’s World on-line. I see that she accepts comments, so perhaps I’ll give her a shout…if I can just get over this darned shyness that cripples my attempts at establishing interpersonal relationships.
Actually, I had been there once before, when your road trip was underway and there was a link to the nude statute she thought looked just like her. It’s not often I get aquatinted with someone already knowing what she looks like naked…or at least, what she thinks she looks like naked. 🙂
Playing the role of “grammar police”: Ghost, exactly how does one get “aquatinted” with another person? Or, do you use a Hal relative?
JJ, the campaign may “wrap up”, but I doubt that it can “rap up”.
Otherwise, gastro-doc has confirmed that my swallowed dental spacer is no longer in me. I seem to have escaped any intestinal punctures.
Hmmmm. Perhaps you both descended from the Roman-era Celts who painted themselves blue…!
Jackie – about packing: I agree with Mark on the thinking ahead, but along with that it just takes practice. During Bob’s parents’ last years, we were on the road to Georgia every other month or so. I definitely developed a routine for what to take and where it went in the luggage. That came in handy the day we got the call that my brother’s time was short – I was home from work, packed, and ready to go in about an hour!
Well, I went to moderation with that! Obviously they think Lezlie and I are women of ill repute?
Lezlie is lezliehenson@gmail.com