I’m sorry! It’s been a very busy few days. I have not abandoned you here. In fact, the new Web site of which we spoke earlier this year is going into production finally. We’ll see. I actually have a cookie jar such as the one above. It’s battery operated and plays a recording of a chattering dolphin when opened. I’ve had it for years, and I love it. Unfortunately, I don’t keep many cookies in it anymore. It has occurred to me that much of the furniture in Arlo & Janis is similar to pieces in my own household: the sofa, the orange table with the Queen Anne legs, the simple mannish bedroom furniture, all exist in my real world. I guess that makes sense. The sofa I don’t actually have any longer, but I did have one very similar when I began to draw the strip. It turned out to be such a good comic-strip settee—low, simple, easy to render—that I’ve kept it all these years. It probably could use re-upholstering by now!
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Good Monday Morning Villagers….
…and it looks to be a rainy Monday at that.
gotta go
ya’ll have a blessed day
Today’s smile:
http://cheezburger.com/8476913152
Anyone else remember the strip about Janis offering a brownie to Arlo, and he thinks, “His purpose served, the beard withdraws”?
I can tell that Arlo, in today’s strip, adds the last comment as an after thought to save face, but frankly, I have made comments like Janis has to my wife and her reaction was “Are you serious?” My answer was always, “Well God had different plans or else I would not have ended up with the love of my life”…or something like that.
Webcam aimed at OF. enb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
wait, if that’s a moon hoe, what’s the one that’s a flat metal half circle that goes straight down from the handle ? re Jackie @12:42, I’ll drive a couple miles to “downtown” Richmond to walk around the courthouse, nice old homes, a few officially historic. Like everywhere around here, the new subdivisions pop up, but the cute little downtown is still there. .. and yeah ! how often do we see trash filled parking lots when just one employee can come sweep it up in a minute or two? The Walgreens and CVS’s near me or notorious for overflowing garbage cans, sure no one wants to do it when it gets that bad, if you stay on it, it’s not a big deal. When I was a teenager cleaning toilets and the parking lot at Whataburger (on Fondren near Bellaire) it wasn’t bad, if you don’t let it go too long
Jackie is so happy right now, I am going to be absent soon for awhile but thanks for all the support. You guys are going to have to take up the risque’ role that Ghost and I have been playing to keep the pot stirred I guess.
Will check in but right now I am busy cleaning out my bedroom and bath and too big wardrobe and doing “taking care of business” stuff. It is raining and gray here and one of the brightest days I can imagine. Love you all.
And yeah, we’re still going to have our girls’ road trip, Debbe, Mindy and Gal and you can all hear the girl gossip. Let me pull a few more miracles this week first.
OF just starting up [or winding down]. emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Good luck with your whatever, Jackie, and have fun. Coincidentally, I’ll likely be rather scarce here for a few days, due to having to tackle a project that promises to be very time-consuming. I’ll look in as able, but comments may not be forthcoming on a regular basis this week.
Thought for the Day: A good landing is when you can walk away from the aircraft. A great landing is when you can continue using the aircraft.
Well… well… well…
Yep, Jackie and Mark in TTown and Charlotte, I guess a moon hoe by any other name is a half-moon hoe!
John in Richmond, maybe each manufacturer differentiates its product by changes in the design? I have to chuckle whenever I see all the trowels out there with their various designations. I tend to think of them as “wide-bladed trowel” or “narrow-bladed trowel”. To my shame, I must admit that I am that way about most garden and even kitchen tools. I don’t know what a specific knife is beyond being a knife, but I know when I want to use that one and no other! I guess tools are like people: names and appearances aren’t that important…it’s how well they do what they do that counts.
Thanks for keeping us posted about absences, Jackie and Ghost! [Gal, your “Well… well… well…” was not lost on me. 😉 ]
Jerry, re: on 12 Apr 2015 at 11:35 pm #
“It has been noted that many of our frequent and favorite drop-ins around here are keeping a low profile. Any comments, opinions?”
I don’t know, but they’re in my thoughts and I miss them.
Guys, Ghost and I may be spiritually together but no where geographically. I am trying to get a bunch of stuff tossed out of my house, have things emptied out for my two handimen to begin some repairs and remodelling, painting inside the house, wallpapers,
I am indeed going to begin to spend my time in towns around the water, sail and cruise in some wonderful places I have always wanted to go. Sometimes I will be remote, sometimes not. I will have a computer and Smartphone along but sometimes even that isn’t enough.
Have a ton of stuff to do to get ready for the Canada trip, both legally and personally. like seeing my doctors. I am doing great healthwise but there’s still a lot not done. Then I have stuff in June as well as getting ready to move my base up to Port Townsend, WA most of month of July. Probably be relocating temporarily and frequently. I have a chance to do things I have dreamed of my entire life, living a dream.
You all have made me laugh and cry a little too but mostly we have held each other up. I have to come back to the Village. And you gave me music again! You know what is playing right now? Bryan Adams and Straight From the Heart.
Love, Jackie
Guys, you did see where I said, “coincidentally”, right? 🙂
Serious (well, mostly) question for Jackie: Will you be posting anything regarding “The New Adventures of New Jackie” on the boat forum, allowing us fans to share said adventures vicariously?
Denise: 😉
Do better than that, this is running today on Duckworks and jwboatdesigns.
jwboatdesigs.blogspot.com/2015/04/happenings-progress-and-events-to-come.html
Since this is public, I suppose it is OK to post here. There is a link in there to the school/academy which is incredibly respected and inspiring school teaching boat building, sailing, boat handling, does cruises and some of the most interesting students and events.
Yes, I will be writing about the adventures and places I go in my column. I am sure I will be doing the most exciting things, things I have always wanted to do, places I have always wanted to see, especially from the water. And I will learn to sail and become even more involved with boating than before. And I will do it as Jackie Monies, boat owner.
Love, Jackie
EMB, apparently the group has moved on to the 19th hole. It’s still raining, but I have a feeling some sunshine is on the way.
http://www.jwboatdesins.blogspot.com/2015/04/happenings-progress-and-events-to-come.html
Now I have to do something about exercising because it is raining nonstop outside..
Darn, I still didn’t get it right! I will not be the computer guru, you can tell. Third better be the charm.
http://www.jwboatdesigns.blogspot.com/2015/04/happenings-progress-and-events-to-come.html
OK, as the designated bad guy, I have a question. Mr. Moderator, have we had a change of policy here?
Sorry Jerry, you can be the designated bad guy all you want, full time in fact. Seem experienced at it. I don’t live that way.
Follow me in the magazines and online, Guys. Had no idea we had rules to follow. I’ll meet Jimmy somewhere on the water.
Jackie and Ghost, just teasing! 😀
The word is policy Jackie. One of them is to ignore personal attacks, so I apologize for this misstep and I will not do it again.
Here’s a first-person POV skydiving video:
http://blog.theveteranssite.com/navy-seals-stadium-pregame/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=vetfan&utm_campaign=navy-seals-stadium-pregame&utm_term=20150412
Jerry in FL, I have no idea what you are apologising for, and I have read everything here. I’m one who hasn’t had much to say, but it’s partly because I’m rather a slow typist. Right now I do have more news but I’ve got to fix some supper … and I’m really hungry!