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!
Cookie Mobster
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327 responses to “Cookie Mobster”
Me, too. emb
You can’t be slower than me and I can no longer type a sentence without several typos. What’s for dinner? You must not be a native. We eat supper down here.
Jerry:
What I have seen over the past several years is that this is pretty much a gated community.
Hi, Charlotte! Was today your appointment to get the cast off? Do you have a snazzy walking boot?
I’ve been looking at some old strips the last couple of days and find myself asking “Is that some of Jimmy’s real furniture? How about that window? Ooooo, maybe that’s one of his lamps!”
Breakfast, [brunch, tea], lunch, [high tea], supper, bedtime snack. No ambiguity.
Peace, emb
Just now, the male adult was in the nest. The female Decorah adult has a longer bare area behind her eyes.
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles
No requirements that I’m aware of. Religion, politics, race are mostly ignored. I have no idea who may be black or white or whatever and certainly don’t care. Some of us belong to some sort of church , but don’t use this space to preach, which I think we can agree that would be inappropriate. As far as politics goes I think that we avoid that because it would be the easiest way to start a argument and we are here to enjoy the company of people with various backgrounds and experience. Some of us crack jokes more than others and I enjoy comments from those of a scientific background. We offer support to those who are having problems or grieving and I have sometimes been among those who needed that. In short, we only ask that people conduct themselves as civilized people would expect in public, avoiding profanity and other crude behavior. Please keep in mind that, if you want to sell something, this is not Craig’s List. It is the last place that I would consider “a gated community”.
Oh yes, if you have been reading here for several years, why haven’t you joined in previously?
Jerry in FL, always glad to hear from you. I don’t think this is a gated community either. More like the type of place where most boorishness is ignored and so the boors leave on their own. The Village doesn’t give them the attention they need so they go elsewhere in search of it. As a toast I heard goes: To those who are near to us, those who are dear to us, and those who are far, far away from us. Thank God!
Jerry in FL, your policy list has much wisdom. Denise, Yes!!! Today I got my cast off!! Didn’t know what to expect, but it has turned out really well. They gave me a (relatively)soft ankle brace that has lots of Velcro fasteners, and still fits inside my sneaker, which is really roomy. At first, walking felt queer — unaccustomed and difficult — but after a while I began to feel “normal” again. I am being very careful. The X-rays show the break has healed very well.
Mealtimes and their names have lots of regional differences. Growing up in NH, we had breakfast, dinner, and supper. Dinner at noon was a substantial meat-and-potatoes meal, supper was lighter. Once I was married, Chris worked all day, in Boston or all over New England; when he got home 5 or 6ish, we’d eat supper, now it was the heavier meal. The children, when they left the nest, had dinner at night (gone up in the world) but Chris and I stayed with supper at night. Now it’s just me and I stay with the same pattern.
Spring has sprung in Southern Ohio. Not many flowers are out yet but it is WARM! I have a window open and a fan running and still too warm. I am only making a comment – NOT complaining! I am thankful for the nice weather.
Daughter just got back from FL. She spent ten days with her brother and his family. They have had differences in the past, but I think they are now all ironed out. That makes this mama very happy.
Son says he would like me to move there, but I don’t think so. The cost of living is so much more there. And now that I am not working, I have to think of such things.
Lon day… Nite all!
*long* dang!
Low heating bills in winter and no snow shoveling.
Jerry: true, but there are air conditioning bills from April thru October, higher housing costs and higher auto insurance. And the traffic! Of course there is no state income tax, but I did not have to pay any state tax for 2014, and only $8 for the year before.
It has been 20 years since I lived in FL, but I did live there about 15 years, and I do miss it. Too bad I can’t afford to live there in the winter and Ohio during the summer. Oh well…
Just remembered I want to answer John in Richmond, Texas, who asked, if the picture showed a moon hoe, what is a flat metal half circle that goes straight down from the handle? I believe it would be a lawn or flowerbed edger. Never have used one, but neat, fussy gardeners use it to keep back the grassy turf that wants to grow into the flowerbed, driveway; gives a neat, finished look.
Snow is all melted here, crocuses have opened. Warm and delightful yesterday and today; perfect for Opening Day in Fenway Park. The Red Sox won. They are looking good!
Here are some garden edgers:
http://www.gardentoolcompany.com/collections/garden-lawn-edgers
We used to have one of those hoes here, inherited from my great-grandmother who died in 1969. Her daughter, my grandmother, used it for years after that. Never had to replace the handle, and grandmother used to get it sharpened once a year as long as she kept gardening. It was probably well over 60 years old when Nana died. They knew how to make tools to last then. Probably because people could not afford to replace them rather than repair them.
I come from a long line of farmers, but it was never for me. I do have recent experience with a hoe in the removal of weeds.
Mary a friend from college days 50YA has just entered Hospice Care.
Mary & Ernie are a couple of Faith – acceptance & resignation is there, but I would ask for prayers
of understanding and peace.
Mark in TT
The other day – If you do not share what you learn there is not much point in learning it.
The joy IS shareing.
Don’t know if it is true but I heard (pre computer days) that the 50’s style of dancing
– no touching – came about because teen hang outs did not have dancing licenses. Dancing
at the time was defined as holding or touching. Could be some truth?
My landlady in CT was telling my MIL about the “big” field – 6 acres. In law’s place was not big
but 135 acres all of one place.
Texan bragging ” Takes 5 days to drive across my spread”
Visitor “I once had a car like that too”
Show jumping – Superman Christopher Reeves broke his neck when horse refused a jump.
We had “Coffee” chores “Breakfast” chores “Lunch” chores “Dinner”(noon) chores “Lunch”
chores “Supper” chores “Ice Cream” bed
Best hoe I have used in the flower bed has a sickle bar knife for cutter.
gets in close.
Gentleman at Sturbridge Village had one the blacksmiths made that was
5/8 inch wide and 4 1/2 inches long with sharp edges that worked well
Kind of like a double edged “pea knife” at right angles to a long handle.
Good morning Villagers…
Happy trails, Jackie. Be safe and be careful and be happy.
GR 😉 but, what about my morning U tube. I enjoy them.
John…..I lived in Corpus Christi for 14 years and I remember the Whataburger chain…you could always tell when one was in the neighborhood….it smelled like BO. Never ate there. I had a friend and that was she always fed them for supper. The spokesman for the chain was Mell Tillis, now we all know he had a slight stuttering problem. My friend’s younger son had a stuttering problem….one night my friend and I were discussing this….and I (yes, I was a little under the influence) told her if she wanted him to stop, stop feed him Whataburgers 🙂 I sometimes wonder how her two boys turned out, as she was one wild child.
Gal….those are might deep subjects 🙂
And I am still chuckling over moon hoe, Denise.
Jerry, I always look forward to your little snippets…you are one who just doesn’t beat around the bush…I like that.
Old Bear is back…and that is good
Miss Charlotte….I am happy you can wear your shoe with your brace. Lots of velcro on those braces. I’ve had to wear them on my ankles twice due to hairline fractures, on one time on my left wrist.
Indy Mindy….and just how was your Monday.
Mine started out running down loose Miss Prissies….I hate trying to catch them. They dart here and there and I never know which direction to turn. Yesterday, I body slammed myself onto the guard rail…I literally wanted to wring that hen’s neck. Patience, Debbe, I told myself. I’d run too if I had to live in a cage that small.
Found a distressed hen, pulled her out of the cage, and laid her in the wagon to be ‘put down’ I couldn’t get her to drink. I later went out and she was standing! And there laid an egg from her. I put her in my ICU cage….I think she’ll make it.
Mark….do you remember Jackie’s column…is it Duckworks or something like that? I know you can find it for us who want to read her column. I did save the one she wrote about her husband.
Long winded this morning….had a good nights sleep…first time in a few days and I feel good.
Ya’ll have a blessed day
Today’s ‘so true’:
http://cheezburger.com/8477056512
Hey, guys:
The Prisoner – British TV show in the 60s – The Village – otherwise known as the ultimate gated community.
It was a joke.
Didn’t aim to upset anyone, wasn’t trying to hit a nerve.
Good morning to all. And I never did understand that show, but I would like to see it again.